alarmcom Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 An opinion please as a lad I used to work with thinks I should join a rough bunch electrical forum. I wired a emergency lighting system to a job last week. I used maintained as I thought the local wiring was really bad. I used white FP screw fixed and terminated into round plaster fix boxes. The fittings I fixed by drilling a 9mm hole either end of the fitting and using plasterboard fixings straight through the fitting into the ceiling using the collar as the support the cable entered the back of the fitting in the middle. I have always fixed plastic to board this way and never considered it rough. I keep the screws for other things. What do you thinks Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/39672-emergency-lights-fixing/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adi Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 You just use FP on maintained fittings? I really can't be ar**** with it anymore. Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/39672-emergency-lights-fixing/#findComment-439288 Share on other sites More sharing options...
goncall Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 only use fp for central batt systems Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/39672-emergency-lights-fixing/#findComment-439290 Share on other sites More sharing options...
norman Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 An opinion please as a lad I used to work with thinks I should join a rough bunch electrical forum. yeah, welcome. Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool. Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/39672-emergency-lights-fixing/#findComment-439293 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alarmcom Posted January 28, 2016 Author Share Posted January 28, 2016 You just use FP on maintained fittings? Its fast neat and complies with fixing cables in escape routes. Its the same as fire for me looks good when you see red and white installed opposed to red and grey launched in yeah, welcome. I don't understand? Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/39672-emergency-lights-fixing/#findComment-439294 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adi Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 only use fp for central batt systems Doesnt matter for maintained. Its fast neat and complies with fixing cables in escape routes. Its the same as fire for me looks good when you see red and white installed opposed to red and grey launched in I don't understand? Dont use it for non maintained, although loads of sparkies round here doing it. I really can't be ar**** with it anymore. Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/39672-emergency-lights-fixing/#findComment-439298 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simlec Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 (edited) An opinion please as a lad I used to work with thinks I should join a rough bunch electrical forum. I wired a emergency lighting system to a job last week. I used maintained as I thought the local wiring was really bad. I used white FP screw fixed and terminated into round plaster fix boxes. The fittings I fixed by drilling a 9mm hole either end of the fitting and using plasterboard fixings straight through the fitting into the ceiling using the collar as the support the cable entered the back of the fitting in the middle. I have always fixed plastic to board this way and never considered it rough. I keep the screws for other things. What do you thinks Maintained because the wiring was bad ? and this comes from a man who uses worm fixings as the sole means of fixing ! As said above, you can only use FP when its a centrally powered system. You would be up the road for been rough, sorry. Edited January 28, 2016 by Simlec Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/39672-emergency-lights-fixing/#findComment-439321 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simlec Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Do your customers also know they are going to have unnecessary increased electricity bills and increased lamp failure rates. Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/39672-emergency-lights-fixing/#findComment-439323 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lwillis Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Do your customers also know they are going to have unnecessary increased electricity bills and increased lamp failure rates. Lamps? Thought everyone was fitting LED fittings? Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/39672-emergency-lights-fixing/#findComment-439329 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simlec Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Lamps? Thought everyone was fitting LED fittings? Doing yourself out of work lol Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/39672-emergency-lights-fixing/#findComment-439330 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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