The previous occupant of my house (1990s-built) installed power in the loft to run a few lights and a double socket for a TV signal booster plus external security lights.
The power source is a spur from an immersion heater switch in the airing cupboard, via a fused connection unit in the airing cupboard; there's then another FCU in the loft before the cable runs to the light switch and power socket. All cable is standard 2.5mm.
The immersion heater is run from a 16A circuit; there's nothing else connected to this circuit. The immersion heater is rarely used.
It all looks like a decent job to me, but I just want to check the wisdom/safety of taking the spur from the immersion heater circuit - is this okay, or should it be a spur from an ordinary ring circuit (which my fusebox tells me is rated at 32A)?
Also, what fuses should I put in the FCUs?
IanJ.
The power source is a spur from an immersion heater switch in the airing cupboard, via a fused connection unit in the airing cupboard; there's then another FCU in the loft before the cable runs to the light switch and power socket. All cable is standard 2.5mm.
The immersion heater is run from a 16A circuit; there's nothing else connected to this circuit. The immersion heater is rarely used.
It all looks like a decent job to me, but I just want to check the wisdom/safety of taking the spur from the immersion heater circuit - is this okay, or should it be a spur from an ordinary ring circuit (which my fusebox tells me is rated at 32A)?
Also, what fuses should I put in the FCUs?
IanJ.