Leading edge v trailing edge dimmers

[SUNRAY]

But even I at 70 can only remember the gas fittings on the wall for lighting, never remember them being used, remember the radiant gas fires in some of the places I worked and the chains to turn them on/off dangling from the fires, but don't remember them being used.

OOO gas mantles and their pipes buried in the wall... 40 or more years ago I visited a work colleague and he was in the process of decorating, part of that included drawing the lines in preparation for chasing for wall light cables, Sunray asked what he was doing about the gas mantles; "Oh I'm just going to remove them and plug the pipes. And in the back room too."
In the cellar Sunray found the gas pipe and suggested plugging it elsewhere.

Suddenly the chasing was reduced to getting rid of the surface mounted split conduit for the switches and sockets and even that was minimal as one wall was lathe and plaster.

So it seems using wall mounted dimmers gives less control to using a smart bulb, however using a wall switch is often faster.

Mmmm yeah... so before Christmas Mr & Mrs Sunray went baby sitting and it got dark. I phoned daddy to ask how we turn lights on? "Oh we use our phones..."
The only light downstairs with any form of switch? the bog!

 

[SUNRAY]

But even I at 70 can only remember the gas fittings on the wall for lighting, never remember them being used, remember the radiant gas fires in some of the places I worked and the chains to turn them on/off dangling from the fires, but don't remember them being used.

OOO gas mantles and their pipes buried in the wall... 40 or more years ago I visited a work colleague and he was in the process of decorating, part of that included drawing the lines in preparation for chasing for wall light cables, Sunray asked what he was doing about the gas mantles; "Oh I'm just going to remove them and plug the pipes. And in the back room too."
In the cellar Sunray found the gas pipe and suggested plugging it elsewhere.

Suddenly the chasing was reduced to getting rid of the surface mounted split conduit for the switches and sockets and even that was minimal as one wall was lathe and plaster.

So it seems using wall mounted dimmers gives less control to using a smart bulb, however using a wall switch is often faster.

Mmmm yeah... so before Christmas Mr & Mrs Sunray went baby sitting and it got dark. I phoned daddy to ask how we turn lights on? "Oh we use our phones..."
The only light downstairs with any form of switch? the bog!

 

[SUNRAY]

https://www.thelightbulb.co.uk/cap-base/3-pin-bc/

Yes exactly 13 F*****g quid for a poxy light bulb or 69P for a bulbholder...