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    users must empty the basin so that Shower can drain ?!?

    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...
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    time lag switch for bathroom lights?

    5 x 35 GU10's - ceiling mounted with clips and flyleads
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    time lag switch for bathroom lights?

    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!
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    time lag switch for bathroom lights?

    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?
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    single switch required for a double pattress box

    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...
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    experience in replacing halogen downlights with LEDs?

    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...
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    why did my transformers fail?

    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...
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    why did my transformers fail?

    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...
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