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[AndyRoid]

Any recommendations?

Don't buy the ones Mark got, the build quality was pants even on a good day.

Now if my bloody sparky brother would pick up the bastid phone   

You don't need one if you are changing like for like

I'm guessing for garage, it doesn't have to be weatherproof. Any advantages to using non weatherproof - less to get dirty/aged etc?

Non IP is cheaper, but flimsier.
If it's just hanging in the garage, it won't make any odds.

[AndyRoid]

Just to clarify Jaime, Mark (DTM) is right about the lights however the student decided to save an extra few quid by going for cheap Chinese crap fittings for me to work with which made the job 3 times longer as I had to make good on what the manufacturer couldn't.

If he ever does something like that to me again, I'm going to present him with a bill for a test & cert to curb his Ebeneezer ways 

[05omegav6]

Quite right too...

[chrisgixer]

Ah the old penny wise pound foolish approach. He'll make a "good" manager.

[Gaffers]

Just to clarify Jaime, Mark (DTM) is right about the lights however the student decided to save an extra few quid by going for cheap Chinese crap fittings for me to work with which made the job 3 times longer as I had to make good on what the manufacturer couldn't.

If he ever does something like that to me again, I'm going to present him with a bill for a test & cert to curb his Ebeneezer ways 

Which reminds me, once you are up and about I may have a little work to throw your way.  I am fitting the brewery in to the shed and I don't want to keep running an extension cable out to it

[Marks DTM Calib]

I have to say I have fitted plenty of those light fittings and never had an issue with fitting.

[chrisgixer]

I have to say I have fitted plenty of those light fittings and never had an issue with fitting.

I wonder if there is some confusion over which Mark is which.... Mark.

Mark says the ones Mark bought are not the ones Mark recommended Mark.


Regards

Mark

[aaronjb]

I wonder if there is some confusion over which Mark is which.... Mark.

Mark says the ones Mark bought are not the ones Mark recommended Mark.


Regards

Mark

 

[AndyRoid]

I have to say I have fitted plenty of those light fittings and never had an issue with fitting.

Mark as in Tunnie mate, not you.

When I finally did get the diffuser to let go and removed the tube, you could see it was clearly cheap crap.
Nothing in place to stop the tube conductors from dropping and resting against the diffuser when it was up on the ceiling, wafer thin diffusers cracking because you had to exert excessive force to release them from the fitting to start with, yada, yada.

[AndyRoid]

Which reminds me, once you are up and about I may have a little work to throw your way.  I am fitting the brewery in to the shed and I don't want to keep running an extension cable out to it

More than happy mate but you'll have to do the actual work to install as my strength/stamina is somewhat limited, but I am still strong enough to operate a meter and sign a bit of paper for you to get it legal and above board.

I have to say I have fitted plenty of those light fittings and never had an issue with fitting.

I wonder if there is some confusion over which Mark is which.... Mark.

Mark says the ones Mark bought are not the ones Mark recommended Mark.


Regards

Mark

Just noticed that......superb 

[TheBoy]

Just to clarify Jaime, Mark (DTM) is right about the lights however the student decided to save an extra few quid by going for cheap Chinese crap fittings for me to work with which made the job 3 times longer as I had to make good on what the manufacturer couldn't.

If he ever does something like that to me again, I'm going to present him with a bill for a test & cert to curb his Ebeneezer ways 

So the fittings MDTM recommended are good then? And tunnie bought something else?

Or have I misunderstood?

[chrisgixer]

Just to clarify Jaime, Mark (DTM) is right about the lights however the student decided to save an extra few quid by going for cheap Chinese crap fittings for me to work with which made the job 3 times longer as I had to make good on what the manufacturer couldn't.

If he ever does something like that to me again, I'm going to present him with a bill for a test & cert to curb his Ebeneezer ways 

So the fittings MDTM recommended are good then? And tunnie bought something else?

Or have I misunderstood?

Yep. Mark said.

[AndyRoid]

So the fittings MDTM recommended are good then? And tunnie bought something else?

Or have I misunderstood?

From what I remember of the original post I couldn't find anything wrong with Mark's original suggestion, however they didn't look the same "in the flesh" when I got to Tunnie's and it transpired that he had "had a result" (his words) when purchasing them.
I should have sussed then really, but I trusted him to follow instructions   

[The Sheriff]

So the fittings MDTM recommended are good then? And tunnie bought something else?

Or have I misunderstood?

From what I remember of the original post I couldn't find anything wrong with Mark's original suggestion, however they didn't look the same "in the flesh" when I got to Tunnie's and it transpired that he had "had a result" (his words) when purchasing them.
I should have sussed then really, but I trusted him to follow instructions 

Cheap Chinese copies of cheap Chinese lights.

[TheBoy]

So the fittings MDTM recommended are good then? And tunnie bought something else?

Or have I misunderstood?

From what I remember of the original post I couldn't find anything wrong with Mark's original suggestion, however they didn't look the same "in the flesh" when I got to Tunnie's and it transpired that he had "had a result" (his words) when purchasing them.
I should have sussed then really, but I trusted him to follow instructions 

And I thought you were clever