want to make pool table light temporary

[MATHIB]

i have a pool table light for my garage, but i want to be able to take it down in winter so i can still get my car in. I'm planning to wire it up to a switch on the wall, but is there a way to add a connector to the cable so it can be plugged/unplugged to allow me to take it down?

 

[ban-all-sheds]

 

[MATHIB]

fantastic, what a great invention...........i assumed there may have been something like the waterproof connectors you get for garden equipment only I couldnt find anything from searching the web. Or can i just use the garden connectors? i dont really want a socket in the roof of my ceiling.

 

[divadoll_1]

http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Main_In..._Menu_Index/Lighting_Accessories_2/index.html
I think this is a handy gadget !! It may be what youre after

 

[MATHIB]

that looks a bit better thanks. Im also assuming its not a wise idea to have a socket normally found at floor level coming off a lighting circuit?

 

[Plug]

A 13A connector might imply that any appliance could be plugged into it, of course if it's fed from the lighting circuit, this is not the case. If there is any chance of this happening, then you would be better using these

 

[MATHIB]

Plug, are you talking about the socket/plug combo or the detachable light socket?

 

[Plug]

Sorry, perhaps I wasn't sufficiently clear. I was referring to 13A plug and socket. The plug in ceiling rose is a perfectly valid option.

 

[MATHIB]

ah! i understand. the ceiling rose thing looks like the best plan

 

[fattony]

You could use a 'rock rose' http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/ASPCR2000.html
I think this is your best option

 

[Steve]

god, its only your garage! most people aren't too concerned what the electrics look like!

Dont you put the car in the garage in summer? This must be complicated when you tell the insurance where you park your car overnight, having to change the policy every 6 months . . . .

 

[Belle427]

use the klik system, they are very good

 

[MATHIB]

defo going for the klik system, thanks guys. Mr Crafty, with that many posts, you need to get out a bit more often....

 

[RF Lighting]

Mr Crafty, with that many posts, you need to get out a bit more often....

Seriously, don't go out, otherwise I will have to answer all the 'clueless poster with gone wrong switch' questions