Recent content by billyrae

Many thanks for all your help. This is a great forum. Very few give real answers and certainly not this quickly. I build websites for a living and this is good work. Well done!

Good points well made. One final question as you seem to know what you're talking about. One other guy asked this question but didn't get a straight answer...If I'm connecting the fan to a lighting circuit do I have to fit a FCU? I know it would be desireable but do I have to for the unit to be...

Thanks for the quick reply. So am I right in saying that the isolator is for convenience rather than a safety requirement as I can always switch off the entire lighting circuit at the consumer unit to work on the fan?

Hi folks, Sorry if I'm being thick but from a safety perspective what is the purpose of the triple pole isolator. How does this help if it's always switched on as would normally be the case? I am in the process of installing a fan connected to a 6amp lightiung circuit. cheers for any help.