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  1. J

    LED spots power from switch

    Hi Guys, just got a few concerns with powering my new LED spots in an extension I've build, I really hope someone can advise me as I have been given conflicting info!! Ok so I've run all the cables (1.5mm t&e) within the 50mm void between celotex and felt, the sparks that has wired the original...
  2. C

    I have a problem with kitchen spots

    Hi, I have a problem with kitchen spots, every time i switch on the out side security light the kitchen spots light up very dimly hence i can not leave the security light on. Thanks in advance for any comments.
  3. M

    Adding spots. No RCD

    If I change a single pendant to spot lights and all cables are concealed in ceiling void there's no need for me to have to fit RCD to socket is there? There are cables concealed in wall obviously on circuit... Wall lights, switches etc. but as I'm not touching them is it my responsibility to add...
  4. E

    spots in canopy

    I have to install some spots (down lights) in an outside canopy on the front if an house. What's the recommended IP rating for this?? Also as far as I remember if there is no living space directly above then they don't have to be fire rated??
  5. S

    Help with pricing!!!

    Hi all, im finding it hard pricing jobs lately, im so worried with people not wanting to spend much money and cowboys undercutting. finding it hard to balance between making a fair wage and pleasing customers. im currently debating over this one, please let me know if you think im over pricing...
  6. M

    flashing LEd spots

    Hi everyone, can any one help with this little fault? i have been fitting new spot lights in a kitchen, In the process i found a earth fault, the earth disconnected in one part of the daisy change of the existing house wiring, so I fit the spots in the kitchen connect the earths back up only to...
  7. S

    Help with down light spots

    Hello I am wanting some help in finding some down lights that will be suitable for a job i am doing. I need to fit some downlights in a PVC ceiling so obviously I don't want them getting too hot and melting the plastic. The customer says that led are too expensive. Also I need them to be...
  8. S

    LED Spots

    Hey Guys, I have installed 3 x Mains LED dimmable spots 6W each. I have used an MK 400W dimmer and when the switch is fully open the LED Spots flicker! Close the dimmer slightly and the flickering stops.... Possible causes please?
  9. sjhall

    I cage fire proof spots

    As above, any of you lads using them, how much are you paying ? Cheers
  10. B

    high level spots

    a couple of weeks ago i changed a load of 12v au111's spots at high level they worked when i left. i have just gone back as now none work. there is power from the board and to and from the switch. i have very limited access to the spots as they are so high. Other than a broken connection...
  11. richy3333

    Looking for advice/ideas for a visually impaired customer

    Hi. I have a new customer where the wife is visually impaired. Apparently she is registered blind but has severe restricted tunnel vision. I have the EICR to do next week after which I will be meeting with the couple to discuss the findings and meet the wife. The house has not ben habited for...
  12. C

    Leds gu10 spots in my kitchen

    just after some advice/ideas im putting some cladded eiling up in my kitchen and some downlights, just finding it hard on how many to put in, my kitchens 4meters long and 3 meters wide , so i was going to come 1 meter off each wall and have 2 rows of 3, but im worrie this wont be enough, what do...
  13. G

    dimming track lighting with 100W spots and floods

    Hi I have just got a job in a big community hall. Complete refurbishment. Now they have asked for track lighting for the stage. On it they have 2 100w floods and 5 100W spot lights. Now all they want to control this is a 1gang dimmer switch. Am I right in saying just any dimmer switch will be...
  14. J

    Heat proof flex to spots

    I was always told you have to run heatproof flex when wiring spots but is this always the case and if so could you point me where in the regs it states this.
  15. C

    Fire rated spots

    I install fire rated downlighters in every room in houses now but are they mainly for certain places such as in where there is a smaller void such as downstairs due to the smaller gap between obv the ceiling and the floor above, rather then upstairs where u have much bigger area being the loft
  16. P

    PIR advice

    Hi, when doing a pir on a house what do you do when coming across these situations preventing you getting an R1+R2 or Zs? 1) you can't access 5 or so ceiling spots because they have been helpfully siliconed in place and taking out will cause damage. and 2) You come across mains spots that...
  17. F

    pir code

    just carried out a pir on 3 bedroom semi hager split phase board rewired 2000 the instalation is of a good standard and all readings comply with bs7671 few problems found were 3 bedrooms upstairs all with brushed crome spots looked in loft neat job done with cabling all into lighting jbs but no...
  18. S

    Outdoor socket/Outdoor spots tripping RCD help

    A friend of mine has an outdoor IP socket that is wired from the garage from a double switch with SWA cable ( red/blue/yellow) that goes to a metal conduit junction box with relevant glands fitted in the garden. A cable then goes out of the 2 way box to 7 outdoor lights. One switch in the garage...
  19. L

    can i use 0.75 flex for some spots?

    Hi, in my kitchen i have an old light in the centre of the ceiling which i want to do away with and put 6 down lights around the room. Can i run off this junction with 0.75 flex in a line to pick up 6 down lights? Also, can i come off this junction for a new light with a switch i want to...
  20. P

    Customers from hell.

    I wired an extension for some very posh customers recently.I put the first fix in which included loads of spots throughout the house.I left all the cables for the spots above the plaster board ceiling and made a drawing telling me where to drill my holes. After i finnised i took less than half...

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