Hi i been asked to carry out some maintenance on a emergency lighting system which is in a nightclub and was installed around 2006. I've told the customer that he will need to change all the batteries as they are older then 3 years. Am i correct is saying this?
Any help would be great
Hi All,
Am wondering on the best place to get hold of BS 5266-1:2011 emergency lighting regs & what other literature any of you may recommend also to assist me with commercial emergency lighting design when I have the need like now lol
Doing a small salon fit out & am pretty sure I have it all...
craig1000
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Hi
I am looking for some guidance on emergency lighting installations.
This is a bit long winded but I will try and give as full a picture as I can.
My wife has recently taken on a large building to open as a preschool for birth to 5 year old children including an after-school club till 7 pm...
Hello
Can anyone help me?
I have afew Commercial customers in Northern and Republic of Ireland, I urge my customers to generaly do weekly and monthly checks on there life saving systems.. ie.. Emergency lighting, a few of my customers in the north have not maintained there systems by leaving it...
I have been asked to provide a quote for the supply and installation of emergency lighting in a large shopping center, I dont have a problem with this, but was wondering if anyone could recommend a product, I was thinking of the LED Emergency Bulkhead Weatherproof IP65
Also is there a...
Can someone let me know the price to charge for an emergency light test? Just been asked to do 4 large offices and need to give a price asap.
Many thanks
AdamDee
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Hi been asked to do an emergency lighting cert for a company I do a fair amount of electrical work for , is there any particular course or registration that I need?
I need help!,
Im not the most experienced when it comes to emergency lighting, i have only ever installed pre designed basic systems, On Monday im going to quote on a job doing the periodic emergency lighting inspection on a big-ish public entertainments venue, can anyone give me any pointers...
Hi all,
Been asked to quote for an emergency lighting test, this is something I have been involved in briefly in the past when I was an apprentice many years ago!
Now I know a bit of the basics on BS5266, also I know you have to let the lamps run for their full duration in test mode ie 3 hours...
gap30
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Hi guys, just a quick question for you.
There is a house that needs an emergency lighting system installed to make it compliant with HMO regulations. It has a first floor and an attic conversion.
I am unable to find a copy of BS5266 anywhere online so thought I would ask here.
What would I...
Dan1988
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hi guys
I have two customers funny enough contacting me regarding non maintained emergency lights that are staying on permantly. both between 18-24 months old, its a dim light, not experienced this before, could this mean the unit is knackered.
Hi all,
Have a faulty em. lighting ballast, whenever I fit a new battery pack to the ballast it puts the light out.
Replaced a number of battery packs on like for like fittings and didn't encounter this problem.
Went to order a new ballast and now boss is whinging about the cost.
Any other...
Fitting emergency lights in communal areas of a block of 6 domestic flats (20 years old), non-maintained 8w. does the wiring need to be in FP of can i use t&e or low smoke t&e.
Can anyone help me with a simple question?
Does the lighting circuit in Disabled toilets located in offices have to be on the emergency lighting circuit?
Also I want to install a PIR motion detector light switch in the disabled loo; are there any regs which stipulate the type of sensor which...
sirocco
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any body finding that emergency lighting tubes are lasting about 3-4 months having the tubes
go out on 3 different jobs 3 different makes of fitting the normal fittings fine but the em,s
short lasting ?
Alright guys is it deemed acceptable to have one emergency lighting key switch controlling more than one non maintained light? Example would be if there were 2 non maintained lights in close vicinity of each other ie one outside external door and one just inside.Cheers
I'm new to this forum so firstly hello.
I'm due to quote to upgrade the lighting in a small office, employing approx a max of 10 people. One entrance/exit off the high st at front, size roughly 5m wide by 30m long, seperate kitchen and w.c at rear.
My plan is to replace the existing...
Anyone done the emergency lighting course yet, looks pretty good to me, just booked it up for the end of the month,
bit pricey for one day though,is it worth it??
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