Browse Forums Lighting + Lighting Design 1 Jul 14, 2012 1:44 pm Hi, Owner building - Looking for ideas for suppliers of GOOD QUALITY, INEXPENSIVE wall plates that are slimline, white, and come in the full range of combinations, horizontal and vertical - switches, power sockets, date plates, tv etc etc.... Clipsal are out of the budget...any ideas/suggestions anyone? Want to match everything including the data, tv telephone sockets as well as the power combinations and dimmer switches. Re: good, inexpensive lighting switches, sockets, wallplates 2Jul 15, 2012 9:04 pm Hi, im an electrician and i would stick with clipsal. You can try 'le grand' they make a nice range. But personally clipsal slimline range all the way Re: good, inexpensive lighting switches, sockets, wallplates 3Jul 15, 2012 9:47 pm would love to go with clipsal - but completely out of the budget as we need so many.... Re: good, inexpensive lighting switches, sockets, wallplates 4Jul 16, 2012 8:37 am Pulset are cheap - http://www.sparkydirect.com.au/p/932568 ... lgpo2.html, but they don't have the full range of plates, so you can't get matching data points. I haven't used them, so I don't know if you can buy a switch plate and remove the switches and install data sockets. As LimelightAdam says, I would stick with Clipsal, particularly if you want slimline. What are you basing your pricing on? Clipsal's RRP? They are much cheaper at trade pricing - e.g. a SC2025WE with an RRP of $24.70 can be had for about $10 Re: good, inexpensive lighting switches, sockets, wallplates 5Jul 16, 2012 3:45 pm Quality Wide range Cheap .....Pick any two(at most) The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: good, inexpensive lighting switches, sockets, wallplates 7Jul 16, 2012 4:42 pm well....good as in "not bad" and cheap as in "not too expensive" Re: good, inexpensive lighting switches, sockets, wallplates 8Jul 16, 2012 5:35 pm we have upgraded through our builder, who uses Clipsal, to slimline white, they were $5 each, cost us about $350 to upgrade all our power points and light switches. It was $55 for each pp above the builder's standard 20, so we did spend a few dollars there https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=43937&start=0 Bought a block in Golden Grove - Jan 2011 Finally finished our design, Mar 2012, *yay* Signed with ADH council consent June 12 I am planning to get shelly dimmers added to the non-smart switches that control light. It has no affect on the mechanical functioning of the switch and this is wired… 1 1428 Building Standards; Getting It Right! 1. optional, you can but normally just use the earth from the main switch board 2. should be enough but the distance determines voltage drop - sparky should work it… 1 28804 I have a really long hallway which is 1100mm W x 11500mm L I would appreciate if anyone can give suggestions to light it up with Linear LED lights that goes from wall to… 0 8810 |