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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 realise that this would not give a lot of light but hopefully enough light to allow me to find my way to a couple of the push-switch lamps shown in the attached image. These should then give enough light to allow me to slowly get out.

There are duck boards along the length of the loft and it is partially boarded but moving about in the dark would be tricky, especially if I was behind the 2 m long TV aerial or the cold water storage tank, there are beams all over the place, and the hatch is approximately one third of the way along the length of the loft.
 

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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 realise that this would not give a lot of light but hopefully enough light to allow me to find my way to a couple of the push-switch lamps shown in the attached image. These should then give enough light to allow me to slowly get out.

There are duck boards along the length of the loft and it is partially boarded but moving about in the dark would be tricky, especially if I was behind the 2 m long TV aerial or the cold water storage tank, there are beams all over the place, and the hatch is approximately one third of the way along the length of the loft.


Ask yer Dad for some info
 
Why would you want em lighting in your loft....?
A power cut.

Ask yer Dad for some info

My "Dad" is not here to ask :(


something not round will be easier to fix to the rafters.
Emergency Light IP65 Maintained - Toolstation

Thanks there is a non-maintained one there too. I asked the question because nowhere could I find a description of what a emergency light contains, consequently does the Emergency Light contain a device that detects that there is no current and then switch the batteries on to light the bulb?
 
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Ok you need a maintained em light fitting, suggest led type. They are a lot brighter and more efficient the tubes.
with maintained type you can switch the unit on and off just like any other fitting, but in the event of a power cut the unit will switch on automatically.
 
Ok you need a maintained em light fitting, suggest led type. They are a lot brighter and more efficient the tubes.
with maintained type you can switch the unit on and off just like any other fitting, but in the event of a power cut the unit will switch on automatically.

Thanks. I have a fluorescent adjacent to the hatch that will always be on while I am in the loft, so I assume that I could parallel the maintained Emergency Light fitting with that fluorescent?
 
Only if there is a permanent line supply to the fitting, otherwise you will need to rewire with a 3 core cable
 
basically, the em battery will be on trickle charge when mains power is on. if the mains power goes off, a magic thingy in the fitting connects the battery to the lamp, thus emitting light.
 
The last place I would go in the event of a power cut would be my loft!

Now that as just made me chuckle :grin:
 
basically, the em battery will be on trickle charge when mains power is on. if the mains power goes off, a magic thingy in the fitting connects the battery to the lamp, thus emitting light.

Ah, so as I indicated in my first post, I will need to connect the Emergency light across the mains supply to the light switches "for the 5 off fluorescents in the loft", so that then it will always be connected to the mains.
 
yep.and you should have a means of interrupting the mains supply to the em. e.g. a keyswitch, so as to test it without turnnig off the power to the lights.
 
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but hopefully enough light to allow me to find my way to a couple of the push-switch lamps shown in the attached image. These should then give enough light to allow me to slowly get out.

Are these battery powered?
 
or just poke a couple of leads with croc clips through the roof to the closest solar panel.
 
Ah, so as I indicated in my first post, I will need to connect the Emergency light across the mains supply to the light switches "for the 5 off fluorescents in the loft", so that then it will always be connected to the mains.

Ah so Grasshopper......you are right....maintained fitting giving you more light than you existing fittings
 

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