Radian
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Straight up, I'm not an electrician. I'm an electronics engineer. I currently have a range of LED products on the market and my commercial lighting designs have been in continuous production since the 1990's. I'm having an extension built and naturally see it as a great way to showcase my latest products.
Now my building contractor is telling me that I can't install my own colour lighting, which I had planned to first-fix any day now. My installation would involve a 12V 10A double insulated switch-mode supply connected via a Fused Connection Unit to an existing lighting circuit that was put in specially for my lounge lighting (also self designed) when we moved into our house 20 years ago. From there would run a short DC twin cable to the controller then a multicore cable out to the assorted lighting devices. These consist of 10m of LED tape and a group of downlighter-like fittings (3D printed).
I've been reading Part P of building regulations trying to understand the process but the clock is counting down to when the contractors electrician arrives so I thought I would seek expert knowledge on these forums in a bid to arrive at a speedier conclusion.
Now my building contractor is telling me that I can't install my own colour lighting, which I had planned to first-fix any day now. My installation would involve a 12V 10A double insulated switch-mode supply connected via a Fused Connection Unit to an existing lighting circuit that was put in specially for my lounge lighting (also self designed) when we moved into our house 20 years ago. From there would run a short DC twin cable to the controller then a multicore cable out to the assorted lighting devices. These consist of 10m of LED tape and a group of downlighter-like fittings (3D printed).
I've been reading Part P of building regulations trying to understand the process but the clock is counting down to when the contractors electrician arrives so I thought I would seek expert knowledge on these forums in a bid to arrive at a speedier conclusion.