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Kitchen Unit Underlighting

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PostPosted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 11:29 pm    Post Subject:
Kitchen Unit Underlighting
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Im looking for the easiest way to connect low voltage halogen underlighting in my kitchen. Its in a middle floor flat so access to the lighting ring in the ceiling is difficult. The 3 sockets in the kitchen are on their own 15Amp radial circuit...
1) Can I spur off this?
2) Can the spur include a switch?
3) Would I have to include a fuse connection in the switch (the lights come witha 240v to 12v transformer)

Oh, 1 more thing, Can I add another socket to the end of a radial circuit (and isnt this effectively adding a spur to the last socket on the circuit?)

Thanks in advance for your comments.
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 10:07 am    Post Subject:
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The safest option is to add a switched fused spur box with a 3A or 5A fuse fitted (looks like a light switch, but with a fuse holder built in.) There is then no problem adding the light to a 15A radial circuit.
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