Advice
Welcome to the Sparks Blog - the Advice section.
There are many products on our website, and the manufacturers of these great products offer advice on installing, fitting, and developing them, so we also inform the customers of this advice.
Select from the topics available by choosing advice related to the consumer units, electrical items, energy saving tips, heating, lighting design, smart home system, switches and sockets, ventilation, installation guides, rules and regulations, and many others.
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Can Street LED Lighting Improve the Safety of your Neighbourhood? (3 case studies)
This article explores whether public exterior lighting - and in particular LED lighting - is...
How Teucer takes Human Centric Lighting to the Next Level with skyLUX
Teucer has long offered one of the most comprehensive ranges of LED strips, drivers profiles and...
How to Avoid Disappointment when Dimming Retrofit LED Lamps - 9 General Rules
Everyone in the know will tell you that LEDs will dominate the lighting world, having made their...
Best of Both Worlds - Traditional Light Fittings using Vintage-Style LEDs
A few years ago, the main argument when it came to the return of traditional style lighting was...
Winter Blues and LED Lights: can the LEDs be used as a Treatment?
Winter is coming around the corner and many of us can expect to experience the 'winter blues',...
LED Replaces Halogen, and how the EU Ban on Halogen Lamps Affects You
On the 1st of September 2018 the EU ban on halogen bulbs has come into full effect; after more...
LED Dimmers are now Available in All your Favorite Plates and Finishes!
The constant development of the LED lighting technology pushes the dimming industry forward; it is...
Quick Guide to Painting your Plaster or Ceramic Paintable Wall Lights
Do you fancy a different color for your wall lights? We at Sparks offer quite a lot of plaster...
Trimless Lights Guide: What Plastered-in Light Fitting do I Need?
A trimless light fitting is a plastered-in fitting, a light fitting that has "no trim" because it...
Save Money, Save the Enviroment, and get Excellent Light with LED Lights
If you're not convinced that the LED lights are the future of lighting (at least the near future)...
Can I Keep my Low Voltage Recessed Lights and yet use them with LED Lamps?
We get asked hundreds of questions concerning how to do more energy saving lighting, from, "Do I...
Here's one for your IdeaBooks: LED Bedroom and Living Room Wall Lights
We have been writing on the blog regarding LED lamps ever since they were a novelty, and now the...
Stay Warm and Keep it Bright this Christmas with us at SparksDirect!
Christmas is a little over a month away, but many of us are already considering what present...
What Light Fittings should we Install Outdoors when it Rains and it's Wet?
It's raining. This is not abnormal here in the UK, especially during this time of the year, but...
Paintable Lights, Switches, and Sockets for Total Colour Coordination
Why would people paint their light fittings?, one would ask, and the answer is quite simple, To...
Paintable Lights, Switches, and Sockets for Total Colour Coordination
Why would people paint their light fittings?, one would ask, and the answer is quite simple, To...
Plumen 001 and Plumen 002, the World's First Designer Low Energy Light Bulbs!
Many times the light bulb is associated with a new idea, a brilliant thought, or an interesting thing one thinks of. However, even though...
Illuminati Lighting - High Quality Italian Design Ceiling Suspension Lights
Illuminati Lighting, a high quality Italian design lights, is an extremely solid company offering...
Vintage Lamps for Stylish Lighting vs using Energy Saving Light Bulbs
We were reading the LuxReview article on, "I love candles as much as the next guy, but..." in...
Videos of Rako Wireless and Wired LED Dimming Solutions for Home or Office
We at Sparks love the people at Rako and their great products, and we're so glad that they put out...
It's Possible to have an Invisible Light Switch with Clear Plate
It is possible to obtain an invisible light switch with the clear plates offered both by Forbes and Lomax and Hamilton (the Perception CFX range).
Dimming the Bathroom Lights: How to Dim the Bathroom Ceiling Lights?
As an electrical wholesaler we get asked a lot of questions both via our trade counter in Archway,...
Lux Live 2014: What we Saw and Loved during our Short Visit to this Lighting Show
One more year, one more LuxLive - this time it was #LuxLive2014 on Twitter - where many lighting...
The Best GU10 LED Lamp on Durability, Performance, and Energy Saving (Video)
In June 2014 Integral LED was awarded by "Which?" with the "Best Buy for GU10 LED bulb" on the...
How to Program Varilight V-Pro dimmers to Optimize the Performance of Dimmable LED Lighting
Varilight is a very much praised and appreciated brand especially because of its great LED dimmer...
More about the Green-I Energy Saving PIR Sensors, Dimmers, and Timer Switches
With 40 years of experience of producing Energy Saving Controls for lighting, heating, and...
How you can have LED Lighting all Around the House even on a Low Budget!
The LED lights are no longer merely a fancy light-emitting diodes solution for coloured lighting...
The Best LED Dimmers for the Dimmable LED Lights - We're Almost There!
More and more of our customers are preferring the LED lights to the halogen or fluorescent lights,...
It's Time to Change that Light Bulb with an LED Lamp - More Energy Efficient!
As the LED lights the LED lighting is being developed and is advancing, there's the same question...
Did You See the New Illuma High Powered LED Track Spotlights Video Presentation?
A little over 1 week ago we had the privilege to be visited by someone at Illuma Lighting, and so...