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  1. markc123

    Corner Electrical Contractors (CEC)

    Domestic, Commercial + Light Industrial 24/7 Emergency Call Out Free No Obligation Quotations Caravan Park Specialists Consumer Unit / Distribution Board Upgrades (including LABC notifications) Emergency Lighting General Maintenance + Odd Jobs Hot Tub Installations Inspection + Testing & Fault...
  2. D

    Emergency Stops

    Hello again folks, Was out looking at a potential job today - something out of the ordinary... Client wants me to power a single phase to 3 phase inverter (never seen these before). It is to run a an old cutter/ small guillotine for a little printing workshop. As there are open spinning...
  3. C

    Contactor controlled distribution board via emergency stop

    Hi. Im looking for the best advice for wiring an emergency stop circuit controlling a dis board via a contactor. This is a dis board feeding circuits in a workshop so the whole dis board must be de energised when the stop button is hit. The problem being the contactor is fed from the dis board...
  4. F

    Emergency lighting

    Hi, just been asked to install some new EL's, and wasn't sure if I fit the self testing units whether the key switch was still required in the circuit for testing. Thanks
  5. P

    emergency lighting periodic testing

    hi all, am I right in assuming we cant use the red forms anymore? haven't done any eme testing for some time but have a few red forms lying a bout and have asked to test a system in HMO only 5 NM lights
  6. E

    Why do T5 Tubes in Emergency Luminaires Wear Out?

    LO All, The title says it all really. I've just tested a shed load of 11 year old emergency lights and effectively all of them have failed or failing tubes. Since the most that they should have been on is 11 x 1 hour and 1 x 3 hours per year why would a 5000 hour lamp fail? After 11 years I...
    • Eschatonic
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    • emergency luminaires out tubes
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  7. E

    Emergency Lighting (decorative)

    Does anyone know of a supplier who can source decorative or architectural emergency lighting? It is for a Grade 2 listed cow shed and an LED bulkhead would look rather nasty compared to the rest of the lighting. It is to be wall mounted in a stud wall in a corridor between two bedrooms so could...
    • edrobbo8
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    • emergency emergency lighting lighting
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  8. Michaelwgroves

    Emergency Lighing Exit Box

    Am I right in saying the Exit Box needs to be permenantly lit only in public places where people are unfamiliar with the layout, but in installations like HMO's where people are familiar with layout the exit box only needs to be lit in the event of a power cut?
  9. joel89

    Safety Emergency Stop Relay Schneider XPS-AC

    XPSAC3721 | Preventa XPS AC Safety Relay, 230 V ac, 3NO Safety, NC Auxiliary | Schneider Electric Hi all, the above attached E-STOP safety relay I use regularly use when carrying out panel build upgrades from 1960-70s panels which most of our machines have, anyway my question is. we have a...
  10. Davisonp

    Emergency Light testing and repairs

    I have a couple of questions about testing and maintenance of emergency lights. I have been told that if the LED on an emergency light does not work it must be considered “Failed” and the fitting replaced, but when reading up, I cannot find any regulations or guidance to suggest this is...
    • Davisonp
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    • batteries charging emergency fitting light lights power repairs testing
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  11. NDG Elecs

    Anyone else had problems with Fern Howard NM emergency lights?

    Recently I was checking some emergency lights were functioning/charging/etc. Found that three out of five of the fittings had ceased to work at all. Then noticed discolouration at the same point on each fitting (close to the green power LED). Inside each fitting the PCB was also discoloured in...
  12. E

    Suggestions for some cheap emergency lighting for a loft please?

    I use my loft as a storage area, it is about 20 m long and fairly narrow, and I would like suggestions for some cheap emergency lighting for it please. I was thinking of a non-maintained light that I would connect immediately before the light switches, for the 5 off fluorescents in the loft. I...
    • electricans_son
    • Thread
    • cheap emergency emergency lighting lighting loft please suggestions
    • Replies: 33
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  13. spud1

    Emergency lighting key switch

    Hi everyone, I have a job tomorrow where I have to replace some old non maintained, non functioning emergency luminaires in a church hall. They currently have no key switch test facility so I also need to install this. Is it acceptable to install the key switches next to the consumer unit...
    • spud1
    • Thread
    • emergency emergency lighting install key light lighting switch
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  14. C

    Replacement emergency inverter

    Hi Guys, Have a 2 x 26w CFC/PLC downlight with an emergency Aurora inverter (AU-EMPK1326) which has packed up. Unable to find an exact replacement, do you know what can be used in its place. Thankiang in advance
    • CityElecTron
    • Thread
    • emergency inverter replacement
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  15. J

    Fire Alarms, Door entry and Emergency Lighting coure

    Hi all Can some please recommend a good training provider in the London area for: Fire alarms CCTV/Door entry Emergency Many thanks
  16. M

    Emergency tax

    Hi iv just got my self a apprentiship with a company and im self employed iv worked my first month on emergency tax and was charged 30% insted of 20% i now have my utr number and will hand into my employer Im only 16 so new to this stuff my utr number was under the CIS ( construction industry...
    • Millwalljoe
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    • emergency tax
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Business Related
  17. Y

    Large Tower Block, Emergency light cable type

    Evening all, I'm having a debate at work regarding the wiring of emergency Lighting in the landlords area's for a 10 storey block of flats. The emergency lighting is integral to the standard lighting (So no separate em lights other than above doors) Person 1 (me) - The cabling should be MICC...
  18. J

    Office Lighting inconjunction with emergency lighting

    I'm working in an office, I have a main ring of lights in conjuction with emergency led lighting and emergency lights at the fire exits. could someone please explain the circuits for me please as I want to split the circuit up. thank you.
    • jonathancowan
    • Thread
    • emergency emergency lighting lighting office
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  19. B

    testing and fault finding on emergency lighting circuits

    Good afternoon to anyone seeing this, I've attached a file to this to ask if someone could explain or describe the job / operation of the item pictured. ? Also so I just have one more question which is the following, when flip testing emergency lighting circuits how can you tell when the...
    • BENN-SPARK
    • Thread
    • circuit circuits emergency emergency lighting fault fault finding finding lighting testing
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  20. Dan

    FSA welcomes Fire, Security and Emergency Systems Apprenticeship Standard publication

    Steve Martin, Head of the Fire and Security Association (FSA), comments on government announcement Read the full news article

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