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  1. T

    Maintained emergency light

    Hi all can a Maintained emergency exit bulk head light fed from non lighting circuit if it is correctly fused and test point provided if no local lighting circuit is available ? so it is lit all the time and would be in the case of a power failure
  2. S

    Rewiring maintained emergency lights be non emergency!

    Hi So I'd like a maintained emergency light but without the automatic emergency function to trigger in the event of power failure. In other words I'd like a light connected to the mains that has a battery back up in the event of a power failure but I don't want it to come on automatically. Only...
  3. meketrex

    How to wire mains power to an SPDT (maintained) switch

    I currently have a Single Pole Double Throw switch with 5 pins (as shown below) which I want to wire up to UK mains: ┌─────┐ │ NC │ └─────┘ ┌─────┐ ┌─────┐ ┌─────┐ │ - │ │ NO │ │ + │ └─────┘ └─────┘ └─────┘ ┌─────┐ │ COM │ └─────┘...
  4. Buners

    For Sale 11 X Dextra 2.5W 3Hr Maintained LED Bulkheads IP65

    I have 11 LED emergency bulkheads, all brand new in boxes, they are Dextra brand, 3hr Maintained fittings, 2.5W, IP65. I have checked postage and with Hermes it is £8 due to the weight and size of the box any interest give me a shout, no idea what they are worth but would just like them to go...
  5. mattg4321

    Maintained EM Lights on PIR

    Got some emergency lighting to fit this week. Spec is vague. Normally the key switch would be switching only the feed to the EM battery pack - not the whole circuit as I’ve seen some do. However the lights are all controlled by PIR. Does this have any impact? Can imagine they will be hard to...
  6. T

    Emergency nightmare

    Hi I'm not stupid got 93% on 18th Regs, passed all my exams easily, have a degree in Foreign Languages, used to be a teacher (God help me, don't ask) but Emergency lights confuse the hell out of me. I can't remember the difference between NM & M, switched and unswitched. Was replacing several...
  7. L

    Switching maintained emg lights

    How do i go about wiring maintained emgs that switch on with lighting controlled by a sensor ? There will also be a test kit.
    • Luckyme
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    • ausie elec controlled lighting lights maintained sensor switch switching test wiring
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Australia
  8. S

    Non maintained EM switching

    Hi All I was replacing some faulty fluorescent lights yesterday when I cam across one with an emergency light attached to it. It was non maintained as once I had isolated power it switched on. When I cam across this light I could see it was an afterthought as the original light was wired in old...
    • sparky in training
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    • maintained switching
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
  9. B

    How often should PV panels and the inverters be checked or maintained

    I'm only asking out of curiosity I am not an electrician or PV specialist I'm just a consumer and I have panels on my roof and and inverter in the loft and something else in the consumer unit. (Noob) I know nothing about them The landlord got some government funding a few years back and put...
    • beachlover
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    • checked every inverters maintained often panels years
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Solar Thermal Advice Forum
  10. S

    Emergency Lighting

    Working on an EM lighting install in an existing warehouse premises which currently has none at all. The existing general lighting is a mix of FL and discharge lighting across 7 circuits. The EM lighting being fitted is a mix of Non maintained and maintained fittings. I have been told that...
    • SparkB
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    • circuit emergency emergency lighting fittings lighting local maintained
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  11. C

    Maintained 6' Emg Light

    Hello, I have a 6' foot maintained single emergency light, which is not working. When the battery is connected the light fails to light either when switched live is on or when all lives are off. When the battery is disconnected, it works fine on the switch live but emergency function of course...
  12. haptism

    Does a non-maintained emergency need a key switch

    Hi hope someone can help. A friend of mine (a builder) has asked me because I used to be an electrician (im not working in the trade anymore) if a non maintained emergency light in a small shop has to have a key switch (as per regulations). I realise the benefits of having a key switch but is it...
  13. س

    Need help at Emergency central battery

    please i need your help to understand how can i make maintained or non maintained emergency luminaires . i want to ask about programming of CPU in ECB. is that responsible to make maintained or non maintained emergency lighting or not ? if not tell me what is using of this programming in CPU...
    • سلطان سيف الدين
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    • battery central emergency maintained need help programming
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  14. E

    Do maintained emergency lights in communal area need keyswitch

    This sounds like a daft question but i am doing an install that requires lighting in the common area and of course emergency escape lighting. I am thinking of installing something like this which I assume requires a perm live, a neutral and earth to each (can't see a need for three core plus...
    • Eddiesparks
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    • area communal emergency keyswitch lighting lights maintained switch
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  15. Doomed

    Maintained or not?

    Tasked with changing all the lights in the communal areas of a block of flats. At the moment all fittings are thorn 28W 2D with emergency back up that are permanently on. Client has specified Lumineaux 16W 2 D bulkhead emergency/sensor fittings. This would mean that the fittings above the fire...
  16. 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...
  17. yellowvanman

    Maintained or Non-maintained emergency lighting

    Whilst doing an EICR on a village hall noticed that all emergency lights don't work in the event of power failure. Been given go ahead to replace. Just had a quick look at the BS5266 but can't find anything on guidance as to when and where you should install maintained lights as opposed to...
  18. Darkwood

    What happens when you send maintained 250amps through 1mm flex.

    I do this so you dont have to ;). Sending 250amps through a 1mm approx 10amp rated flex...... down the earth core until it evaporated the copper. You can see how the earth spirals in pic 2 as it burns and melts away all the insulation and sheath adjacent to it.... i expect it got a tad...
  19. M

    non maintained emrgency light wiring help

    hi,im trying to connect non maintained emrgency light wire to 1 gang way switch the 3 core wire is connected from light board L,N,E but i dont know where to connect it on 1 gang way switch it has COMM,L1,L2 showing on switch im looking for diagram this will make it easier for me please help.cheers
    • mike123
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    • light maintained wiring wiring help
    • Replies: 80
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  20. F

    Emergency Lighting Testing

    Hi I've been asked to carry out emergency lighting testing in some domestic rented properties. This is a pretty new area of work for me, but I have read up the relevant BS guidance notes etc and believe I have a pretty good idea of the requirements but still have a few queries that I have...
    • Fletch
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    • emergency emergency lighting level lighting maintained testing
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum

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