Thread: Emergency Home Lighting When Power Fails

Thanks for all those suggestions, however as the post indicates just after something that plugs into a standard 3 pin plug and will come on when the power goes off - like the Click product but more reliable.

Actually Tote my neighbour has one of those lights and I know it works well. Maybe steal his as I have not seen them for sale for a long time = though I did see that Repco has something similar.

Background to the post - my 93 yo mum is getting a bit frail and easily confused - the power went off late at night and she got lost in the house in the dark and panicked and pushed her emergency pendant. She has a power point high up in the kitchen that if it had an emergency light it would light up most of the house.

The Click Night Light is exactly what is required but its reliable is so poor that it is not useable - so looking for a similar alternative.

How about something like this...
5 X PACK - Emergency Spitfire Light LED for only $28 each | eBay

Originally Posted by loanrangie

How often do you think you'll need it, easier just to keep a few torches handy.

We have three battery lamps placed strategically about the house, each uses 3 x AA cells A twist of a knob et Voila instant lighting.


If the power stays off for some hours, I boot in the petrol Gennie. By that time the neighborhood is awake anyway.

Plenty of battery back-up emergency lighting packages available through any of the fire safety suppliers, such as Flamestop, Ektor and others. These can be either hard wired into your house wiring, or simply plug into a single phase outlet. They will come on only when the power fails. This one below is from Flood Light

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Originally Posted by 101RRS

Thanks for all those suggestions, however as the post indicates just after something that plugs into a standard 3 pin plug and will come on when the power goes off - like the Click product but more reliable.

Actually Tote my neighbour has one of those lights and I know it works well. Maybe steal his as I have not seen them for sale for a long time = though I did see that Repco has something similar.

Background to the post - my 93 yo mum is getting a bit frail and easily confused - the power went off late at night and she got lost in the house in the dark and panicked and pushed her emergency pendant. She has a power point high up in the kitchen that if it had an emergency light it would light up most of the house.

The Click Night Light is exactly what is required but its reliable is so poor that it is not useable - so looking for a similar alternative.

I have something similar in the kitchen, might even be the Click product. I find there are a lot of whingers doing reviews, so it might not be as bad as you think. Also this is the problem with giving up smoking, you live a long life, but end up getting confused in the dark, and to top it all of you don't have your cigarette lighter with you when you really need it!

LED night light with removable torch Emergency light if power out Camping Fishin 9337918002040 | eBay

I have the aldi version of this

LED night light with removable torch Emergency light if power out Camping Fishin 9337918002040 | eBay

mines been going well for about 5 years now.

when alex was a tacker we had these

PEEPO - LED Torch Power Failure Night Light Rechargeable - Power Up Australia