8W IP65 Polycarbonate Bulkhead Body - White

This is the 8W bulkhead body, the moulded outer housing and diffuser that a bulkhead gear tray fits inside. It is made from polycarbonate and finished in white, with a shallow round bowl and a wide translucent white diffuser across the whole underside, so light leaves as a broad soft disc rather than a hard point. The body is rated IP65, meaning it is sealed against dust and protected against water jets from any direction, which is the rating that lets a bulkhead live where an ordinary indoor fitting would not.

Bulkheads belong in the working parts of a building. A porch, a garage, a workshop, a utility room, a bin store, a communal stairwell or a covered walkway all put a fitting within reach of damp, dust and the occasional knock, and a sealed round body like this one copes with that far better than an open shade. It sits flat against a wall or a ceiling, so it works equally well over a back door or above a landing. The manufacturer rates it for zones 1 and 2 but not zone 0, so it can go above a bath or outside a shower enclosure, but never inside the bath or shower tray.

Brightness and colour temperature come from the gear tray you pair with it, so neither figure is quoted for the body on its own and it is worth checking the tray you choose rather than assuming. The fitting is not dimmable, and the manufacturer says so plainly, so plan on a standard switched circuit. One unit is one body, and the minimum order is one, which suits a single replacement housing just as well as a run of them along a corridor. Alongside it we list an 8W CCT adjustable LED bulkhead gear tray, a 15W version of the same polycarbonate bulkhead body in white, and an 8W IP65 tamper proof bulkhead in white.

Does this listing include the gear tray?

This is the bulkhead body, so you pair it with a matching gear tray. We list an 8W CCT adjustable LED bulkhead gear tray separately for exactly this purpose.

Can I use it in a bathroom?

Yes. At IP65 the manufacturer rates it for zones 1 and 2, so it can sit above a bath or outside a shower, but not in zone 0 (inside the bath or shower tray).

Will it survive outdoors?

IP65 means dust tight and protected against low pressure water jets from any direction, which covers a porch, a car park walkway or an exposed back door wall.

Can it be dimmed?

No. The manufacturer lists it as non dimmable, so wire it to a standard switched circuit rather than a trailing edge or leading edge dimmer.

How bright is it and what colour is the light?

Neither a lumen figure nor a colour temperature is stated for the body itself, because both depend on the 8W gear tray you fit inside it.

How many do I receive?

One bulkhead body per unit, with a minimum order of one, so you can buy a single housing or as many as a corridor run needs.