Adding aditional lighting to switch

[Adam W]

Didn't actully mean about the TV booster

I was regarding when people fit sockets in their lofts fed from a lighting circuit

I don't think there is such a thing as a socket for one item of equipment - this seems to work until the vacuum cleaner needs to be plugged in somewhere convenient, then it's "needs must".

 

[Adam W]

Yeah but a decent sparky doesn't go for 500v first do they?

A decent one doesn't, no, but an 'indecent' one gets a low reading at 250v so tries it at 500v to see what they get then. Still a low reading and it goes up to 1000v. I've heard of someone even getting hold of one of those old wind-up IR testers to get the voltage higher still.

 

[Stroppy]

I don't think there is such a thing as a socket for one item of equipment

There sort-of is: an FCU. Then you can fuse it appropriately too.

 

[bigbaddave]

Yeah extra sockets in the loft for the train set, spurred off the radial that was already there (the one for the TV booster run off the lighting circuit).

"Hi everyone I have a problem with my fuse box tripping. Every time I turn on the heater it trips everything out."

My wife has bought me an electric shower for Christmas.. Can I take out the light and fit it to this?

 

[Adam W]

There sort-of is: an FCU. Then you can fuse it appropriately too.

If there is absolutely no way of extending the final circuit into the loft (which I doubt) I think that would be the better solution, although it still involves chopping the plug off.

 

[Adam W]

My wife has bought me an electric shower for Christmas.. Can I take out the light and fit it to this?

Yeah but you'll need to use 1.5mm cable otherwise you won't get it in the switch.

 

[shocking_eg]

So fit FCU with 3a fuse then that supply's a socket outlet for the tv amp without the need to cut off the plug

The 3a fuse limits the socket from any other high powered appliances being plugged in

 

[Adam W]

So fit FCU with 3a fuse then that supply's a socket outlet for the tv amp without the need to cut off the plug

The 3a fuse limits the socket from any other high powered appliances being plugged in

It limits the socket by blowing if too much current is drawn. Chances are the first thing the customer will do is change the fuse, quite possibly for a 13A one. Then the MCB will operate, taking all the lights out with it, and the customer falls down the stairs and breaks their neck.

 

[shocking_eg]

Then they should learn a lesson by it