Simon2ce
New member
For the last 20 years I’ve been involved with installing Christmas Lights for public displays in villages/ towns and shopping centres. When I started a lot of the lights were either low voltage strings, 230v rope light on frames or 230v festoon with 15w-25w lamps, 230v festoon and rope light is still used in loads of places however it’s all LED lamps and “fairy light strings” are mostly 230v with a inline acdc rectifier.
Using 230v lights out of public reach (over 3m) isn’t a problem however on a Christmas tree that the public can reach its my understanding that 25v selv lights must be used although I can’t find the regulation that this relates to.
I’ve dug my heels in with one group I work with as If anyone gets hurt I could be liable and I want to have the paperwork to back up my claims.
Hopefully you can help.
Using 230v lights out of public reach (over 3m) isn’t a problem however on a Christmas tree that the public can reach its my understanding that 25v selv lights must be used although I can’t find the regulation that this relates to.
I’ve dug my heels in with one group I work with as If anyone gets hurt I could be liable and I want to have the paperwork to back up my claims.
Hopefully you can help.