The Domus NOVA-24 Recessed Mounting Profile is a recessed aluminiumLED profile 11mm deep, with a flat opal PMMAdiffuser, in three finishes, 2.5m.

Its published width cannot be right and here is how we know

• This recessed listing publishes 23.5mm wide. So does the SURFACE listing. Identical figures.
• They cannot both be correct, because a recessed profile has a FLANGE and a surface one doesnot. The flange is a lip that sits on the finished surface and covers the edge of yourgroove so a recessed profile is always wider than its surface twin.
• The NOVA-17 pair proves the pattern: recessed 23mm, surface 17mm a6mm difference, which IS the flange. Applying the same 6mm to theNOVA-24’s 23.5mm surface figure would put this recessed profile near 30mm.
• Offered as reasoning, not as a published fact. What we can say withconfidence is that ONE of the two NOVA-24 figures is copied from the other, and 23.5mm is much morelikely to belong to the surface version because 23.5 sits right next to the 24in the range name, exactly as the NOVA-17’s surface profile is 17mm.
• The consequence is a routed groove. If you set out at 23.5mm and theprofile is really 30mm across the flange, the groove is wrong and joinery cannot be un-cut. Ask us for the recessed width before anything is routed. We will get it from Domus.

Two more faults in the same set of fields

• Its published length is 2.5mm. It is 2.5 METRES metres entered as millimetres.
• And that error is not even consistent. Within the same product category,the BLOC-42 and CURVE profiles publish 2500mm for the same real length, while BLOC20, bothNOVA-17s and both NOVA-24s publish 2.5mm. Two units, one field, onecategory which is harder to correct than a uniform error, because no single rulefixes it.
• A third, on a neighbouring listing: the BLOC-42 profile publishes a WIDTH of2500mm the length value copied into the width field.

What is reliable here

Where it works

• Under-bench, joinery reveals and plasterboard where the flange hides the cut.
• Wider strip and higher output than the Nova-17.
• Runs to 2.5m in one piece.
• Not routed until we confirm the recessed width.
• Not without a strip and driver.

Specifying it

Recessed LED mounting profile, 11mm deep, 2.5m. Flat opal PMMA diffuser. Aluminium,black or white. For the Domus IP54 strip range. Order code LP-2410-RC. ITS PUBLISHED WIDTH IS THE SAME AS THE SURFACE VERSION’S (both 23.5mm), AND TWO PROFILES THATDIFFER BY A FLANGE CANNOT SHARE A WIDTH on the NOVA-17 the same pair differ by 6mm, which is the flange. So one figure is copied from the other, and 23.5mm most likely belongs to the surface version. ASK US BEFORE ANYTHING IS ROUTED a groove cut to the wrong width cannot be un-cut. Its length is alsopublished as “2.5mm” for 2.5 metres.

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Questions

Why do you say the published width is wrong?

Because this recessed listing and the surface listing publish identical figures both 23.5mm and they cannot both be correct. A recessed profile has a flange, a lip that sits on the finished surface and covers the edge of your groove; a surface profile does not. So a recessed profile is always wider than its surface twin.

How do you know how much wider?

From the NOVA-17 pair, which publishes both properly: recessed 23mm, surface 17mm a 6mm difference, which is the flange. Applying the same 6mm to the NOVA-24’s 23.5mm surface figure would put this recessed profile near 30mm. That is offered as reasoning rather than a published fact, but it shows the size of the gap.

Which of the two figures is more likely correct?

The surface one. 23.5mm sits right next to the 24 in the range name, exactly as the NOVA-17’s surface profile is 17mm in a range called Nova-17. So the pattern suggests 23.5mm is the surface width and it has been copied onto the recessed listing.

What should I do before ordering?

Ask us for the recessed width, and do it before anything is routed. If you set out a groove at 23.5mm and the profile is really 30mm across the flange, the groove is wrong and joinery cannot be un-cut. It is the one dimension on this product with a permanent consequence.

Is the length really 2.5mm?

No it is 2.5 metres. Metres have been entered as millimetres. What is more awkward is that the error is not consistent: within the same product category the BLOC-42 and CURVE profiles publish “2500mm” for the same real length, while BLOC20, both NOVA-17s and both NOVA-24s publish “2.5mm”. Two units in one field in one category is harder to correct than a uniform error, because no single rule fixes it.

What can I rely on from this listing?

The depth of 11mm, which is consistent with the 24×10 name; the flat opal PMMA diffuser; the three finishes; and the 2.5m length once the unit is corrected. The width is the one figure to treat as unconfirmed. Everything else is straightforward.

Does it come with a strip?

No, and no driver. It is the profile with its diffuser. It is designed for the Domus IP54 strip range. Tell us the run lengths and we will quote profile, strip and driver together so nothing arrives without its partner.