Hi there,
Following my recent success at installing some porch lights off an FCU, the missus now decides that she wants the porch on the side of the house doing in the same way. Why she couldn't have told me this before, I have absolutely no idea... but I digress.
Anyway, because of the layout of the house, it'd actually be more convenient to amend the existing front porch lights layout in some way, rather than create a separate spur etc.
At present, the front porch lights use the FCU as their functional switch. However, she now wants the front and side porch to have their own independent switch. I don't like the idea of sticking another FCU in, so is it possible for me to use a 2-gang switch (coming off the single FCU) to control the two sets of porch lights?
I'm assuming this is OK?
Both porches have similar cable lengths, similar PIR switching capacity and a similar total demand (105w or 0.43 amps).
If this is acceptable, could somebody take a look at the switching diagram I've drawn below and tell me if it's correct? I've deduced the layout from other threads but would prefer someone more experienced to give me the nod... or cruelly mock me.
Thanks,
W
Following my recent success at installing some porch lights off an FCU, the missus now decides that she wants the porch on the side of the house doing in the same way. Why she couldn't have told me this before, I have absolutely no idea... but I digress.
Anyway, because of the layout of the house, it'd actually be more convenient to amend the existing front porch lights layout in some way, rather than create a separate spur etc.
At present, the front porch lights use the FCU as their functional switch. However, she now wants the front and side porch to have their own independent switch. I don't like the idea of sticking another FCU in, so is it possible for me to use a 2-gang switch (coming off the single FCU) to control the two sets of porch lights?
I'm assuming this is OK?
Both porches have similar cable lengths, similar PIR switching capacity and a similar total demand (105w or 0.43 amps).
If this is acceptable, could somebody take a look at the switching diagram I've drawn below and tell me if it's correct? I've deduced the layout from other threads but would prefer someone more experienced to give me the nod... or cruelly mock me.
Thanks,
W