Hi, I want to put a light in the loft and a double socket, I have access to a ring main socket but no mains lights as the loft is fully boarded. Any help would be great
I was going to spur from the mains socket and add a fuse box then a junction box and then run two cables from the junction box 1 to the light switch 2 to where I want the double socket.
where it says sockets on the unit B32 ?
the loft is fully boarded
An unusual combination - nearly all new houses these days have trussed roofs which have so little unhindered space in them that boarding them is pointless, and often they are only strong enough to support the ceiling plasterboard - just the weight of boards in the loft can be too much, let alone using it for storage and walking about.its a new house only 6 month old
Where is the socket?I have access to a ring main socket but no mains lights
Hi, the easiest way to do what you require is install an unswitched FCU at the socket postion and run a 2.5mm cable from the load/outgoing side to the attic you can then safely add a switched FCU with a 3a fuse fitted for your light and as may sockets as you wish by looping off the supply cable to the FCU suppling the light.
The cable to the attic is protected by the 13a fuse in the unswitched FCU. You could install that in the attic if you prefer.
Regards,
DS
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