New LED fixture , now adding a diffuser?? Legal??

[sundowner]

So a large office space just got remodeled with new LED ceiling troffers - so you know what's next - now the folks are complaining the light is to harsh and to bright.

These are 2 by 4 troffers with a single row of LED's down the center of the fixture - clear plastic centered diffuser snaps in the center to hide the LED strip.

So without dimming drivers - I'm a little limited on what I can do - I have found a after market product from 1800ceilings that might get me out of the woods here and just wanted to inquire if anyone has used this stuff before or if this is a hoky idea??

So the material is basically a white trimmable thin plexy sheet that you trim to fit your fixture - I see you can get it .020 thick or even .060 thick.

Any good?? Any experience with this stuff guys??

Another question came up about whether this product is UL listed and if not how can we use it- I guess I didnt have a good answer. My only thought is it is manufactured for the single purpose of adding to an existing fixture to do exactly what you are asking it to do - diffuse/decrease the brightness of the fixture.

So I'm curious guys - any thoughts on this??

Thanks

Steve

 

[LarryFine]

You could try adding the prismatic diffuser lenses that regular troffers come with. I've seen them in both replacement sizes for the fixture door frames, and full 2' x 4' size for laying directly in the ceiling grid.

 

[ActionDave]

Tell them you'll work on a solution then don't come back for at least a month and all the complaints will have stopped.

 

[tom baker]

Legal,? You could ask luminaire mfg. That would take a month or more.
Perhaps the lighting was defficient before the change, now it's the correct level. Or maybe the color temp is different.
When I did lighting retro fits we would take lumen levels before and after. What was better was the uniformity.
Office workers, in my experience are very sensitive to any change, temp, lighting, noise. Electricians, on the other hand are tolerant, used to eating lunch in a truck and being out in the cold, or hot

 

[Kansas Mountain]

Are the drivers 0-10V capable? You pretty much have to go out of your way to get non-dimming drivers on commercial fixtures anymore.

Assuming they are 0-10V capable, can you just propose adding 0-10V wiring and replacing the switch/es?

 

[sundowner]

Thanks guys!! - I'm going to try that cloudy film and see how that goes -