Recent content by boballen

Thanks for all you guys advice. I will explain again to hopefully get rid of the confusion. House 17 Years old. Defective extractor fan in bathroom. Electric light Pull switch in Bathroom. No seperate isolator switch outside bathroom. Wires to extractor fan: Blue Red Yellow and...

Ahh - OK Think I have found the answer to the home relacement of the said fan. Blue Red yellow and earth (copper) Fan has two connections L (Live) and N(Neutral) it is not necessary to earth - it says in instructions I have tested the three cables with multimeter With Pull Switch on...

thanks for all the advice! Decided to contact building control: If I as owner rI elace the unit then I dont need to sit external switch I just replace - I guess but didnt ask that if a qualified electrician relaces it then they would need to. The advice I had from them was to fit one with...

yes- I think this means I need a switch outside the bathroom? I guess there is no getting round this- as I would quite like to do the job myself and this would be beyond my skill level.

I have since been to shops where it is clearly not the case ...but can I find one to take the originally place==== I thought that the light was connected but it seems not so I will have to use one with its own cord? (unless I want some serious electrics?)

We have just moved to a 17 year oldhouse with two non working 240v extractor fans in the bathroom (about 3foot from bath). These fans have ducting in place to the room/outside. I think I cant install a 240 v replacement. If I install a low voltage model where doe the transformer go? Any...