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Thanks for the replies all.
In answer to some of the questions:
What circuit breaker is protecting the circuit and how much load is on it?
It's connected to the breaker that does the upstairs lighting.
And also, is this lighting circuit protected by a 30mA RCD?
In the breaker box, if that's the right term, is a 30ma RCD, but it's for the sockets and cooker circuits.
The lighting circuits are not protected by the RCD.
It did strike me that when I was testing the OLD pump (it was leaking), when it was spewing water out, it was a tad dangerous (water + electricity!)
Would you say having such a device on a circuit not protected by an RCD is a very bad idea??
You've put a socket on the lighting circuit?
Yes. So the lighting circuit cabling in the loft was connected to a "box" which had a 3a face plate on it, which was then connected to the OLD pump.
I replaced that face plate with a socket faceplate, and plugged the the NEW pump, on a fused plug, into that socket.
I personally don't like the pump up there at all. I just don't like a) a water pump in my loft possibly leaking b) a water pump heating up to 90 degrees in my loft.
I believe the pump was fitted by some kind of cowboy plumber/DIY'er, along with quite a few other amateur things around the house.
Until I can get my hot water pressure sorted by someone who knows what they're doing though (suspect I'd be better off with a pump next to the cylinder), I just replaced the pump.
One other question...
What type of cable (i.e thickness) should be used to spur off from the lighting cable to the socket box?
In answer to some of the questions:
What circuit breaker is protecting the circuit and how much load is on it?
It's connected to the breaker that does the upstairs lighting.
And also, is this lighting circuit protected by a 30mA RCD?
In the breaker box, if that's the right term, is a 30ma RCD, but it's for the sockets and cooker circuits.
The lighting circuits are not protected by the RCD.
It did strike me that when I was testing the OLD pump (it was leaking), when it was spewing water out, it was a tad dangerous (water + electricity!)
Would you say having such a device on a circuit not protected by an RCD is a very bad idea??
You've put a socket on the lighting circuit?
Yes. So the lighting circuit cabling in the loft was connected to a "box" which had a 3a face plate on it, which was then connected to the OLD pump.
I replaced that face plate with a socket faceplate, and plugged the the NEW pump, on a fused plug, into that socket.
I personally don't like the pump up there at all. I just don't like a) a water pump in my loft possibly leaking b) a water pump heating up to 90 degrees in my loft.
I believe the pump was fitted by some kind of cowboy plumber/DIY'er, along with quite a few other amateur things around the house.
Until I can get my hot water pressure sorted by someone who knows what they're doing though (suspect I'd be better off with a pump next to the cylinder), I just replaced the pump.
One other question...
What type of cable (i.e thickness) should be used to spur off from the lighting cable to the socket box?
