Thankyou Garymo
You're help and guidance allowed me to take it on,for which I'm very grateful.
Will tackle this tommorow,as I'm too busy celebrating my 50th today :D
Thanks again
Thankyou Garymo
You're right, the 1A fuse is shown before the the switched line.
Thankyou so much for your help. i have a good understanding now and will take it from here.
Thanks again :D
Thankyou Garymo
No accessible loft as its an extension to the House.
Im happy to have it surface mounted in the Bathroom at least 3ft+ away from any wet source.
To recap:
1A fused spur will act as Isolating switch and can be sited inside the bathroom as long as its 600mm min away from...
Thankyou Garymo
1.It is a new fan which has not been fitted yet.
2.The previous fan was wired in without earth or an Isolator switch.
3.The new fan is double insulated and must NOT be earthed (per instructions)
4.The new fan has a timer set at 15mins after it is switched off.
5.yes it will...
Gary Thankyou
I can confirm that the switch will be at least 4 feet from any water source.
the fused spur with 1A which you mentioned, does that act as the Isolator switch or is it in addition to the Isolator switch,and lastly does it have to be waterproof :oops:
Thankyou.
The Isolator would be a foot away from the fan, and it would be 7 feet from the floor and 4 feet from showerhead.
In the wiring instructions there is a mention of 1 Phase supply 220-240V 50Hz, and the Live feed shows a 1 Amp fuse
Thankyou top everyone who responded.
Due to siting of fan and wiring etc can the Isolator switch be placed inside the bathroom near the fan, and if its an issue due to the steam and humidity etc is there a waterproof Isolator switch.
Sorry for sounding a bit dumb but Im trying to establish...
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Newbie on DIYnot.
Im replacing an extractor fan in the Bathroom with a same brand.
The new fans instructions says that a 3 pole isolator switch should be fitted however, the current fan which worked absolutely fine over several years did not have an isolator switch.
Is an isolator...