Fitting a switched light off a socket

[Schinklegroover]

Apologies if this is covered elsewhere - I just can't seem to find the specific details anywhere.

I'm looking to install a PIR-controlled lamp at my front door, with a conventional lightswitch as an over-ride. I've got a power supply courtesy of a socket on the other side of the wall (in the garage). I've previously put a switched spur and run a security lamp off it, but would rather use a conventional lightswitch in this instance. However, this obviously doesn't have the protection of the fused switch.

Should I be looking to put a fused spur in the garage and then carry that through to power the switch and light in the house?

Cheers for any help,

Dan

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

Should I be looking to put a fused spur in the garage and then carry that through to power the switch and light in the house?

If you want to install a conventional type rocker switch, you would indeed need to take a fused connection unit (FCU) from the socket outlet, down fuse to 3-5A.
Then install you switch after the FCU.
This method of installation would mean that the neutral conductor would be going to the switch, so the neutral from the light would then be directly terminated, using a terminal block. and the line (live conductor) would be terminated across the switch terminals.

 

[RF Lighting]

Yes that's fine. Supply an unswitched fused spur fitted with a 3A fuse from the socket, and then wire up your light with a standard light switch as per the lighting diagrams in the DIYnot wiki.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

You should also read this: //www.diynot.com/wiki/electrics:walls