just wondering how i would certify this type of installation, would i take the highest resistance value of r1+r2 of the lighting circuit and use this to add to ze? would i also have seperate values for the two circuits recorded on the EIC. any help eould be very welcome:confused:
I have a FCU (fused spur box)controlling a spur off a ring main in a lean too shed
Is it ok to fit a fused spur fused 2A feeding a 100W fixed bulkhead fitting controlled by a 1 way switch on the end of the spur the total load is not over 5A with other loads.
I'm just about to do a PIR in a shop that hasn't been tested for many years.
One thing I noticed on a walk round was an electric water heater in the toilet for hot water to the basin. No problem with that, but the switch spur was mounted right next to the sink.
Since it's not a bathroom, there...
I posted earlier about the fact that I had no earth 0n the toilet light and I was going to use a fused spur for an extractor fan. The property was buit in early 60's and many light circuits were not earthed at that time.
Could I also supply the toilet light from the same spur to gain an earth...
I went to a house last week where the live cable on the supply side of a spur (old colours, red) was coloured black as it had been burnt by what looked to be arcing due to loose connection. So i changed the old spur for a new one, as the old spur was all burnt and discoloured. Now the customer...
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I was called to a house last week to fix a faulty boiler Upon checking it was obvious that the PCB had blown However, the boiler was connected directly to the cu via a multi switch panel No fused spur ? I quoted a repair including the installation of a spur to protect the boiler Hence...
I have fitted an RCD fused spur to that covers the bathroom lights.
The spur is fitted at the top of the wall outside the bathroom touching the ceiling.
The customer is complaining that the fused spur should be accessible. In my opinion it is.
I have looked through the regs and can find nothing...
i recently had to add a spur from a ring to supply a item of fixed equipment. I took the supply from a socket into to a switched fused spur and placed the necessary fuse for the equipment directly after the socket then a 10 meter cable run to a flex outlet connection unit then a 0.5m flex cord...
Working on a ground floor flat which has a seperate bathroom other side of corridor and approx 10 meters away with concrete floors and tank with imersion heater in cupboard on first floor.
Light and extractor fan to bathroom are supplied from another flat meter which has now got to be corrected...
A plumber I am working with has a job to fit an electronic flush mechanism toilet.
The toilet comes in a complete kit with cistern and frame.
The frame has a back box mounted near floor level with instructions that a fused spur is to be mounted there.
This kit is German or American I think and...
hi everyone
if i had a fault on an outside socket and the fused spur was switched off inside what controls outside socket would it still trip the rcd
hope that makes sense
hello every1, i want to put a extractor fan in a shop kitchen, the easiest method from looking at the job would be to come off the cooker switch with a fused spur and power the extractor fan this way. its only a small extract fan, ive not bought it yet so i would say its no more than 1-2 Amps...
Hey guys, I have a fused spur in my living room for an electric fire place to go, however I do not want one as I am building units the whole way across and having my tv centered instead. So is it possible for me to replace the blanking plate for a double socket or such like so that I can have...
Hi all,
Is it permited to add a fused spur feeding an outside light from an unfused spur from a ring.
I know its ok to have one unfused spur from a ring.
The setup is as follows:
RING ----- Unfused spur --------- FCU -------- Outside light.
Regards
Simon.
Hi Guys,
Need some points clarifying with regard to adding a fused spur outlet to an existing household ring.
The ring and in fact the whole house is not 17th - ie: no rcds at all.
If I'm extending the circuit to include a new spur outlet am I right in thinking that an rcd will be needed...
Hi guys I have been asked to add a spur to feed an extraction hood in a friends kitchen. Their is a double socket available to take a 13amp FSpur from.
I have made a quick drawing here:
The bit in red is what I am wanting to do. Can anyone tell me if this is within regulations? I will take...
anyone know if there is a double switched fused spur on the market reason being I have recently installed a double
socket for a tv and dvd point at high level and the wall bracket is only 30mm from wall, thus giving insufficient depth for a plug top.
My idea is to remove the double socket and...
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