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I have a conundrum..
I have an old consumer unit that does not yet have RCD protection, (wired in the early 90s). At some point I will be getting a sparx to replace the MCBs with RCBOs or even the whole unit.
For the wirlpool, I am installing an RCD circuit breaker on the wall outside the bathroom and running to a flex outlet under the bath, to connect to to the water pump. I understand that if the FCU is protected by the bath Panel its ok to be in the bathroom?
The bathroom also has an existing old fashioned light with shaver socket. I am replacing this with a mirrored LED lit cabinet/shaver socket. The install instructions advise Spur off the 6A lighting circuit to FCU behind the cabinet.
But I don't yet have RCBOs on the lights.
Am I better to run a spur off the wirlpool spur (off the new RCD) up the wall to an FCU switch with flex for the cabinet or re-use the old wiring for the light and shaver socket to an FCU switch?
Ultimately it will have RCBOs in, but not for a while.
thanks for suggestions
I have an old consumer unit that does not yet have RCD protection, (wired in the early 90s). At some point I will be getting a sparx to replace the MCBs with RCBOs or even the whole unit.
For the wirlpool, I am installing an RCD circuit breaker on the wall outside the bathroom and running to a flex outlet under the bath, to connect to to the water pump. I understand that if the FCU is protected by the bath Panel its ok to be in the bathroom?
The bathroom also has an existing old fashioned light with shaver socket. I am replacing this with a mirrored LED lit cabinet/shaver socket. The install instructions advise Spur off the 6A lighting circuit to FCU behind the cabinet.
But I don't yet have RCBOs on the lights.
Am I better to run a spur off the wirlpool spur (off the new RCD) up the wall to an FCU switch with flex for the cabinet or re-use the old wiring for the light and shaver socket to an FCU switch?
Ultimately it will have RCBOs in, but not for a while.
thanks for suggestions