Emergency lighting for elderly couple

GaleSF63

You can get battery-operated candles with remote controls, and I have recently bought a head-torch which lights up the whole room. It seems really good though I don't know how long the batteries will last.
LED Head Torch, Autkors COB Headlamp Super Bright Headlight with 3 Light Modes, Lightweight and Comfort to Wear for Running, Camping, Fishing etc. : Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools

Green_hopeful

We got the first light installed tonight. We got these ones. https://www.electricaldirect.co.uk/product/integral-led-5w-emergency-led-bulkhead-light-ip65-4000k-cool-white-white-645385 And because we got 6 they were slightly cheaper. We picked them because they are a bit brighter. We put a cable and plug on them because then we can charge them up and see where they were best placed. The first one we put in the bedroom near the door. 

I briefly turned the main light off to show my father in law. He panicked and said he was going to fall over because the light was off, so it was a good call to have them entirely automatic. 

We have them set as non maintained so they only come on if there is no power. They give 3 hours light if the power goes off. 

I think I will still get some more portable ones because they probably need something for the bathroom. 

adindas

Dolor said:

After reading this thread, I rang my daughter and asked her what she intended to do to help her elderly and vulnerable parents?

Her response was 4 candles. Apart from making me laugh, I couldn’t see how a Two Ronnies sketch was going to light my way up to bed.

I sense that, as yet, she doesn’t deem us to be vulnerable. She did say that if the lights went out she would pop round to see how we are, as we are the ones with the 13.5kW battery.

I think you might want to buy four candles for her and ask her to keep as she will need it for herself following her own presciption when she is getting old. 

MikeJXE

How about battery lights motion detected  you can stick to the skirting board or anywhere you want 

adindas

For those who propose a proper emergency lighting such as like bulkhead

https://www.electricaldirect.co.uk/product/integral-led-5w-emergency-led-bulkhead-light-ip65-4000k-cool-white-white-645385

or this

https://cpc.farnell.com/red-arrow/lfacled-2/led-bulkhead-maintained-3-5w-6500k/dp/LA07719

It is important to make people aware that you will need an electrician to wire it.

I you do not want to pay for an electrician, the simplest solution without the need to wire it, is to buy emergency lighting that could be plugged into the socket and it will automaticity turn on when there is a power cut.

But the disadvantage is that the socket is already engaged all the time and it can not be used for other purpose any-longer.

Green_hopeful

We are plugging them into a socket but we thought we could plug them into an extension lead supplying the normal lights that they never turn off at the socket. That way they are always charging unless the power goes off. 

pete-20-11

The only downside will be if there’s a power cut at say 3am? Suddenly woken by the light coming on? 

RobM99

pete-20-11 said:

The only downside will be if there’s a power cut at say 3am? Suddenly woken by the light coming on? 

Not impossible, agreed, highly unlikely though.

Martico

They'd probably qualify for extra support in the event of a power cut if they sign up on the priority services register 

Norman_Castle

Green_hopeful said:

We got the first light installed tonight. We got these ones. https://www.electricaldirect.co.uk/product/integral-led-5w-emergency-led-bulkhead-light-ip65-4000k-cool-white-white-645385 And because we got 6 they were slightly cheaper. We picked them because they are a bit brighter. We put a cable and plug on them

I've got a few similar lights which I've wired with a cable and plug to use as portable work lights however as they're designed to be hard wired into the electrical wiring there is no cable clamp on them as there would be on a light designed to be portable. I've expertly bodged mine with carefully sited cable ties, without these it would be possible to pull the wires out leaving a live wire loose. No idea if yours are similar but if so I wouldn't rely on just the cable connecting screws.