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Advice needed on upgrading communal lighting in a small block of flats built in 1970s.
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<blockquote data-quote="binky" data-source="post: 551294" data-attributes="member: 490"><p>as per Andy's post, I've converted several stair wells to light fittings with built in microwave sensors. If you have old 2D flouresecent lamps, Kosnic do a great replacement gear tray that saves on having to change the fittings. The great thing about converting to individual sensors is you don't have sticky push buttons for ever getting bashed by tennants, and occasinally sticking on for hours on end. It also means if someone lives on, say, the first floor, they will only trigger the lights to that level, and not illuminate the whole stairwell every time. This offers some energy savings. Kosnic gear trays also have light level sensors, so if you have a well illumintaed stairwell, ie lots of windows, they can be set not to illuminate if there is sufficient daylight, but darker areas of the stairs will still illuminate because each gear tray works independently of the rest. Kosnic also offer 3 hour battery packs for emergency lighting.</p><p></p><p>With regards to the pyro, chances are it's still in good condition. I tested a church wired with this stuff some time ago, it as still working well. The church having been built around 1920.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="binky, post: 551294, member: 490"] as per Andy's post, I've converted several stair wells to light fittings with built in microwave sensors. If you have old 2D flouresecent lamps, Kosnic do a great replacement gear tray that saves on having to change the fittings. The great thing about converting to individual sensors is you don't have sticky push buttons for ever getting bashed by tennants, and occasinally sticking on for hours on end. It also means if someone lives on, say, the first floor, they will only trigger the lights to that level, and not illuminate the whole stairwell every time. This offers some energy savings. Kosnic gear trays also have light level sensors, so if you have a well illumintaed stairwell, ie lots of windows, they can be set not to illuminate if there is sufficient daylight, but darker areas of the stairs will still illuminate because each gear tray works independently of the rest. Kosnic also offer 3 hour battery packs for emergency lighting. With regards to the pyro, chances are it's still in good condition. I tested a church wired with this stuff some time ago, it as still working well. The church having been built around 1920. [/QUOTE]
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