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CASE STUDY 1     -     THE MAGIC WELL
Location: The garden of a 400 year old house with a view of the Solent.
Job Description: This property changed ownership about a year ago and the new owners wanted to
make a feature of the old well.
In their own words, the effect we achieved was "Magical".


The finished magical well

The finished "Magical Well".
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The original well

The original well, before we started work.
The following sequence of photos gives an idea of the work involved in transforming the well,
but some trade of our secrets are not revealed and some subtle details have been missed out for obvious reasons.
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The well had been plugged

The well had been plugged with a concrete plug some years ago and a plastic liner had been fitted around the side walls.
The capping stones were all loose and it was generally in a sorry state.
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Removing the plug and liner revealed some surprises

Removing the plug and liner revealed an old bulkhead light, strapped to a piece of rusty metal pipe,
crumbling mortar, an old plastic water pipe and several other surprises.
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Brick and render

The brick & render work was done by the award winning Stuart from Bunney Builders with obvious results.
Interleaved with Stuart's work, we fitted the cabling for the new lights.
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hiding of cables to the lights

The cables to the lights need to be invisible when the work is complete, so they run in conduits
under the paving to the switching point.
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custom made brackets are fitted to the brickwork

Custom made brackets were fitted to Stuart's brickwork to hold the new lights.
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The double ended LED lights in place

High quality solid aluminium double ended LED lights in place.
This setup floods light down and up from the lighting points, giving a spectacular overall effect.
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Testing the lights before fitting the grill

Testing the lights is always a good idea before fitting the grill.
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Lights and grill in place

The magic well with safety grill and capping stones in place, thanks to Bunney Builders.
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The full effect on a rainy evening with well and canopy lights on

Complete magic on a rainy evening with paving replaced by Bunney Builders.
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CASE STUDY 2     -     THE MOBILE WORKSHOP
Location: Southampton.
Job Description: This customer needed a van kitted out as a mobile workshop.
The work on the van is detailed here and two sites were setup as mains hookups.


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Fitting the flap covered van hookup

The first job was to fit a suitable pickup point to the van.


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Once the van hookup is installed this is how the van gets mains power

Once the van hookup is installed, this is how the van gets mains power.


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Sockets,lights and RCD protected distribution board inside the van

Sockets, lights and RCD protected distribution board inside the van.
For a mobile installation it's important that everything can withstand the stress of moving.
It's no good having the lights fall off the ceiling every time you hit a speed bump !


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CASE STUDY 3     -     KITCHEN ANTI-FLOOD DEVICE
Location: A bungalow on the edge of the New Forest.
Job Description: An elderly lady with poor hearing and eyesight was in the habit of leaving the kitchen taps running and
walking away, leaving the kitchen to flood. On fitting her 2nd kitchen after water damage, her family
decided to look for a solution. Handbasin style, self close taps were not acceptable to the customer,
as she wanted a normal monoblock mixer tap. Our solution was to fit a motion sensor in the kitchen ceiling
trained on the sink area, controlling a pair of electrically operated valves. On detecting lack of movement
in the sink area, both the hot and cold water supply to the kitchen mixer tap is shut off.


Kitchen taps in the off position

Kitchen taps in the off position.
Kitchen taps in the on position with water running

Kitchen taps in the on position with water running.
Kitchen taps in the on position with electrically operated valved closed when kitchen is unoccupied

Kitchen taps in the on position with electrically operated valved closed when kitchen is unoccupied.
Ceiling mounted motion sensor trained on the kitchen sink

Ceiling mounted motion sensor trained on the kitchen sink.
Control electronics for taking input from motion sensor and opening or closing valved accordingly

Control electronics for taking input from motion sensor and opening or closing valved accordingly.
The electrically operated valves fit neatly behind the waste trap under the sink

The electrically operated valves fit neatly behind the waste trap under the sink.

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CASE STUDY 4     -     AUTOMATIC KITCHEN CUPBOARD LIGHTING
Location: A house near Hill Lane, Southampton.
Job Description: This dark cupboard in the corner of a kitchen had a serious lack of lighting nearby.
The solution was to feed light into the cupboard with a pair of light pipes.


A dark Kitchen Cupboard needs lighting up

A dark Kitchen Cupboard needs lighting up.
A spine of light that comes on when the door is opened

A spine of light that comes on when the door is opened.
Closeup of the light and the switch near the top of the door that operates the light

Closeup of the light and the switch near the top of the door that operates the light.
Lights in the corners help flood the cupboard as it gets filled from the supermarket

Lights in the corners help flood the cupboard as it gets filled from the supermarket.

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