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  1. M

    RCD tripping Problem solved

    This was an interesting problem and solution I recently wired an community hall - the supply was a TPNE – one phase was being used for E7 heating. One phase was unused. And the third was to supply the lighting and power. I fitted a split board 12 way CU and ran two A2 radials for the...
  2. S

    Emergency lighting fault

    So I went to a job today where the mcb kept banging out on a emergency lighting circuit but once I turned up the mcb and been turned back on! After looking, what I had found it appears most the emergency light fittings lamp were nearly black and one had blown completely, as I went to check some...
  3. spud1

    LED lighting for Milking Parlours

    Hi, Just had an enquiry from a new customer asking me to quote to install LED lighting in some agricultural milking parlours. (I'm assuming it will likely be retrofit for whats there) My initial thoughts (Without seeing the Job) are High Bay/Low Bay LED fittings. (Assuming high barn like...
  4. J

    2d fittings

    Anyone interested in 28w 2d fittings got 260 of them tam lite e lights and normal
  5. R

    Fluorescent fittings with (apparently) no starter

    Hi, We have recently moved into a new office. It has ceiling fittings that take two 70W 6 foot fluorescent tubes. The fittings seem to have no visible starter (at least, I can't find one of the traditional type with the twist to lock fitting). One of these fittings has stopped working. I have...
  6. Leesparkykent

    Day light harvesting light fittings with motion sensor

    Can any one recommend a good light fitting like the Somar Eluma. A current project I'm looking at is to replace 175 x 400w metal halide high bay fittings in a warehouse. The somar Eluma has a programable sensor that detects presence and day light and switches/dims accordingly it also has an...
  7. M

    Red Arrow LFB55A modular light fittings

    Hi all, Long time no speak. I've not fitted these (Red Arrow LFB55A modular light fittings) before and am new to this type of lighting. I've received a whole lot of the Red Arrow LFB55A lights for an office refurb and have noticed that despite being the same model number, they're different...
  8. W

    Faulty Tridonic HF Ballasts?

    Hey, I've been a member for a few years and used this forum occasionally to answer or confirm electrical questions i've had in the past, but this is my first time posting my own thread. We recently had a job for a customer to install two 2x58W Cat2 HF Modular Surface fittings (Ansell I think)...
  9. T

    T12 Fittings

    Hi chaps. The original request was wrong! I am after 5 x 8ft t8 fittings. A customer has purchased 8ft t8 LED fluorescents replacements not realising his existing fittings are 6ft. Anybody got a clue where i can still get 8ft fittings? I have been trawling ebay but no luck as of yet...
  10. A

    LED downlight - best option?

    Got a few jobs coming up (mostly bathrooms) requiring LED downlights. What are your preferences? Ive mainly used GU10 cans with retrofit lamps mostly due to cost in the past but dedicated fittings seem to be getting more reasonable now. I've used LEDhut lamps which were fine, Kosnic in my...
  11. Pete999

    Light fittings

    I think we all know just how much a pain fitting fancy light fittings that home owners have bought, "and could you pop around and fit them for me" A friend of mine had been burgled recently, and a right mess the scrots made of it, she had bought these fittings from a large very posh kitchen...
  12. F

    Led lighting

    Beginning to see and here lots of issues regarding led lighting in the commercial world . Now I no most people see the pay back on these LEDs and are not considering all the problems that they are causing struggling to maintain similar lumen output etc people sitting at there pcs now complaining...
  13. P

    fire rated fittings in a new build

    Hi been looking on old posts and one states Fire rated only required if another dwelling is above IE not same property or you break fire barrier in garage ? i went to property 3 years old! and everywhere was mains gu10 non fire rated no fire hoods Its just a 2 storey house but would this comply...
  14. driverman

    Small LED down lighting required

    Hi again. I've installed several Ovia Inceptor LED down lighters to house which is fine. Holes required 65mm (standard I suppose) What I'm looking for now is something similar for an alcove but a lot smaller. Customer has 2 x alcoves sited either side of double bed. Looking for something to...
  15. S

    Emergency Lighting Central battery system design

    Hi All, I am new to this site so be gentle please.... My question is this... I have been to an existing job which has 55 slave EMLs throughout the building. We are experiencing volt drop on the longer routes with the LED fitting, approx 40 lights. The LED fittings start to strobe as they hit...
  16. M

    For Sale Emergency Fluorescent & LED Light Fittings

    I have for sale the following light fittings: 3 x 6ft Hispec IP 65 Rated, Emergency, Single Fluorescent Light Fitting 2 x Hispec Emergency LED Bulkheads (Maintained or Non Maintained) 1 x 4ft Fluorescent Light Fitting (Non Emergency) 1 x 28W High Frequency Round Polo 2D Luminaire IP44 (Non...
  17. U

    Leaving bulbs out of light fittings

    Hi all, i've heard that if you have say a four bulb light fitting and you leave one or multiple bulbs out this can cause the bulbs that are there to fail early because they draw more current. Is there any truth in this? Don't they draw a constant current no matter how many bulbs there are? I'm...
  18. S

    Lighting circuit - no CPC

    Alrite lads, I'm a commercial spark so don't do much domestic but a mate of mine asked me to Pop round and change a light fitting in his kitchen 5 min job, he had an old 6ft fluorescent which was shot and he has brought a new class 1 fitting. I remove the fitting and there's no CPC so I...
  19. D

    Advice needed on new light fittings

    Been to a job today to install 2 huge blinglight light fittings that look very expensive, not the kind you see in B&q etc. First light installed with no problems, glad to get it up om the ceiling because it looked like the slightest wrong move and something would break or fall off. The second...
  20. G

    Lighting circuit, no earth.

    Went to a little job before to replace 2 light fittings - both were metal, and on further inspection i saw the lighting circuit had no cpc. I told the customer it wouldn't be right to fit them - he didn't like that... a selection of things he said: " These regulations you speak about aren't...

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