Suggestions for some cheap emergency lighting for a loft please?

[electricans_son]

So why not just switch these on when you enter the loft and turn them off when you leave?

Thanks, I will have to try that first and see how long the batteries last. The main problem is when I am behind the TV aerial or the cold water storage tank, particularly if I am working on the bungalow, so I could place the light to cover those. I suspect that I could find my way out fairly easily if I was anywhere else in the loft if I crawled on all fours.

 

[Octopus]

Thanks, I will have to try that first and see how long the batteries last. The main problem is when I am behind the TV aerial or the cold water storage tank, particularly if I am working on the bungalow, so I could place the light to cover those. I suspect that I could find my way out fairly easily if I was anywhere else in the loft if I crawled on all fours.

How often are you doing this? Just put a torch or your smart phone in your pocket!

What exactly are you doing to this bungalow?

 

[electricans_son]

What exactly are you doing to this bungalow?

I still have the kitchen and bathroom to renew

 

[Octopus]

I still have the kitchen and bathroom to renew

Fitting EM lights in a loft for a bit on DIY below seems very OTT if you ask me.

Is this your place?

 

[electricans_son]

Fitting EM lights in a loft for a bit on DIY below seems very OTT if you ask me.

Is this your place?

Yes a bit OTT, but everything that can go wrong at the moment, does seem to be going wrong.

Yes it is mine.

 

[Octopus]

Yes a bit OTT, but everything that can go wrong at the moment, does seem to be going wrong.

Yes it is mine.

Thats unskilled DIY for you.

 

[electricans_son]

Thats unskilled DIY for you.

Nothing to do with my skill, eg see my post here where the fault was caused by a certified electrician:-

http://www.electriciansforums.co.uk/do-yourself-diy-electrician-electrics-electrical/107042-should-neon-open-circuit-when-there.html

 

[Octopus]

Nothing to do with my skill, eg see my post here where the fault was caused by a certified electrician:-

http://www.electriciansforums.co.uk/do-yourself-diy-electrician-electrics-electrical/107042-should-neon-open-circuit-when-there.html

if thats the only thing which has gone wrong then thats just one of those things. Did you get said electrician to come back and fix it?

 

[electricans_son]

if thats the only thing which has gone wrong then thats just one of those things. Did you get said electrician to come back and fix it?

Read the thread.

 

[HandySparks]

I still have the kitchen and bathroom to renew

In which case, get yourself a decent head torch. That way you always have a good light to work by.

 

[littlespark]

I got a little 5W LED rechargeable floodlight for doing such work. CEF had them on offer a while back. 'Found' a second one in a house I bought. Has magnetic feet, so handy in the van on a dark night...

 

[Rpa07]

Thanks for reviving that little beauty @littlespark - had me giggling at every post.

 

[littlespark]

I'm new. I've been reading some of the older posts. I didn't think anyone came up with a decent solution here. for all we know, OP is still feeling around in the dark for a light switch.
My first thought was actually a candle.
When I was an apprentice, early 90's... the tradesman used a 1000W halogen floodlight in attics... We came out sweating...
But at least it kept the pies warm at breakfast time.

 

[static zap]

A power cut.

This is a valid communication technique with my son , when he's hiding from family .

Cheap skate thought - a head tourch -hung up near loft hatch .
Check batteries ooccasionally - and put it on when to pass it!
(in the off state)