When showering, users of my ensuite must fill the basin first, then turn on the shower; then pull the plug on the basin which causes the shower tray to then empty!
If they neglect this 'empty basin' step - the shower tray fills up - there is a very slight flow out of the tray but not as much...
all leave house at 0830 ... bathroom lights on using 165w ... return at 1830 ... so thats 10 hours @ 165w = 1.65kwh @10p per kwh = 16.5p ... not a huge amount I suppose - guess I should take the hit!
Kids unable to remember to switch off bathroom lights. Bathroom lights are operated from a 6 amp ceiling pull switch. Does anyone manufacture a ceiling pull switch with pull on, and which automatically switches off after (say) 10 to 15 minutes? and is suitable for bathroom installations?
I mean is this dull or what?
but anyway I have a white double pattress box on which is presently mounted a single push on/off dimmer (from home automation)
and I want to replace the dimmer with a single on/off switch. But it does not seem to be possible to buy a faceplate with a single...
Looks like there are a lot more LED GU10 LED lamps now on the market designed to replace mains or LV GU10 halogen [ http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/GULEDW.html]
Data sheets typically give LED power output in watts but not lumens. LEDs emit around 50-80 lumens per watt. So for say this...
My objective in doing all this was to lessen the maximum energy output in the kitchen from 9x50=450W to 9x20=180W. Had I known that switching to lower power lamps would have caused these problems then I probably wouldn't have started, but hey ...
So given that I still want to reduce power...
Just moved into a new house. In the kitchen there were 9 x 50w 12v halogen downlighters, each individually transformed by (9) colux ET 60 20VA-60VA transformers. All 9 are wired through a single Home Automation 1000VA dimmer. So ... in the interests of economy, I replaced all 9 x 50w lamps...