Loft Wiring..

[Stuuk1]

Hi guys,

I can't see a problem with this but just after some reassurance.

In my loft I'm having a boiler installed so going to put some power and lighting up there for it including a solid flooring.

I've run the upstairs ring up there for a double socket. I want to provide a spur for the boiler but instead of extending the upstairs lighting to the loft, is it bad practice to include 2x fused spurs - 1 for the boiler and one switched spur for the lighting?

The two spurs will be wired in to the ring and not as spurs...

Thanks

 

[Sintra]

Sounds fine to me

 

[DHES]

Nothing wrong as long as the spurs are fused correctly

 

[kingeri]

As long as spurs are on the ring, i.e. not a spur off a spur, then it's ok,although if you're not a spark, there are other considerations to extending circuits!

 

[Stuuk1]

No no, I am a spark just don't do domestic stuff...

Thanks for the replies guys!

 

[Engineer54]

Why would you want to put 2 FCU's in, when the upstairs lighting circuit is readily available to tap into?? It's not as if the existing upstairs lighting circuit is going to be stressed, before of after your extension to have lights in the loft area....

 

[High Tower]

As E54 says come off the end of the lighting circuit, better job !!

 

[MDJ]

yep a better Job, however nothing wrong with the ring either IMO.

 

[High Tower]

Nope nothing wrong with it what so ever

 

[Engineer54]

I didn't say that anthing was wrong with the proposed method. Just that it seemed a bit daft, when the upstairs lighting circuit is fully exposed and readily available to tap into... lol!!

 

[onions1066]

If the lights are wired 3 plate obviously. Feeds at switches could be a problem

 

[Engineer54]

If the lights are wired 3 plate obviously. Feeds at switches could be a problem

Thankfully, those installations are in the very small minority!! lol!!

 

[onions1066]

We are back into it now, we do most of our domestic rewires feeding switches. Just seems the light fittings from ikea are getting bigger and bigger and the room for the connections are getting smaller and smaller. And Ashley have now brought out a switch with a neutral connection which is handy. Everyone a winner. ( apart from the guy trying to feed his boiler off the lights lol )

 

[yellowvanman]

Thankfully, those installations are in the very small minority!! lol!!

Depends on how old the house is. Getting more popular though.

 

[Engineer54]

Depends on how old the house is. Getting more popular though.

Mores the pity!!..lol!!