gemar

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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 11:26 pm Post Subject: wall lights |
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Is it in order to wire wall light with there own built in switch into the back of wall sockets |
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BR

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securespark

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Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 12:10 am Post Subject: |
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I think I can decipher this. He is asking "Is it Ok to wire a wall light with an integral switch directly into the socket circuit?"
If this is the question, then no.
You have to fuse the circuit down using a fused spur (FCU) ie feed the fused spur in an appropriately sized cable from the socket, assuming that socket is suitable to tap off from, then from the spur you can run a feed to the wall light(s). If you are using switched wall lights, the spur does not need to be switched, but if your wall lights are unswitched, you could use a switched spur to turn them on and off. OR you could feed the wall lights from an unswitched spur as mentioned and fit a local light switch to isolate them.
Use a 3A fuse in the spur either way. |
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BR

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Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 4:13 pm Post Subject: |
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My apologies, I can make sence of it now, but a little rewording would have made it alot clearer |
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