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Hi all,
Just wanted to ask a quickie here, as I'm confusing myself about what a previous owner has done with some garage wiring.
Basically, attached garage has a double switched wall box in it (and has since prior to my ownership). Some investigation this weekend seems to suggest it runs off a FCU on the other side of the wall (in the living room). This was wired a bit cack handed, with the feed/load all mismatched, which I've corrected. It's a bit odd, as the PO was an old guy who had a office job, and the job looks very much like it's been a paid job by a competent professional.
Anyway, through some works I did more than a year ago, I used a 2 foot (approx) fluorescent strip light and added a fused plug, then used it from the double switch with it crudely attached to the roof baton as a 'make do'. The time has come to make something a bit more permanent.
I've got a light switch wall box (the 'workshop' variety) and I've got a basic ceiling rose knocking about. The idea is to spur off the socket to add a simple switched ceiling light.
So, I'd planned on spurring off the double socket in the garage (which is the only thing off the FCU in the lounge), then to the switch, then off to the ceiling rose. As the circuit should already be protected by the 13A FCU, is it excessive (or even necessary) to put a 3A FCU on the lighting spur?
The garage itself is a glorified shed, and I tend to only run basic things off the sockets (orbital buffer, mower, dremelt etc.) if that's of any consequence.
Advice appreciated, questions welcome!
Just wanted to ask a quickie here, as I'm confusing myself about what a previous owner has done with some garage wiring.
Basically, attached garage has a double switched wall box in it (and has since prior to my ownership). Some investigation this weekend seems to suggest it runs off a FCU on the other side of the wall (in the living room). This was wired a bit cack handed, with the feed/load all mismatched, which I've corrected. It's a bit odd, as the PO was an old guy who had a office job, and the job looks very much like it's been a paid job by a competent professional.
Anyway, through some works I did more than a year ago, I used a 2 foot (approx) fluorescent strip light and added a fused plug, then used it from the double switch with it crudely attached to the roof baton as a 'make do'. The time has come to make something a bit more permanent.
I've got a light switch wall box (the 'workshop' variety) and I've got a basic ceiling rose knocking about. The idea is to spur off the socket to add a simple switched ceiling light.
So, I'd planned on spurring off the double socket in the garage (which is the only thing off the FCU in the lounge), then to the switch, then off to the ceiling rose. As the circuit should already be protected by the 13A FCU, is it excessive (or even necessary) to put a 3A FCU on the lighting spur?
The garage itself is a glorified shed, and I tend to only run basic things off the sockets (orbital buffer, mower, dremelt etc.) if that's of any consequence.
Advice appreciated, questions welcome!