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    Fancy Light Fittings, Holding Them Up

    My customer today gave me three metal light fittings to install as replacements for existing roses. One had four heavy spot lamp housings for GU10's. Lesson learned, I have decided that next time I have one of these jobs I will rig up some kind of support wire from a screw in a joist to hold...
  2. A

    Individual pir fluorescent pir

    Hi guys Went to see a job today in a block of flats. It has 60 5ft fluorescent double tubes on 24/7. As you can imagine the owner had a heart attack when he got the bill. The stairways and entrances are to be kept on permanently but the lights leading to the flats he wants to be pir...
    • amo
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    • fitting fittings fluorescent lights pir sensors switching
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  3. B

    Moving some wall light fittings

    We've recently bought a new place, and there are 2 wall lights in symmetrical alcoves which we'd like to replace However on closer inspection i was pleased to find that the 2 lights are offset by about 10cm vertically (not so symmetrical, argh!) What i'd like to do is fit some new lights but...
    • beadyui
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    • fittings light light fittings moving wall
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  4. R

    8w emergency bulkhead fittings maintained/nonmaintained

    I have a large amount of new and unused T5 8w emergency bulk head fittings (around 100). These can be used as maintained or non maintained. £5 each plus postage. Also 10 emergency exit light boxs 8w T5 surface mounted new and unused £6 each plus post.
  5. B

    outdoor trunking

    Hello All Is there any type of square trunking that can be used outdoor for domestic purposes. The customer doesn't want to paint over cable or galvanised trunking and I need to run a 10mm supply to an outer building. Any suggestions? cant go In the ground either as he has blocks on top of...
    • bobbyr
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    • boxes conduit fittings index outdoor supply trunking
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  6. M

    Cleaning CAT2 louvres and fittings

    Anyone know a quick way of cleaning 600 x 600 fittings and CAT 2 louvres? I have to price to clean over 200 fittings, but from my experience its hard enough getting finger prints off of them, let alone cleaning them properly! Any tips other than replace?
  7. S

    rcd protection

    EICR tnc-s system ....lighting circuit ......cables buried less than 50mm ....not rcd protected....what code should i put (i think code 2... but could it be c3 (not compliant with current regs)
  8. J

    Adding class I fittings to lighting circuit / extending cpc

    Hi All, I'm a DIYer after advice please. All the lights in my house (ground floor and upstairs) are on one circuit - old colours, as you might expect with the age of house (120 years). There is a cpc (earth) from the (modern) consumer unit to junction boxes on both floors of the house -...
    • jufjuf0
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    • adding circuit class cpc electrician extending fittings junction lighting lighting circuit
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  9. polo1

    iGuzzini commercial track lighting

    I'm looking for a UK supplier for the above. I've Googled without any success (though I don't have a good track record finding things on the web!). Anyone able to assist? Specifically I'm trying to source metal halide track 240v fittings. Thanks.
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    Hi Bay style fittings help

    Hi, After picking brains if poss.. Been asked to try and source Hi Bay fittings.. Not an impossible task but here goes. The ceilings are 3m High and they have to be 250w.... Before peeps say they aint right.. I know :-( She is doing my head in she really is but thats what she wants. anyone...
  11. M

    Bathroom lighting - leds help <3

    somethings i have not done and i have not done 12v lights on a transformer o.o. sadly i have finished college "level 3 2365 and all the learning i am doing is by my self until i can find someone to take me on as an electricians mate sorry if im a bit wrong im making sure i do things correctly of...
  12. rossfenwick

    iGuzzini LED / EM / 3W

    Good Evening, Has anyone had any dealings with the above? We have 4 in a corridor on 1 lighting circuit. The fittings are supplied as a maintained fitting but have a recommendation to only switch occasionally. I have wired as non maintained, there double insulated fittings so just a L&N at...
  13. P

    Flush Light Fittings

    Hi Guys I'm often asked to replace a standard pendant fitting with a flush fitting having no compartment for connecting loop in/out and switch wires. Apart from buying a fitting with said compartment, the obvious solution for me is to fit a 'Round 35mm Deep Dry Lining Box' in the ceiling first...
    • Piratepete
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    • fittings flush light light fittings
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    eicr advice

    Hi guys, i did an eicr today in a house, theres a few things needing attention but the main one is that whoever fitted the majority of the lights has not connected the earths and has cut it back too far to allow connection, what do i mark this down as c1, c2 or c3. I dare say the client is not...
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    Fitzgerald Fluorescent fittings

    I've been asked to source some replacement prismatic diffusers/covers for some twin 6' Fitzgerald fluorescents. I think I read somewhere online that Fitzgerald had gone bust and their current range certainly doesn't include any fixtures that look like these. They are pretty standard rectangular...
  16. rustynails

    no cpc customer wants metal fittings etc....

    This has been posted about a lot but I wanted to ask a really stupid question. I can only run 4mm single g/y to each metal fitting from the board which is dual rcd 30ma. I cannot touch the drops, stipulated by the landlord. Is it acceptable to issue a mwc for this, write a safety letter and...
  17. SolarCity

    Swimming pools fittings

    Okay, we're taking a solar heating matting system off the roof of a shed to install solar PV. The current swimming pools heating system doesn't seem to be working correctly and the owner would prefer PV instead. Good call. Does anyone know anything about these systems? I'm assuming that I can...
  18. driverman

    new build regs re led downlight fittings

    Hi Guys, Are there any regs relating to installing downlight light fittings in a new build house? Do the light fittings have to be fire rated throughout the installation? Do any electrical accessories installed within partition stud walls have to be modified to comply with any fire regs? thanks
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    working out lighting levels

    am i right we have an office area of 20m2 so we calculate the number of fittings times there lumen output which in our case is 2700 lumens times 6 = 16200 divided by 20 = 810 lux have i done this properly
  20. A

    LED Downlight Snubber

    I am currently replacing 28 tradition ES 100w R80 down lights with 15w LED down lights within a local theatre. These are controlled by a dimmer (which is lets say a little bit old). Job has been going great, light output from the LED is so much better, been dimming the lights as they have been...
    • AndrewMgan1976
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    • dimmer dimmers downlight fittings led lighting lights
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum

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