I want to install a 500W PIR floodlight outside my house. The only place I can put it is above an upstairs window and I want to take power from the loft. The only power the loft has is for the upstairs lighting which has its own circuit breaker in the consumer unit. That circuit currently feeds just 3 lights and an extractor fan.
Can I fit a 500W light to this lighting ring or does it need to fitted to the ring main due to the high wattage?
If I can, then how? The easiest way is to install a junction box in the loft and run a spur straight to the light. I'll put a switch in as well but does this need to be fused? The circuit breaker is labelled with B6 if this means anything.
Can I fit a 500W light to this lighting ring or does it need to fitted to the ring main due to the high wattage?
If I can, then how? The easiest way is to install a junction box in the loft and run a spur straight to the light. I'll put a switch in as well but does this need to be fused? The circuit breaker is labelled with B6 if this means anything.