MK TEST FISH KEY FOR SECRET EMERGENCY LIGHT SWITCHES

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Life expectancy will vary depending on the make of the battery – with some makes it is four years, some five years. When the life expectancy date expires the batteries should be changed. It is a good idea that when a battery is changed the date of installation is written on the battery for future reference. Safelincs supply spare batteries.

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Hi it was with interest that I read your comments, as an electrician and a fire tech all emergency lighting should be on local supply i.e. the local lighting circuit I fully understand your frustration in my day,many moons ago, very few buildings other than entertainment and sleeping risks had EL and to test them I simple went to the switch room and threw the main switch then walked the premises. But even then there was times (hotels etc) when you could not switch the normal lighting off for safety reasons. The longevity of emergency lights is better if lamps are changed before they are fully failing. However, this recommendation probably only applies if an organisation has a contractor for the maintenance of emergency lighting and the costs of a call-out were to be substantial. In such a case pre-emptive maintenance (changing while the light is still working) makes sense.

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Publicly accessible buildings as well as most businesses are required by law to provide emergency escape lighting. What key types of emergency lights are there? A non-maintained emergency light will only light up in the event of a mains power failure and will also stay lit for the minimum emergency duration required. Non-maintained emergency lights are likely to be found in offices, shops andfactories. Also just because the indication LED is lit does NOT mean the EL will work as required. All the LED indicates is that the batteries are being charged.

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Yes if you are testing/servicing on the discharge test then no lights would be a problem for persons working in those areas and so this would need doing when unoccupied - so I can see the logic behind the key switches not shutting off power - but that would only be for green LEDs and not red LEDs that would be difficult to visually see - similar if 3 tube lighting is working and one of the tubes is the EL light you wouldn't know if that EL unit was working if the main lights are still being powered... Escape lighting should not be on it's own circuit unless of the maintained type or part of a central battery system as it should operate on local circuit failure. Toilet facilities for use by disabled people and/or any multiple closet facilities without borrowed light should have emergency escape illumination from at least one luminaire. Organisations may have to provide emergency escape lighting in each cubicle if there is no borrowed light. What are the rules for rented properties? It seems that the EL does not extinguish the power to the main lights when operating the test. We have even had redesign building work down to the ground floor area and the main and EL has been fitted new installation. Now when I asked why the power does not go out on the main lights when I operate the test on the EL, I've been told this is how they are wired now.Hi All, I've been reading through all these posts, trying to work out how Emergency Exit lights should be wired with Test switches and think I've worked it out from the varying posts here and on other forums. single pole, 2-way secret key switch. Part of the MK Grid Plus System. Modules simply clip into place from the front of the mounting frame (sold separately). An emergency lighting system should be installed by an electrician who specialises in emergency lighting. We have keypad entry systems but a contractor has wired up the power feed to it from the Emergency lighting system - IE: when you do a key test on the EL the keypad loses power and so can't be used to gain entry into the office (this is also the case for 3 other doors into our office). Five or six storey house converted to self-contained flats require conventional lighting and emergency escape lighting. Importantly, common escape routes should be well lit.

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After all escape lighting is still emergency lighting, just that provided specifically for the purposes of providing sufficient illumination of exit routes to allow safe egress. Single occupancy houses and houses of multiple occupancy up to two storeys high only need conventional lighting, whereas three and four storeys may require emergency escape lighting if the escape route is complex and there is no effective borrowed light. It's swings and roundabouts in the building as some areas the key switch shuts off the power to the lights (per room, location) and illuminates the EL. The new refurbished areas the key switch does not cut power to the lights, and with some EL units being part of the main lights this poses a problem to actually see if they are working or not. Yes they have green LEDs in them but you have to look closely to see if they are actually coming on as required. As a school is only occupied during the hours of daylight, emergency lighting is not therefore required. However, should the school be used out of hours, in the hall for example, then emergency lighting should be installed in the hall and the exit routes from it. The ‘responsible person’ should have the final say on this and might want to consult the local fire officer.Flexible, key-operated 16AX rated switch. Assemble with other products into a modular front plate to create a grid. Dont know about carp, but theres nothing wrong with pike, tastes ok & even better if you'vedone the catching.

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The room I'm re-wiring has 3x 6ft Flourescents and (at the moment) 2x EL Exit lights. I'm going to see about adding a couple of other EL's, but for the moment I just need to connect up the existing fittings, which all seem to work.A test for the full duration (usually three hours) of the emergency lights must be carried out once a year. The emergency lights must still be working at the end of this test. The result must be recorded and, if failures are detected, these must be remedied as soon as possible. All emergency lighting systems must be tested monthly. The test is a short functional test in accordance with BS EN 50172:2004 / BS 5266-8:2004. Now the refurbishment on the ground floor seems to be wired up in the 'new' way - does not extinguish power to mains.