In message , Gordon Henderson
writes
In article ,
Andy Dingley wrote:
Two chandeliers, one small, one medium. At present they're on chains
from a screwed in hook plate, with a tin bucket rose over chocolate
block.

For easier cleaning I'd like to replace this with a slide-in
connector. Klik do their well-known one, there's also the Lewden
ceiling maestro that TLC sell.
http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Main_Ind..._Menu_Index/Li
ghting_Accessories_2/index.html

The Klik is less than convincing as a mechanical connector, but it's
cheap (couple of quid from Direct Electrical).

The Lewden looks like a sensible dovetail wedge, but it's twelve quid
each.

Both claim 5kg load, which I understand is a regulatory limit on
flexible cord suspension. Klik then claim 10kg limit on the fitting
itself, or 15kg for the Lewden with a hook and chain. I find the Klik
hard to believe here - that's quite a weight for the tiny clips, and
how do you support any weight _except_ by the cord alone?

Any hands-on experience of either of them? Thanks.

Just don't do this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLy5sP4gl1g


Had to happen ...




;-)

We have a fancy one in the livingroom - it's held up by 2 independant
loops of 220lb nylon cord which we use to lower it from the room above...
(Suspened from hooks screwed into a large addition to the joist which
was used to support the old gas lighting - well, I'm suspecting that's
what it was for as there is some old piping nearby and a few scorch
marks surrounding it)

Gordon

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geoff