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How to fix glow and flicker

|Date: 15 January, 2020

How to fix glow and flicker

The technical team at Timeguard advise on how to eliminate glow and flicker in LED & CFL lamps in sta ...

The technical team at Timeguard advise on how to eliminate glow and flicker in LED & CFL lamps in standby/off mode. The evolution of LED, coupled with smart switches and home automation systems, h ...

15 January, 2020
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Garden Lighting: Here’s A Bright Idea

|Date: 9 October, 2019

Garden Lighting: Here’s A Bright Idea

Andy Douglas, MD at Timeguard, talks us through what to consider when specifying automatic LED lighting f ...

Andy Douglas, MD at Timeguard, talks us through what to consider when specifying automatic LED lighting for a garden. Your customer wants some automatic LED lighting for their garden, so what do you d ...

9 October, 2019
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RCD Protection: Is It Fit For Purpose?

|Date: 17 June, 2019

RCD Protection: Is It Fit For Purpose?

Andy Douglas, MD at Timeguard, asks whether your RCD protection is up to standard. It’s now two years sin ...

Andy Douglas, MD at Timeguard, asks whether your RCD protection is up to standard. It’s now two years since the latest British Standard for RCD protection and, while there has been the usual period of ...

17 June, 2019
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PIR Detectors: How To Do A PIR-fect Job

|Date: 8 April, 2019

PIR Detectors: How To Do A PIR-fect Job

With PIR detectors offering big business these days, Timeguard's Andy Douglas shares his advice to ensure ...

With PIR detectors offering big business these days, Timeguard's Andy Douglas shares his advice to ensure your profits aren’t eaten away by having to return to put a job right. Assuming you’ve bought ...

8 April, 2019
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Understanding Boiler Control ‘Buzzwords’

|Date: 31 December, 2018

Understanding Boiler Control ‘Buzzwords’

Andy Douglas, MD at Timeguard, explains what those common boiler control features mean and how you can co ...

Andy Douglas, MD at Timeguard, explains what those common boiler control features mean and how you can communicate these benefits to your customers. When replacing a traditional heating thermostat wit ...

31 December, 2018
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Harvest those Profits

|Date: 28 November, 2018

Harvest those Profits

Are you ready to offer daylight harvesting – with or without DALI control? Andy Douglas, MD at Timeguard, ...

Are you ready to offer daylight harvesting – with or without DALI control? Andy Douglas, MD at Timeguard, explains why this technology is now within the reach of smaller contractors. You will undoubte ...

28 November, 2018
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What’s On Your ‘Favourites’ List?

|Date: 6 November, 2018

What’s On Your ‘Favourites’ List?

Andy Douglas, MD at Timeguard, explains why the use of LED lighting can help you to cover all bases. Flic ...

Andy Douglas, MD at Timeguard, explains why the use of LED lighting can help you to cover all bases. Flick through an issue of PE and you’ll probably see dozens of advertisements and ideas for LED lig ...

6 November, 2018
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A Helping Hand: Why Technical Helplines Are Still So Important

|Date: 14 July, 2018

A Helping Hand: Why Technical Helplines Are Still So Important

In this increasingly digital world, how important is the humble technical helpline? Peter Staniforth, Tec ...

In this increasingly digital world, how important is the humble technical helpline? Peter Staniforth, Technical Manager at Timeguard gives his view. ‘Guaranteed quality’ is a term we hear a lot and, w ...

14 July, 2018
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Product Test: Timeguard Wi-Fi Controlled Fused Spur

|Date: 18 April, 2018

Product Test: Timeguard Wi-Fi Controlled Fused Spur

In this review Kelly Vincent of Kelly Electrics puts Timeguard’s Wi-Fi Controlled Fused Spur (FSTWIFI) to ...

In this review Kelly Vincent of Kelly Electrics puts Timeguard’s Wi-Fi Controlled Fused Spur (FSTWIFI) to good use. Smart home devices have become increasingly popular in recent times and the market h ...

18 April, 2018
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Timeguard | Lighting Product Quality

|Date: 2 November, 2017

Timeguard | Lighting Product Quality

Timeguard’s Andy Douglas explains why the latest generation of electricians are benefitting from advancem ...

Timeguard’s Andy Douglas explains why the latest generation of electricians are benefitting from advancements in lighting product quality and usability. Remember the ‘Four Yorkshiremen’ Monty Python s ...

2 November, 2017
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