Hi, have not put sensors in beforeMy gaffer wants me to put in 600x600 recessed lights and wants a sensor on them! (6) does this mean I have to buy a Infa red Sesnsor for every light fitting?Infra Red PIR Recessed Mounted | City Electrical Factors are they wired up?
I am not an electrician, but before I go and call out fellows in the trade who charge by the hour just to give an opinion, I thought I'd ask you gentlefolk some questions:
I have two bathrooms, one with a sliding-door shower alone, another with a bathtub with an over-bath shower.
The first...
going round to wire up a customers patio at some point and she has purchased 6 recessed lights with 20cm fly leads instead of the fittings i suggested where you can wire then inside the fittings. this now means that i will need to purchase 5 waterproof junction boxes that will require three...
Any one out there ever needed to fit a recessed socket so the plug would fit flush with the wall. On a job and my customer need this so they can fit a piece of furniture close to the wall.
Would there be any demand for some sort of recessed socket in certain situations??
Went to look at a simple job, where the customer wants a number of recessed downlights installed in there bathroom replacing their existing fitting. They have bought their own 'B&Q special' fittings although they are not fire rated, and as i normally like to fit fire rated downlights i was after...
Anyone every installed uplighters in tarmaced driveway ,great idea but terrible to install ...iv been presented with some uplighters but the design is rubbish ! They have 40mm space before it hits the ground .... Meaning that an underground joint must be made if useing swa cabling ,im
driven...
I wonder is anyone can help with this ...
I have a bank 6 downlights in my ceiling (installed about 10 years ago), with a double dimmer controlling 3 each.
Gradually the spots have decided to not function, so that now only 1 on each bank of 3 works.. so to me that rules out a dimmer issue ..
As...
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can anyone help me with this please? Is it OK to install GU10 230v IP65 Flush down lights in a pool area. The ceiling is 2.4m above the pool water level. There are wall lights and underwater lights going in, but the transformer will be located outside the zone. would i also have to fit a...
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New to the forum but thought it looked like a friendly place to ask about a lighting issue I have. I'm by no means an electrician but know my way around well enough to not shock myself through stupidity. Anyway, I live in a new build apartment complex and in the kitchen there are two...
Can someone tell me if it a requirement to have fire hoods fitted to halogen recessed lights. The lights are fitted in a kitchen with a bedroom above, which has wooden floor boards and the joists are approx 4 inches deep.
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Do recessed ground spot lights need to be 12v or are they ok 230v due to ip rating, also why do some led lights instructions say wire in series and some say wire in parallel, can imagine its quite awkward wiring these lights in series with swa
The client wants to insulate the area above a suspended ceiling. Is it ok to run the insulation over the light fittings or would it be advisable to work round them?
Fluorescent recessed light fitting replaced all four tubes and starters and fuse in middle still wont work, get power to it but just wont light up what am i missing?
with 4 mounted lights.
The obvious solution is to rip out the spot fittings and repair and replace with the new lights. However this result in a very messy job where 6" holes in the ceiling will need to be repaired.It occurred to me that if there were a connector that had an identical screw...
Hi all, has anyone fitted a garage board in a recessed meter box when installing pv when there havent been any spare ways? I've heard people say you shouldn't do this.
i have asked to quote for 8 x 36mm diameter recessed lights in brick paving..
i havent carried this out before , is there anything i need to be aware of in reguards to cutting the brick paving perfectly .
just any tips or expierence you have had with doing this... i.e does it take longer to...
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