Night Club House lights

[Cindys Club]

Hi Guys, I am opening up a night club and the fire offiicer has come round and he states that i need lighting to come on when the fire alarm goes in to alarm

Currently i have some house lights Halogen downlights that are controled by a dimmer switch (Just like the ones at home!!) and i was wondering if an electrican could put a relay accross the dimmer!? so that they go to full brightness.

Cindy x

 

[Sintra]

Think the fire officer would be looking for either maintained or non maintained emergency lighting.

 

[telectrix]

seconded^^^^^. ask your electrician's advice when he comes to look at the job.

 

[dan86]

thirded...^^^^

 

[Cindys Club]

ive got non maintained EMs.

I will get the electricans to install it. Ive had one out to quote it and hes telling me i need a dimmer panel installed that alone is £400. Was looking for some advice so i know if there having me on

 

[Guest55]

Think the fire officer would be looking for either maintained or non maintained emergency lighting.

i'm not so sure , sounds like the op is clear on what was requested.
and it would make sense in an operational / evacution / emergency situation.

 

[Guest55]

ive got non maintained EMs.

I will get the electricans to install it. Ive had one out to quote it and hes telling me i need a dimmer panel installed that alone is £400. Was looking for some advice so i know if there having me on

how easy / cheap / complex / expensive will depend on how the club lighting is controlled but it wont be a 10min / £50 job , probably a fair bit of work unless the lighting controls and fire panel are next to each other.

 

[Sintra]

If you do just need to bring house lights on to full brightness then yes that could be done by installing a relay in parallel with the existing dimmer switching. It's pretty much the same principal as in a fire station when a call comes in the lights come on.

 

[Cindys Club]

Cool. Thats sort of what the fire officer suggested. Would it hurt the dimmer?

 

[Guest55]

Cool. Thats sort of what the fire officer suggested. Would it hurt the dimmer?

if we tell you will we get VIP passes ?
;-)

 

[Cindys Club]

Course you would hun. wear clean boots though!!!

 

[glasgospark]

strip club ??

 

[Sintra]

Cool. Thats sort of what the fire officer suggested. Would it hurt the dimmer?

No it won't hurt the dimmer it just bypasses it so even if the lights are off and the relay gets a signal from the FA lights will come on full brightness.

 

[Guest55]

Course you would hun. wear clean boots though!!!

only boots ? sounds like my kind of club lol.
the dimmer should remain undamaged from the fire alarm switching

 

[Engineer54]

Your doing well, if that's all the fire officer asked for or picked-up on, for a night club installation ....electrically speaking that is!! lol!!