More part L questions

[D Brennan]

Just been reading the other post thread on part L, whats the requirments etc for domestic??

What lighting etc should be installed if you do a full re-wire?

 

[Andy™]

1 in 4 should be energy efficient. pretty much anything except a BC or ES holder

but i was told that i can get around that if i have it in writing from the customer that they only want BC/ES fittings only, or at less than 25%

 

[D Brennan]

1 in 4 should be energy efficient. pretty much anything except a BC or ES holderbut i was told that i can get around that if i have it in writing from the customer that they only want BC/ES fittings only, or at less than 25%

So pendants are acceptable still, what else do you put in there place???

 

[Andy™]

you can get pendants that only take a CFL

 

[D Brennan]

you can get pendants that only take a CFL

not used these yet, whats the cost difference??

is this compulsary now??

 

[D Brennan]

what happens if the customer wants downlights in every room which i come across all the time??? Led gu 10s??

 

[Andy™]

never fitted any so dont know the price. ask your wholesaler how much they can get them for you, and the lamps to go with them

Part L has been in effect for a few years

 

[Evans Electric]

what happens if the customer wants downlights in every room which i come across all the time??? Led gu 10s??

I just install what the customer wants, its their house, if you say they can't have downlights they'll get someone else. On a new build or specified work I do what the designer has spec'd.

 

[Gforce]

So does 12 volt lighting constitute the energy saving variety. I thought gu10's were low voltage.

 

[Andy™]

GU10's are mains. MR16's are 12V

dont think downlights are 'energy saving' enough. could always use GU10 CFL's or LED's

 

[NozSpark]

PL pendants are about

 

[Gforce]

There is a low energy watt equiv to 40 watt r50 spot in tlc catalouge page 94-but they are es so not sure if helps.

Also a higher power r80 thats 15 watt-75 watt

I know its a good idea to be green-but for gawds sake make em so people wanna use them.

I need to read up on part L big time

 

[Andy™]

maybe if councils stopped installing more streetlights with higher powered lamps, and maybe added photocells to other lighting that on 24/7, we wouldnt need to change lamps in houses to save energy being used...

 

[D Brennan]

I just install what the customer wants, its their house, if you say they can't have downlights they'll get someone else. On a new build or specified work I do what the designer has spec'd.

Agreed, we cant tell the customer what they can have.

 

[D Brennan]

I need to read up on part L big time

Me to, never realy even looked into it

 

[Andy™]

I need to read up on part L big time

Me to, never realy even looked into it

same here. only know what ive been told, never read it myself or anything

 

[D Brennan]

same here. only know what ive been told, never read it myself or anything

Have you seen the flourecnt downlights:^O:^O:^O:^O

they are terrible, no1 would ever want them fitted

 

[Andy™]

i have fitted them on a job once. they did light the room fairly well, but then there was about 3x as many as would have been needed if 50W GU10's were used

 

[batty]

Do you mean the gu10 with megaman lamps. I fit these rather than the others now. If you tell customer how much the 50 watt varietys cost to run the think twice and have the 11 watt megamans.

Batty

 

[Apache]

Posted my link on the wrong thread Blushing

Part L links

New builds

Existing builds

All doccs http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/england/professionals/en/1115313971412.html