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my dad was an electrician and did work on my house in the early 2000s , i had plaster wall lights and am now in the process of redecorating and wanted to change them , they are seldom used as have downlights in the ceilings, so it’s mainly decorative lighting .I am confident enough to fix...
I hope everyine is good and safe. I am here to see if is there anything I can help you guys about lighting design and especially assiting you when you buying lighting for your home or workspace. I also have experience on Custom Lighting design and maintenance.
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Hi all, I need some advice for am2s retake I failed the lighting and data circuit and have no idea why! I wired the lighting with a neutral at each switch like the specification says, I am wondering if it was because I put the earths in connectors do these need to be connected into the back of...
hi all im looking at installing 2 downlights into a fire surround and a strip light around the bottom. is there any way i can connect these both together and just use one remote. appreciate any info and anywhere i could purchase these to work in cync.
thanks john
Lighting installs are always fun when the client buys the light...
This one was the latest effort - and the first time I've seen wire nuts provided as terminals in a light fitting. Not a US company either, but German, so suprised they didn't go with Wagos or similar.
Also came with some...
A long shot, but I thought I'd ask anyway...
A customer has a brick built, wood fired pizza oven, outdoors in their garden. And they want lighting in it, so they can see when the pizzas are done. Tricky. Has anyone got any ideas of how this might be achieved?
I presume there isn't a...
Hi guys . Doing a garden lighting project for a friend . The house supply is tn-s the lighting circuit is on its own 6amp type A rcbo. Armoured cable feeding 8 type 1 led spike lights via ip rated junction boxes via photocell. My question is. As it’s a tn-s system would it be best practice to...
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I have 3 separate mains (240v) lighting circuits in my kitchen all going back to a 3 way 1G wall switch plate. 1st switch operates 1 set of ceiling LED's, 2nd switch operates single ceiling light over table, the 3rd switch operates downlights on...
A little about myself first. After doing a physics degree I began working in the battery backup industry designing, testing and building prototype battery backup systems for the telecoms and oil industries. I then worked for a company building switch gear for the rail industry where I qualified...
Background: I would like to replace my wired, under cabinet lighting with dimmable LED under cabinet lighting. Can you suggest a product or solution to my problem of a 10" space
Details: Ideally, I would like a dimmable LED light that is hard wired to AC switch that turns on/off the other two...
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Finally getting round to add more light circuits to the bedrooms beyond the existing one pendant.
Most of it fairly easy, but 2 things are not 100% on:
1) wardrobe lights: where do you normally clip the wire for it to protrude from the plaster i.e. anywhere behind the future wardrobe...
All CPCs on upstairs and downstairs lights were live due to the cpc of upstairs being disconnected from earth bar. I was getting 230v between cpc and neutral at the light, the 2 circuits are separate and the rcd never tripped, anyone had this before or know why this would happen
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1st Time Post, wish I knew about such a forum ages ago!!
Anyway, I’m here for some advice on best way to set up some Garden lighting. Predominantly on the perimeter fencing.
Already have a summerhouse in garden which has consumer unit with MCBs for sockets internally and 4x lights on...
Hi all, I am hoping someone can help me with my problem. Just started renting a place and it has under cabinet LED lighting in the kitchen. It's connected to a wall switch but it takes anywhere from 2 to 50 flicks of the switch before the lights come one. I have tried slow on/off patterns, long...
I’m currently installing lights to a garage unit and I want one of them to be an emergency so that it’s on dimmed whilst the lights are off , I’ve only ever wired houses so it’s slightly different. Do I need to take a permanent feed from the switch to the emergency light ? If so is it a case of...
Hello all. I have a home with very basic original lighting, light switches, etc. I also have about twenty 120v LED recessed lights I'd like to install in three rooms on their own 'zones'. Rather than adding additional wall switches/dimmers for each zone (room), is there a product that would...
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We've been asked to upgrade 450+ 6ft single fluorescent battens to LED. The client had requested for each fitting to be connected into the existing wiring via a plug and socket arrangement to aid the maintenance team in the future. The existing wiring will be reused and is 1.5mm 3-core...
We are going to fit outdoor soffit lighting IP65 with top and bottom set controlled separately.
Are there any light brands that are recommended and where would be the best place to purchase online?
It’s a bit of a mine field with beam angle and wattage/brightness. Not sure which is the best...
Have dealt with central battery systems in the past, fire rated cable that either loops in and out of the luminaire using ceramic terminal blocks or dropping out from a junction box (again with ceramic terminations/connections) down to the luminaire with standard cable as long as it is kept...
Hi there, I've just moved in to a new place, and it looks as though there's been some under cupboard lighting installed previously, but I've never had it and don't recognise the socket type, and which lights (and where to get them) will work with it.
VERY basic question, I know, but it's one I...
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