Wireless Lighting

[MrJim007]

Hi All,
Have a mate who has just bought a flat but has no light fitting or switch in the lounge or bedroom!!! (thought he would have checked!!)
He has asked me about installing lights in there but is not keen on mini trunking or chasing the cables in and making a mess as theyve just had a baby.
Said I would look into it and wondered if anyone knew of some good wireless light fittings. Ive never fitted them and presume you wire from the ccu to some sort of transmitter and then just whack the fittings up where you want them! Is this the case and do you know of any good systems?
Cheers!!

 

[lucus]

im not aware that such a thing has been made otherwise we would be out of the job lol

 

[megthemaddog]

look at home automation products like X1 zwave, cbus they do wireless transmitters for lighting control and more

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Tim

 

[ian.settle1]

Hi All,
Have a mate who has just bought a flat but has no light fitting or switch in the lounge or bedroom!!! (thought he would have checked!!)
He has asked me about installing lights in there but is not keen on mini trunking or chasing the cables in and making a mess as theyve just had a baby.
Said I would look into it and wondered if anyone knew of some good wireless light fittings. Ive never fitted them and presume you wire from the ccu to some sort of transmitter and then just whack the fittings up where you want them! Is this the case and do you know of any good systems?
Cheers!!

How are they going to work without electricity unless they are battery operated?

 

[Notsosmart]

How are they going to work without electricity unless they are battery operated?

Induction loop?
'They' were talking about this a while back, I think 'they' quickly realised the energy waste involved.

 

[gaffer]

Hi All,
Have a mate who has just bought a flat but has no light fitting or switch in the lounge or bedroom!!! (thought he would have checked!!)
He has asked me about installing lights in there but is not keen on mini trunking or chasing the cables in and making a mess as theyve just had a baby.
Said I would look into it and wondered if anyone knew of some good wireless light fittings. Ive never fitted them and presume you wire from the ccu to some sort of transmitter and then just whack the fittings up where you want them! Is this the case and do you know of any good systems?
Cheers!!

Its the other way round lol,the switches are wireless.B+Q do a range,only installed it once for a customer and it worked fine.You just mount the switch on the wall and a small reciever in the light.Simples.

 

[MrJim007]

Cheers Gaffer,
Thats the kind of thing i was after.

 

[rob1967]

Try looking at the RAKO range if your going down that route.........same sort of thing like the B+Q stuff but only better but costly............

rako wireless lighting controls | onidserv online shop

 

[eddielarge]

Mk do a version called the eco switch i believe , and it was at the time the only wireless switch that dose not require a battery source at the switch..which save maintenance

 

[bugsy]

Rako, c-bus and jung do a range of wireless controls, rako would proberbly most suit your needs the circuit is wired thruogh the receiver which is mounted within the ceiling void the switches are wall mounted ( or via remote control ) the wall stations do require batta but lasr up to 6 years , vist mr resistor for more info

 

[eskimo39]

I use the Rako stuff loads and cannot recommend it enough. You can get really flash and install gear that can be controlled from an iPhone. Have just installed 36 lighting circuits in a new build each independantly controlled by their RDL range, the customer can now turn on any light or combination of lights at any level between 0 and 100% from their iPhone using the control4 software. It is fully customisable and even.... (this was the seller) comes with a preset called "Bump and Grind"

A word of warning though, very expensive. A lighting dimmable mount will cost around £130 and the remote (switch) around £80

If you can get a feed in the ceiling with no mess and attach a bayonet fitting a very cheap (although ugly as sin) way would be to use one of these : Keene Electronics

Good luck with it.

 

[MrJim007]

Great stuff, cheers for all the replies, most helpful!!