yup.... or a pull cord switch.
FCU in bathroom
- Thread starter ccam108
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yup.... or a pull cord switch.
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You should get out more then........
Would that be a pull cord switch working the lights?
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So that'll be a light switch then... 
You're right about the rest though.
An awkward argument there, when the sky 'engineer' arrives and you plug his extension in then that isnt protected, when you run an extension to vaccume the car, that isnt protected. Even if some are RCD protected then that doesnt stop the person with a faulty appliance or ext lead in plugging into another socket that doesn't trip out, therefore all sockets with the exception of ones behind fixed appliances should be RCD protected. Thats my interpretation of the reg mind.
so the guy living on the 14th floor of a block of flats is going to need RCD protected sockets incase he bungs an extension lead out of the window to vacuum his car?
and what sky installer in his right mind is using a plug in drill these days? they use battery SDS surely? " excuse me luv, where can I plug this transformer in?"
Back to the original question, could you run a cable from that outlet and fit a ceiling pull switch?
Yes.
But wouldn't a thermostat be better?
But wouldn't a thermostat be better?
OK this seems to have gone way off track.
RCDs: I'll sort when I am adding more sockets to the ring.
Thermostat: Nope, as the towel rail is low power and doesn't actually heat the room. The flat is always warm anyway, even with heating off at this time of year.
Replacing blanking plate with switched FCU: Hasn't been answered. Am I right in saying that since it is over 600mm from bath edge, it is outside of zones, therefore OK?
Colin C
RCDs: I'll sort when I am adding more sockets to the ring.
Thermostat: Nope, as the towel rail is low power and doesn't actually heat the room. The flat is always warm anyway, even with heating off at this time of year.
Replacing blanking plate with switched FCU: Hasn't been answered. Am I right in saying that since it is over 600mm from bath edge, it is outside of zones, therefore OK?
Colin C
is the towel rail fused else where?
Yes, by an FCU in the meter cupboard you can see in the original photos.
However, I want to do away with this and run an un-fused spur in 2.5mm off the ring main to a switched FCU in the bathroom.
Colin C
Why?
Ease of use.
Can you not interupt the cable between the cu and the bathroom and install a switch outside the bathroom? Whats directly on the other side of the wall behind the blank plate in the bathroom?
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