5 amp lighting - where to source?

3 years ago

Hello. We are about to embark on a house renovation project and our architect has included several 5 amp sockets for lighting in the electrics plan. I like the idea of being able to turn lamps on from the main switch at the entrance to a room. However I have no idea where to purchase 5 amp lamps from. Is anyone able to help put me in the right direction for these? Also, do you think it’s worth proceeding with the 5 amp power points? Or should we simply proceed with standard 13 amp socket points? Thanks in advance for your help!

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OnePlan
3 years ago
I had something along these lines in a past property ... I used normal lamps that had a really small triangle plug into a small socket - we were given a load of the diddy plugs by the electrician and told we could use them on any lamps ?! Hope that helps ?
Daza
3 years ago
yep, a standard lamp will be fine, but would need the plug changing on it to a 5A one (round pins). it's just the plug socket that's different so that nothing else can be plugged in there. Might be nice to have but I think the benefit is diminishing these days with smart lighting.
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5 amp lighting - where to source?

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