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Morning everyone, Had a bit of trouble recently. I've got an old brick barn (a shippon in Cheshirespeak), which is weatherproof but unheated. Recently had trouble with with RCD tripping with two specific bits of kit. Both are cat 2, and both will trip the RCD if you touch the switch to...

hallo ricicle, flameport, I was thinking about lower power lamps to reduce the current - it strikes me that over 2A through a weak spring contact is aking a lot. However, I'm going to get one something like TTC suggested with HF florrie and see how the illumination compares. If...

Yeah, I spotted those, but light output is well down. I'm now thinking about two of these to replace one 500w halogen, but positioned to give the same area of illumination. Absolute light levels are not so important - it's only for seeing where you are going, not for working. What's...

Afternoon, No they're not racehorses...more like family pets since kids arrived. People take ages around the stables, but the floods that bother me are used for illuminating the way to & from the fields, around the muckheap etc, and they're under pain of death if the lights are on...

Hallo TTC, How long do these take to strike off ? Descriptions says "where long burning hours are required with economical running" which kind of implies they don't like being switched on & off. David

Hello Mike, Agreed, they are tat! Failure point is always the connectors for the lamps. Went to relamp one last night, only to find the lamp was welded to the contact, and the white insulator had broken up. The thing that bothers me is that the one you linked to looks to have the same lamp...

Morning everyone, In my yard, I've got 8 off 500w halogen floodlights. I put them up to illuminate gateways and tracks so that people can see what they're doing with their horses in the winter mornings and evenings. They're dirt cheap - only about £4 each - which was really important...

Westie, Interested to see your comments about gaining access. I though DNO had both a right of access to the land and an obligation to keep trees clear of the lines. My DNO is SP Manweb (I think), and they write to me every few years explaining this and that a gang will be coming round...

Steve, Good advice. I'll start with 180deg and go from there. Thanks, David

Hallo all, I got this from Danlers, so it's on with the tape. Dear David, Thank you for your Email. To block out part of the lens (near the door entrance), we would suggest to use some see-through nail varnish. The nail varnish will indeed block out the detection. Tape will also...

Halo Ricicle, The only adjustments are for the lux setting & overrun time. Nothing in the MI's about sensitivity adjustment. Am awaiting a reply from Danlers, but I thought I'd appeal to people at the sharp end for experience. David

Hallo all, Got a couple of Danlers Bathroom PIR sensors to switch the extractor fans. However, the detection range is too great, and they trigger when someone walks by the open door. Anything wrong with masking off part of the lens with tape to control the detection area ? Anybody...

Morning All, I've got four of these in the house - two sensor switches, one dimmer & one bathroom switch. They're installed behind tiles, making sure that they are isolated from damp grout by fixing the tile with silicone. Damp affects the capacitance and has strange effects. As they're...

And another thing...don't put them behind tiles where they can be splashed - you'll find lights coming on & going off unexpectedly ! David

Morning All, I've got four of these in the house - two sensor switches, one dimmer & one bathroom switch. They're installed behind tiles, making sure that they are isolated from damp grout by fixing the tile with silicone. Damp affects the capacitance and has strange effects. As they're...

Thanks Securespark ! Now you point it out, it's blindingly obvious. I had presumed it was trick of reflected light... David

Please enlighten.....

Breaking news: heard the "clunk" this morning, so removing 2nd contactor has no effect. After discussion here & with Hager, I didn't really expect any different, but it's good to have another possibility discounted. When I get the logger set up, I intend recording voltage at different points...

Hallo madmole, Brilliant ! There I was, scaring myself at Fluke & Megger prices, when you point out the way I should be thinking. Just bought a Chinese one from Maplins for £50 all in. Thanks for bringing me back to earth, David

Hallo Loverocket, Yes, spot on. I discussed this here before, and considered opinion was that it was a good solution to switching one heater from two controllers. Very difficult to see if the GSHP controller is calling for heat when the contactor closes. GSHP is another building, so it...