lighting

  1. J

    Outside lighting

    Hi guys, a Custormer has asked if I can install some outside lighting. He doesn’t want cables to be seen so I thought of going on the back side of the fence (not the garden side) and running the cables up the fence posts, Whiska box and then drilling through the fence post and having the light...
  2. B

    Light fitting tripping RCD

    Hi all, Firstly a very happy New Year to all! 🎉 We recently bought a century old police house that's needing a fair few wee things doing to get it up to speed. We have a lot of DIY experience and are working on a limited budget so everything we can safely do ourselves we will. Usually have...
  3. K

    Lighting cct - shared neutral

    Whats the best way of making good this lighting problem? In a dist. board, there are 3 x separate fuses feeding 3 x separate lighting circuits. However, the 3 circuits share the same neutral back to the distribution board. A notice has been given to put this right. It's impracticable to run out...
  4. S

    IR External Car Park lighting

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  5. L

    Sales Desk Manager for a large UK Lighting Supplier

    Hi there, Introducing myself to you all. 10+ years in lighting, giving technical and sales advice to consumer, electricians and wholesalers. With a few of my own full house re-wires. Happy to share experience and answer all questions
  6. lozarus

    Providing Lighting from Motor Supply

    Apologies for the vagueness in the title. You'll have to forgive my ignorance on the below too - I'm only just touching on 'industrial' as my work is generally more ' commercial'. I'm faced with a small pump house - rainwater sumps which takes the site rainfall and pumps it out. As an aside -...
  7. cliffed

    External lighting around perimeter of Sports Complex

    Recently did an EICR on external lighting, installed in the early 70’s, never been tested before & never compliant. The Swa’s are 2.5 x2 core entering in a recently new Cut Out. The problem the Client as now is that @ least 4 lighting points have high Zs reading over 10 ohms. Installing new Swa...
  8. L

    Can i put a lamp on a smart lighting system? Possibly using a lighting socket.

    Hi, I'm installing a smart lighting system for ambient lighting in a "traditional" kitchen dinning room it's a big area. I want to be able to put all manner of lights on this smart controller in kitchen but I think it would be really cool if I could get a standing lamp or something similar to be...
  9. Gooberstank

    RCD tripping only when high draw device and lighting ring is on.

    Hi. Wondering if anyone had any idea what might be happening. Last night I damaged a pendant light fitting by accident, not enough to stop it working. However later in the evening when my car charger started at 11:30PM the whole house RCD tripped. I only thought back to the light accident as...
  10. D

    Help with Cabinet Shelf LED lighting

    Hi there, We’ve got a glass cabinet/bookshelf with 4 shelves that we’d like to add some lighting to. We’ve been trying to figure out how to get 4 separate rows of LED strip lighting (~90cm)to connect together to one power source so they function simultaneously. Can anyone help find what...
  11. J

    Lighting control system options

    Morning. I'm looking for some advice. I was a NICEIC QS about 8 years ago, but I left the industry and so I'm not across the new market products. Around 6 years ago I rewired my house and I prepared the wiring for a Rako system where is wired all switch lines back to a central hub next the...
  12. S

    Cupboard lighting push switch

    Hi all. I've just bought a cupboard push switch to turn the cupboard lights on when I open the door. It's just a single in-line switch in a plastic housing. The switch will be switching 240v mains taken from the lighting circuit but what are you thoughts... should I wire and switch the live...
  13. M

    External lighting and wiring requirements

    Hello I'm a competent DIY electrician within the home , COVID gave me time to study City & Guilds although my attention was focused on everything within the home. I've recently replaced my decking and now looking at wiring in the lighting (ip65 240v up/down lights on the decking posts). An...
  14. cliffed

    Recessed lighting

    Sheath Cabling not enclosed in enclosure would be a Classification code C2. These type of fittings were fitted maybe 25+ years ago, how did that happen
  15. R

    Help on lighting fault

    Advice required please guys. Currently doing my electrical apprenticeship and encountered a fault today with my colleague at work which left me abit stumped. Customer had tried to change a light fitting and “just put all the blacks together” apparent that one of these blacks was in fact the...
  16. M

    Control of outdoor lighting

    Looking at a job wiring some outdoor lighting and not too well up on the newer control methods Is there a quinetic receiver which fits into a back box for basic on/off control of lighting? And also is there an alternative to the traditional photocell > timer control of lighting without...
  17. T

    Unusual lighting wiring?

    Hi. Today I was at a friend's house having a look at a couple of lights that weren't working (turned out that quite simply one of the neutrals had worked its way free in the first rose). It was all too tight to see for definite, but I think the wiring was basically as per the drawing I have...
  18. Electrical2go

    Low Price Lighting at E2GO

    This weekend we have a selection of our best-selling lights available at a discounted price! Missed out on our offer or looking for something different? Discover our full range of competitively priced products available at Electrical2Go
  19. S

    domestic lighting and consumer unit

    Sorry new here, just had an electrician pop round to quote for work, domestic home electrics, uk, worcestershire, when he saw that my downstairs lighting was wired in a ring (ie consumer unit has 2 lives to the RCBO, away and return - sorry not sure on the best terminology) he was unhappy as he...
  20. J

    Looking for Spectra Wirefree Lighting PIR and controller

    Hoping someone can help please. Back in the day, this unit was available all over the place: - https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/VEL420NB.html Very handy for areas when getting cable put in was a git. Does anyone know of a suitable alternative please? The PIRS are IP65, and only need a...

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