Distinctive Lighting Interior Cat 2024 - Flipbook - Page 739
TECHNICAL ADVICE & INFORMATION
GENERAL 2 YEAR GUARANTEE – All fittings supplied from this
catalogue, have a manufacturer’s minimum guarantee of 2 years.
This means that in normal and fair service, (and without incorrect or
inappropriate installation or location), any product sold by Distinctive
Lighting or its partners should have no fault develop within a minimum
of 2 years from purchase. Any fault that is found is covered by guarantee
to be repaired or replaced at the suppliers cost, within this period. ALL
Lighting warranties/guarantees do not cover out of pocket expenses or
consequential costs.
GENERAL NOTES
1. FINISHES. Many of the finishes used on these ranges are hand applied
(patinated) and some small variations and irregularities in the finish are
to be expected from fitting to fitting. This is part of the process of
manufacture and, far from being a problem it is an important part of
the nature of hand made and hand finished items. In particular, fittings
with the Old Painted Bronze (OPB) finish will vary between ranges,
which may appear quite significant, as they come from a number of
different manufacturers.
2. LAMP-HOLDER TYPES. Most fittings are constructed with either
E14 lamp-holders (small Edison screw, sometimes referred to as SES or
with E27 lamp-holders (standard Edison screw, sometimes referred to
as ES. Appropriate E14 and E27 lamps are widely available in a range
of styles, wattages and lights sources including incandescent and LED.
Some of these lamp-holders are now supplied with threaded skirts,
together with candle tubes and shade rings. This means that these
products can be used either as a fitting with candle tubes and candle
lamps, or with glass using the shade ring. Additionally we make certain
fittings which use G9 and GX53 lamps. Lamps are usually supplied with
these fittings.
3. WATTAGES. Most fittings shown in the catalogue are shown with
Maximum Wattage recommendations. These recommendations are
calculated mainly by heat capability, as there is a correlation between
heat and wattage. However, in many countries traditional incandescent
lamps, such as 100W GLS are no longer available. There are now many
new versions of lamps in the market, lower wattage but similar light
performance such as halogen replacement, compact fluorescent and
LED. Most fittings wattage capacity and certification has been based on
the criteria using an Incandescent lamp and so when choosing lamps,
please take care to ensure that wattages specified are of no more than
the equivalent original incandescent lamps. In the case of LED, the
wattages are far lower, but some of these can still run very hot, not
dissimilar to incandescent of much higher power.
4. FLUSH CONVERT/DUAL MOUNT. A few of the chain models
are constructed so that they can be easily modified from a chain fitting
into a semi-flush fitting. Note that once converted to semi-flush it is
not then possible to easily convert back to a chain fitting, as some rewiring is likely to be required.
5. CUSTOMISATION. Some of our ranges supplied in matt black
can be relatively easily patinated into finishes such as Black/Gold, Black/
Copper etc. Equally, for chain suspended fittings that need extra chain
and cable, these can also be relatively easily undertaken. Both such
modifications may incur longer lead times and will have small additional
costs added to the price. (See current Terms and Conditions.). Beyond
this, with appropriate lead time and client budget, more specialised
changes can be undertaken such as different colours completely,
changes to dimensions and design modifications and even fully bespoke
fittings can be considered due to our varied manufacturing resources
available. Once production has begun a customised product cannot be
cancelled or returned.
6. COMPLIANCE/ APPROVALS. All products within this catalogue
conform with the European Union Low Voltage Directive, BS EN
60598-1:2008, the product standard for luminaires recognised across
Europe and all fittings are CE marked. Every luminaire is individually
tested to ensure that the product is electrically sound and meets the
company’s quality standards. A unique test / batch number is then
applied to the fitting. Please contact us for further details or advise us
of your local needs.
We are manufacturing members of the UK Lighting Industry Association
and conform to all aspects of the Lighting Industry Association Code of
Practice for luminaire production.
SAFETY & COMPLIANCE
Safety is paramount with all lighting, and especially when
used outdoors. All of the products within this catalogue are
manufactured to be safe and fit for their intended purposes.
All products are made to CE and UKCA Standards. They are
fully inspected and tested for electrical safety and function. They
are all constructed to BS EN 60598-1:2015 standards and all
bathroom models are IP rated to ensure suitable protection
against the ingress of water.
The company is also certified ISO9001 compliant in both of
our major European locations to further show commitment and
competence in the manufacturing and supply of safe and reliable
product.
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