The Virell PE6 is a 400mm six-light crystal pendant in chrome or gold six E14 globes to 25W each, not supplied, 300mm high on a2,000mm suspension.

The globe choice decides whether the crystal works at all and no source said a word about it. This is the one thing to get right:

• Use CLEAR globes with a small, bright filament. Crystalrefracts a point source into sparkle. A clear candle or golf-ball LED filament in eachholder is what makes the crystal do anything.
• A frosted or opal globe kills it. A large soft glow has no point to refract, so thecrystal goes flat and grey and you have paid for detailing you cannot see.
• Warm 2700K. Against chrome, cool white looks clinical;against gold, it reads green.
• Buy all six together, same brand. Across six sparkle points a colour mismatch ismultiplied, not hidden.

Ask us for a matched set of six.

400mm across, 300 high and the range scales honestly

The two share exactly the same height and differ only indiameter and light count a clean, honest range, which isworth saying because several ranges in this catalogue are not.

At 400mm the six suits a dining table, a living room or anentry as a centrepiece; the 260mm three is the one for asmaller table, a bedroom or a hallway end.

Six globes, 150 watts of capacity

Six E14 to 25W each 150W total, not supplied.E14 is the small screw base, SES a candle or golf-ball globe.(Our record carried no globe base at all; it exists only on the page and in thedatasheet.)

With LED filaments at 4 to 6W the real draw isabout 30W a fifth of the rating so the fitting runs cool andsits well inside its limit.

It dims, with the right globes. Our record saysNo; the datasheet and our own page both sayglobe dependent, and they are right nothing in a fitting holding six E14sprevents it.

On crystal, dimming is the effect. At full, six sources light the room and thesparkle competes with everything else. Low, the room falls back and the refractions become theonly thing you see which is the reason to own a crystal fitting. Six LEDs on one dimmer wants a matched set ask us.

Chrome or gold

• Chrome cool and reflective. The frame disappears against a lightceiling and the crystal carries the fitting. Right in a contemporary room, andthe more restrained of the two.
• Gold warm, and it reads as part of the statement ratherthan vanishing. More formal, and it sits with brass hardware, timber and warm paint.

Both sit on the same iron and stainless steel frame, so the difference is entirelyone of how much you want to see the fitting against how much you want to see thecrystal.

No weight is recorded for a six-light crystalpendant, and crystal is dense a crystal fitting weighs considerably more thanits size suggests. On a two-metre suspension the mount takesmovement as well as dead weight. Ask us before the fixing is chosen.

ClassI earth required, canopy 105mm, andIP20 indoor and dry locations only. Iniron, stainless steel and crystal.

Part of a range

Virell is made as three, six and nine-light pendants and a twin wall light, allsharing the crystal detailing so a dining room can carry the pendant withVirell wall lights along the hallway, which is how a crystal scheme is normally built.

Where it works

• Dining tables, living rooms and entries as a centrepiece.
• Above something that catches reflections a polished table, a stone floor.
• Alongside Virell wall lights.
• Use CLEAR filament globes frosted ones make the crystal go flat.
• No weight recorded ask us before the fixing is chosen.

Specifying it

400mm wide by 300mm high, canopy105mm, suspension 2,000mm, iniron, stainless steel and crystal, chrome or gold.Weight is not recorded ask us. SixE14 (SES) globes to 25W each 150W total,not supplied; dimming is globe dependent. 240V,ClassI earth required,IP20 indoor and dry locations only. Warranty is three years, as a replacementwarranty.

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Questions

What globes should I use?

Clear ones with a small bright filament a clear candle or golf-ball LED in each holder, warm 2700K, all six the same brand. Crystal refracts a point source into sparkle; a frosted or opal globe has no point to refract, so the crystal goes flat and grey and you have paid for detailing you cannot see. No source gave this advice.

Three-light or six?

The two share exactly the same 300mm height and differ only in diameter and light count a clean, honest range. At 400mm the six suits a dining table, living room or entry as a centrepiece; the 260mm three is for a smaller table, a bedroom or a hallway end.

Can I dim it?

With the right globes. Our record says No; the datasheet and page both say globe dependent, and they are right. On crystal, dimming is the effect: low, the room falls back and the refractions become the only thing you see. Six LEDs on one dimmer wants a matched set.

How heavy is it?

Not recorded and crystal is dense, so a crystal fitting weighs considerably more than its size suggests. On a two-metre suspension the mount takes movement as well as dead weight. Ask us before the fixing is chosen.

Chrome or gold?

Chrome is cool and reflective; the frame disappears against a light ceiling and the crystal carries the fitting the more restrained choice. Gold is warm and reads as part of the statement rather than vanishing: more formal, sitting with brass hardware, timber and warm paint.

Will 150 watts cost a lot to run?

No. That is the maximum, from when six globes meant six incandescent lamps. With LED filaments at 4 to 6 watts the real draw is about 30W, a fifth of the rating, and the fitting runs cool.

Does it match anything else?

Yes Virell is made as three, six and nine-light pendants and a twin wall light, all sharing the crystal detailing. A dining room can carry the pendant with Virell wall lights along the hallway, which is how a crystal scheme is normally built.