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    Low voltage halogen lamps set to be banned from next year

    Low-voltage halogen lamps are to be banned from next year under draft legislation drawn up by the European Commission, Lux magazine can reveal 12V MR16 lamps are the workhorses of retail, commercial and, increasingly, residential lighting and millions are sold every year in the EU. But...
  2. M

    Halogen downlights keep turning off and on

    Hi all, Just wondering if you could help me out? I made the mistake a few years ago of getting halogen lights installed throughout my house. Everything seemed fine for a while but over the years each room has generated problems. Bedroom 1: After a while 3 of the 6 lights would turn off then...
  3. R

    Halogen lights not working?

    Hi I have 12 halogen lights fitted into my ceiling with this light switch fitted onto the wallGU6422EWPC Ultimate screwless flat plate 2 gang 2 way 300W electronic dimmer polished chrome white insert. So 1 half of the switch controls 6 lights and the other half of the switch controls the other...
  4. L

    Fire rated 50w halogen in pitched roof? - advice

    evening fellas Im doing a job next year where the client is having 17 downlighters in total, originally he wanted LED until he saw the cost, the reason was not for energy saving purposes but for heat generated by the halogen, The construction of the building means there is no flat ceiling...
  5. S

    halogen spotlight extension arms

    Hi does anyone know where i can purchase extension arms for standard halogen floodlights 400w to light a small sign. cheers
  6. S

    Halogen Lamps

    Hi all, Another quick one hopefully, When working out the wattage for a single 12v 50w halogen downlight what is the correct calculation. We covered this at college but i can't for the life of me remember. I know P VxI But what I'm asking is the added load of the transformer...
  7. E

    G9 halogens, any good?

    are these worth getting? i'm looking for a basic ceiling light, nothing fancy, but needs to be low energy and come with decent bulbs that last. have just fitted a 16W 2D CFL light (on my landing) and it gives off an awful white clinical light, and it flickers like mad on startup. so i'm going...
  8. S

    Replacing Halogen with LED

    We're part way through a solar installation and saving power has kind of got to me. We have 7 50W halogen recessed down lights in our kitchen and, with winter approaching, solar power wont save me anything with these things running in the evening. Consequently, I would like to replace them...
  9. L

    Low energy floodlight as security lighting

    Im quoting for some security lighting and the customer wants low energy floodlights, Im going to wire in a stand alone PIR sensor, can anyone recommend a good low energy fitting? cheers
  10. R

    Sorry - DIY'er question - halogen bulb keeps blowing

    Sorry - I'm not trade, I don't have anything long term to contribute to this forum and professionals like you guys probably have limited time for people like me who try to go it alone and then mess up - but I'm hoping one of you will indulge me with a one off question. My father and I recently...
  11. T

    Recessed Halogen Downlighters

    Got a customer, Who's house and business premises we have the maintenance contract with, Just moved into a new house, with a large number of recessed halogen downlighters. She's complaining about the heat generated from them, I was thinking along the lines replacing them all with LED bulbs...
  12. M

    home made LED track lighting

    Existing installation: track lighting - 14 halogen MR16 50W spotlight units - each containing own transformer. What I have done was a simple replacement of internal 12V/50W transformer with LED driver 12V/8W and 50W halogen bulb with 6W SMD LED bulb. The question is: Does it comply with...
  13. F

    Rcd tripping

    Hi all, Got a tt system and rcd trips when all circuits are on after a couple of minuites. Only trips when the garage mcb is on with this isolated all other circuits seem ok but turn on garage and 5 minuites later rcd (which is main switch) trips and wont reset without turning all circuits off...
  14. U

    A low profile dimmable undercupboard light

    I need a low profile undercupboard light recommendation! I will have the exact depth later today. I'm thinking it wil need to be halogen so it will dim properly, maybe those g4 halogen capsule style surface down light.
  15. G

    GU10 50w halogen bulbs

    Hi I'm new to the forum and only have a basic knowledge of electrics,I've looked on the forum and have seen a thread regarding the gu10 bulbs blowing and within the last month I've replaced 7 out of the 8 bulbs in two light fittings some are blowing within a week of being changed, it's costing...
  16. B

    2 cookers 1 halogen hob

    Evening chaps, Been having a think about this: Doing an extension soon which has an existing 6mm to iso for cooker. The kitchen's being ripped out soon and a micro- combi 3.6kw and single oven 3.3kw are going in with a 10.5kw halogen hob. EDITED for clarity: It actually looks like...
  17. R

    Problem with Halogen Cable Lighting

    Within my kitchen I had installed 2 sets of Halogen Cable Lights, each containing 5 halogen lights each light is 50 watt. At the end of each kit is a 12v transformer which is connected to the mains. These lights were installed approximately 2 years ago. As readers will be aware there are 2...
  18. C

    Changing a Halogen kitchen Unit lamp!!!!

    :( Okay i have the attached halogen fitting above the sink in my house - 3 off. One has blown - how do I change it? I can't remove the glass and it doesn't seem like I can change it from above? Any ideas? Thanks in advance!
  19. B

    Use of SY 3 core in outdoor domestic lighting

    I have just been on a site inspection which produced burnt out cables (Sheathing melted or burnt away), within some ground recessed fittings. I have not seen this used before and can only find reference to this cable (SY Cable) being used for Air-con, IT and food processing as a 'control' cable...
  20. L

    Halogen, LED, MLED or MG-LED - preferences please.

    I'm looking for a solution for 10 downlighters in a lathe and plaster kitchen ceiling with a new plaster board laid across the top of it. After reading up on these I'm thinking the one to go for is MLED 7W (JCC Fireguard) anyone had any experience of these good or bad. I notice that there is a...

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