The Domus NOVA-20 REC is a recessed aluminium LED profile 3m, with a flat opal PMMA diffuser and endcaps, in three finishes, cut to length.

This range publishes no dimensions anywhere and here is why that happened

• Domus sells its profiles under two product categories. TheLED Profiles listings carry order codes, diffuser choices and lengths but nodatasheet; a smaller set of Aluminium Profile listings carry thedatasheets and the actual dimensions.
• NOVA-17 has both. NOVA-24 has both. NOVA-20 has only the first. Fourlistings, no datasheet, no dimension fields, nothing in the descriptions.
• So the only figure published for this range is the one in its own name: 20 10mm. And we have measured that the number in a Domus profile title means different things indifferent ranges the channel on the Micro, the profile on theNova-17.
• What we can say from its neighbours, offered as reasoning: the Nova-24 at24 10 publishes 11mm deep, and the Nova-17 at 17 7 publishes8mm. In both cases the real depth runs about 1mm over the name so a Nova-20 is likely near 11mm deep too, and near 20mm wide on the surfaceversion. The recessed width would add a flange, around 6mm on the Nova-17pattern.
• None of that is a substitute for the real figure before routing. Ask usand we will get it from Domus.

What this range does get right

Its length is unambiguous. Title says 3m; the order code in its bodyis LP-2010-RC-3M. They agree unlike the Nova-17 recessedlistings, which say 2.5m in the title and carry a 3M code. And 3m is thelonger of the two lengths in this family, which means fewer joints on a long run: a 6m line is twopieces here and three on the Nova-24.

The middle size, and when it is the right one

Nova-20 sits between the 17 and the 24. At around 10mm deep it getsthe blending benefit the shallow Nova-17 does not have the depth between LED anddiffuser is what stops a strip reading as a row of dots. And at 20mm it takes awider strip than the Nova-17 without the reveal of a Nova-24. Combined with the3m length, it is the best of this family for a long, clean, evenly lit line.

It does not light up on its own

No strip, no driver. Designed for the Domus IP54 strip range.

The specification

Made to order, cut to length

No lead time is published. Call our team to confirm. We will.

Where it works

• Long continuous runs 3m means fewer joints.
• Under-bench and joinery reveals.
• Where the Nova-17 is too shallow and the Nova-24 too tall.
• Not routed until we confirm the actual width.
• Not without a strip and driver.

Specifying it

Recessed LED strip profile, 3m, nominal 20 10mm. Flat opal PMMA diffuser and endcaps. Extruded aluminium in aluminium, black or white. Cut to length. For the Domus IP54 strip range. Ordercode LP-2010-RC-3M. THIS IS THE ONLY NOVA FAMILY WITH NO DATASHEET AND NO SECOND LISTING, so it publishes NO actualdimensions anywhere only the 2010 in its own name, and we have measured that a Domus profile title meansdifferent things in different ranges. From its neighbours, the real depth runs about 1mm over the name inboth the Nova-17 and Nova-24, so 11mm here is likely. Its LENGTH is unambiguous at 3m, which is thelonger of the two in this family a 6m line is two pieces here and three on the Nova-24.

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Questions

Why are there no dimensions for this range?

Because of how Domus splits its profile listings. The “LED Profiles” listings carry order codes, diffuser choices and lengths but no datasheet; a smaller set of “Aluminium Profile” listings carry the datasheets and the actual dimensions. The Nova-17 has both and the Nova-24 has both the Nova-20 has only the first. Four listings, no datasheet, no dimension fields, nothing in the descriptions.

Can I rely on the 20 x 10mm in the name?

Not as a routing dimension. We measured that the number in a Domus profile title means different things in different ranges it is the channel on the Micro, where the profile is 2.9mm wider, and the profile on the Nova-17, where the surface width is exactly 17mm. So the name tells you roughly what size family you are in, not what to cut.

What can you tell me about the real size?

From its neighbours, offered as reasoning rather than fact. The Nova-24 at “24 x 10” publishes 11mm deep, and the Nova-17 at “17 x 7” publishes 8mm in both cases the real depth runs about 1mm over the name. So a Nova-20 is likely near 11mm deep and near 20mm wide on the surface version, with the recessed width adding a flange of around 6mm on the Nova-17 pattern. Ask us for the real figure before routing.

What does this range get right?

Its length. The title says 3m and the order code in its body is LP-2010-RC-3M they agree, unlike the Nova-17 recessed listings which say 2.5m in the title and carry a 3M code. And 3m is the longer of the two lengths in this family, so a 6m line is two pieces here and three on the Nova-24.

When is the Nova-20 the right choice?

When the Nova-17 is too shallow and the Nova-24 too tall. At around 10mm deep it gets the blending benefit the shallow Nova-17 does not have depth between the LED and the diffuser is what stops a strip reading as a row of dots and at 20mm it takes a wider strip without the reveal of a Nova-24. Combined with the 3m length it is the best of this family for a long, clean, evenly lit line.

Does it include a strip or driver?

Neither. It is complete with the flat opal PMMA diffuser and end caps. It is designed for the Domus IP54 strip range. Tell us the run lengths and we will quote profile, strip and driver together.

How many joints will a long run need?

At 3m maximum, a 6m line is two pieces and one joint, and a 9m line is three pieces and two joints. Plan where the joints fall rather than leaving it to the installer over a cabinet division or at a corner rather than mid-span, because a joint on a continuous lit line is the thing the eye finds.