part L light pendants

[davidstanley]

A question for you all.

Ive just purchased a new apartment which has blinking low energy pendants in every room.

I've looked everywhere for shades or uplighters to fit the pendants ( big things ) but no one sells them.

Any ideas folks as to where i may get some ( seems a shame to rip out the pendants and replace with traditional )

or have i just found a huge whole in the market that maybe i should get knocking up in my shed !

i look forward to hearing from you

cheers, dave

 

[holmslaw]

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[Click-Sure]

The uptake of part L has been a little slow...

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Possibly because part L does not mandate the use of those low-energy pendants.

Most are installed so that the builder/developer doesn't have to have an argument with a BCO numpty, and are then promptly ripped out by the first occupant, so there's not much of a market for shades to fit....

 

[oharaf]

We got ordinary shades and put them on upside down.!!!!

Hides the luminare and looks rreally cool

Our friends have copied us

Habitwat do sell them, but they are at feckin' robin B'stard prices

 

[Taylortwocities]

Low energy pendants come with a shade adaptor ring that is 'supposed' to enable you to use regular shades. They dont work too well though.

Also, they tend to get lost by the second fix electrician.....