{"id":227,"date":"2011-05-10T20:20:52","date_gmt":"2011-05-10T19:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tabemasu.uk\/thecistern\/?p=227"},"modified":"2016-05-02T17:38:37","modified_gmt":"2016-05-02T16:38:37","slug":"let-there-be-light-and-there-was-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tabemasu.uk\/thecistern\/2011\/05\/10\/let-there-be-light-and-there-was-light\/","title":{"rendered":"I said “Let There Be Light,” and There Was Light…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now, this level is a bit more interesting. As I’ve been building up the layers I though it might be nice to have some underwater lights to illuminate the fish on balmy summers evenings.<\/p>\n

There’s already a mains supply to the shed (I’ll be using this to power the pump and UV clarifier later), which powers some home made 12v lamps on the patio:<\/p>\n

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Made with copper pipe and fittings with 12v festoon laps. I originally tried LED lamps but found these a bit too harsh, so switched to normal filament lamps.<\/p>\n

So I’ve concocted a design for the underwater lamps using pickled chilli jars (empty of course), some folded aluminium sheets, and some G4 halogen lamp fittings. Then I can just link it up to my exiting cabling, swap the single gang switch for a two gang, and hey presto!<\/p>\n

Here’s the chilli jars firmly in place in the 5th course.<\/p>\n

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