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  1. joebell25

    LED emergency light conversion kit

    Hi all, In the middle of rewring a hotel, customer has just decided he wants a bespoke light fitting made for to hang in the 5 story stair well. He would also like to do away with the emergency light fittings on each landing, as apparently they look too "modern". The new fitting has 30x 6w...
  2. Adie moore

    emergency lights

    finished a job a little while ago for a builder who was refurbishing a male and female toilet. the existing lunch box running man em lights were replaced (as per customer specs) with recessed led em lights, one above the exit door and one in the centre of the room. I received a call today from...
  3. VincentW

    Wiring Bulk Head Lights

    Apologies for what will seem a daft question to you guys - I am not an electrician, and have not got to grips with the different voltages on appliances. Can someone tell me if these lights can be wired into the mains - these state 110v so if not would these usually be powered by a generator or...
  4. L

    Emergency Lighting - Adding extra lights to circuit

    Hi, Hoping someone can give me some insight into emergency lighting circuits. I've never had to install an emergency lighting circuit, only testing of the circuit. We have an emergency lighting circuit in place but I've been asked to add a couple of additional emergency lights to an area that...
  5. G

    Isolate Light to find Live Plug

    I Went to isolate light & found this. This has been rectified. What further action would you take?
  6. B

    Slimline Lighting

    Hey all, I am looking for slimline lighting that has emergency capability and is rated to IP65. I could go to IP54 but requirement is as slim as possible with emergency functionality to connect to a static inverter for emergency lighting. Any help would be great. regards,
  7. S

    Emergency Lighting Tests - should normal lights go off?

    Hi There I work on a large Government site with 500+ emergency lights, both maintained and non-maintained. Some of the emergency lighting circuits are wired so that upon carrying out a key switch test the normal lighting goes off. But there are some emergency lights where the normal lights...
  8. 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...
  9. M

    Access to Distribution boards

    Hi Guys its been a while since my last post. Here goes. My client, a large office on one floor of a complex, are responsible for a three phase supply to their office. EICR carried out 2 years ago. They are not allowed access to the distribution board to operate MCBs RCBOs etc but they are...
  10. markc123

    Corner Electrical Contractors (CEC)

    Domestic, Commercial + Light Industrial 24/7 Emergency Call Out Free No Obligation Quotations Caravan Park Specialists Consumer Unit / Distribution Board Upgrades (including LABC notifications) Emergency Lighting General Maintenance + Odd Jobs Hot Tub Installations Inspection + Testing & Fault...
  11. D

    Emergency Stops

    Hello again folks, Was out looking at a potential job today - something out of the ordinary... Client wants me to power a single phase to 3 phase inverter (never seen these before). It is to run a an old cutter/ small guillotine for a little printing workshop. As there are open spinning...
  12. C

    Contactor controlled distribution board via emergency stop

    Hi. Im looking for the best advice for wiring an emergency stop circuit controlling a dis board via a contactor. This is a dis board feeding circuits in a workshop so the whole dis board must be de energised when the stop button is hit. The problem being the contactor is fed from the dis board...
  13. F

    Emergency lighting

    Hi, just been asked to install some new EL's, and wasn't sure if I fit the self testing units whether the key switch was still required in the circuit for testing. Thanks
  14. P

    emergency lighting periodic testing

    hi all, am I right in assuming we cant use the red forms anymore? haven't done any eme testing for some time but have a few red forms lying a bout and have asked to test a system in HMO only 5 NM lights
  15. E

    Why do T5 Tubes in Emergency Luminaires Wear Out?

    LO All, The title says it all really. I've just tested a shed load of 11 year old emergency lights and effectively all of them have failed or failing tubes. Since the most that they should have been on is 11 x 1 hour and 1 x 3 hours per year why would a 5000 hour lamp fail? After 11 years I...
  16. E

    Emergency Lighting (decorative)

    Does anyone know of a supplier who can source decorative or architectural emergency lighting? It is for a Grade 2 listed cow shed and an LED bulkhead would look rather nasty compared to the rest of the lighting. It is to be wall mounted in a stud wall in a corridor between two bedrooms so could...
  17. Michaelwgroves

    Emergency Lighing Exit Box

    Am I right in saying the Exit Box needs to be permenantly lit only in public places where people are unfamiliar with the layout, but in installations like HMO's where people are familiar with layout the exit box only needs to be lit in the event of a power cut?
  18. joel89

    Safety Emergency Stop Relay Schneider XPS-AC

    XPSAC3721 | Preventa XPS AC Safety Relay, 230 V ac, 3NO Safety, NC Auxiliary | Schneider Electric Hi all, the above attached E-STOP safety relay I use regularly use when carrying out panel build upgrades from 1960-70s panels which most of our machines have, anyway my question is. we have a...
  19. Davisonp

    Emergency Light testing and repairs

    I have a couple of questions about testing and maintenance of emergency lights. I have been told that if the LED on an emergency light does not work it must be considered “Failed” and the fitting replaced, but when reading up, I cannot find any regulations or guidance to suggest this is...
  20. NDG Elecs

    Anyone else had problems with Fern Howard NM emergency lights?

    Recently I was checking some emergency lights were functioning/charging/etc. Found that three out of five of the fittings had ceased to work at all. Then noticed discolouration at the same point on each fitting (close to the green power LED). Inside each fitting the PCB was also discoloured in...

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