CFL Pendant Fitting

Mar 14, 2013 7 Replies
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I visited a freind in a Retirement Home on Tues. All looking very homely except for a few bare CFLs in his hallway.



I noticed the lampholder was something I hadn't see before so I didn't offer to go back to fit some lampshades without doing a bit of research.



It seems the lampholder only accepts a special CFL (I guess the control gear is in the lampholder).



What are the issues around fitting a lampshade - I am guessing a conventional one with a ring will be too small. I think there were 3 lugs around the lampholder.


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A

Do your friend a favour and swap the fittings for something like

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The 3 pin fittings date back to old Part L building regs and are no longer used.

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IIRC they only take a certain type of lamp, which cost an arm & a leg.

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That had a simply wonderful inevitability about it. So pleased I decided to follow this thread. :)

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And the three pin cfl lamps are just the same as the 2 pin cfls regarding lamp shades.

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D

Can I safely assume that the ceiling rose is conventional and I would really only need to change the lampholder to a conventional one? (Thought - I wonder if they are part of a maintained emergency circuit?)

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YES:-) Just change the lampholder. That's what I would do.

Any emergency lighting will not be powering a 3 pin lamp.

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