OK, hopefully I can explain this in an understandable manner.
Basically, there is no central ceiling light in the living room of our new flat, and we don't want to add one. Instead, we want to use floor lights as the main lighting source (probably something like a cheaper alternative of the Flos Arco light, so as still to provide central lighting). However, we would still like to operate the lights from a switch by the door.
So, I was wondering if regulations would permit us to have sockets wired in a way so that they were operated by a switch by the door. This is apparently fairly standard in the US (according to my brother, who's lived there for about 10 years now), and I think you sometimes see it in hotels; however, it's not the kind of thing I've even seen in a domestic scenario in the UK before.
Also, we'd ideally like two sets of circuits with two sockets on each (for flexibility).
Is this an insane plan? would it comply to regulations? would an electrician run a mile if I asked for this?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Luke.
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Basically, there is no central ceiling light in the living room of our new flat, and we don't want to add one. Instead, we want to use floor lights as the main lighting source (probably something like a cheaper alternative of the Flos Arco light, so as still to provide central lighting). However, we would still like to operate the lights from a switch by the door.
So, I was wondering if regulations would permit us to have sockets wired in a way so that they were operated by a switch by the door. This is apparently fairly standard in the US (according to my brother, who's lived there for about 10 years now), and I think you sometimes see it in hotels; however, it's not the kind of thing I've even seen in a domestic scenario in the UK before.
Also, we'd ideally like two sets of circuits with two sockets on each (for flexibility).
Is this an insane plan? would it comply to regulations? would an electrician run a mile if I asked for this?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Luke.
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