Switches & Sockets Advice & Latest Information

Our expert tip for choosing the right switches & sockets for your home is to choose your dimmer switches first. Make sure they're LED compatible and will work with your lights. Then choose the corresponding switches & sockets that go with them.

  1. Kinetic Switches: The Simple Way to Add Wireless Control

    Kinetic Switches: The Simple Way to Add Wireless Control
    Kinetic switches generate their own power from each press, sending a wireless signal to a receiver—so there’s no battery and no switch-wire. That means fast, flexible installation and the freedom to position a switch almost anywhere (walls, tiles, glass).
  2. How LED Dimmer Switches Work and How to Choose the Right One

    How LED Dimmer Switches Work and How to Choose the Right One
    LED dimmer switches are specially designed to handle the unique way LED lights operate. Traditional dimmers for old incandescent bulbs simply lowered the voltage to make the filament glow dimmer.
  3. Choosing The Best Consumer Unit

    Choosing The Best Consumer Unit
    Electrical wiring in homes needs to be connected through a consumer unit in order to have electricity properly distributed. The main purpose of a consumer unit is to have separate circuits for different areas of the home that are protected by a circuit breaker.
  4. What is a Smart Downlight?

    What is a Smart Downlight?
    A smart downlight isn’t a light fitting that’s been to university. It’s not got a degree and isn’t educated to a higher level.
  5. Ultimate Guide To Dimmer Switches In 2017

    Ultimate Guide To Dimmer Switches In 2017
    The ability to fine-tune the level of light that is given off by a fitting is highly desirable in many settings, not least the home.
  6. Lutron Lighting & Grafik Eye

    Lutron Lighting & Grafik Eye
    If you’re searching for a Lutron Grafik Eye lighting system, look no further. We are proud to stock an impressive selection of lighting control options for your perusal.
  7. Lighting Controllers for LED Strip Lights

    Lighting Controllers for LED Strip Lights
    Our lighting controllers allow you to control LED strip lights in anyway you want. Whether you want a simple dimming system to dim single colour LED strip lights or if want to control multiple colour changing runs using one controller, we can assist.
  8. What Are The Main Features Of Varlight Dimmer Switches?

    What Are The Main Features Of Varlight Dimmer Switches?
    Varilight dimmer switches have an industry wide reputation for being exceptional products. They deliver high-quality performance, have a long-life and are innovative. All Varilight dimmer switches are sold at extremely competitive prices. Read more here
  9. Trailing edge Or Leading Edge Dimmer Switch For LED Downlights?

    Trailing edge Or Leading Edge Dimmer Switch For LED Downlights?
    One of the advantages of fitting LED downlights is that you can fit LED dimmer switches in order to adjust the amount of light in a room. Dimming lights are both practical and attractive as they can improve the look of a room by giving it a stylish ambient glow as well as being adjustable to suit different situations. But
  10. Benefits Of Dimmable LED Downlights

    Benefits Of Dimmable LED Downlights
    By dimming your downlights, you can have the ability to control your mood lighting for rooms around your home. A room where this could be useful could be in your bathroom where you need bright light on some occasions whereas on others, you may wish to dim down your lighting as you are unwinding in your bath. The major benefit
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