Could i just chop into this or is 16 amp to big for a shaver socket to be on
SHaver sockets are about 20VA so yes 16A is too much. You could put a 3A FCU on the load side and run it from there.
Could i just chop into this or is 16 amp to big for a shaver socket to be on
But you're not adding a circuit to the bathroom, so there are no regulations which apply to your addition that require it to be on an RCD apart from 522.6.7 & 522.6.8(v).But you are obliged to make your additions comply with the regs, so while you do not need to RCD the existing stuff you need to RCD the addition (even if you wire it in a way that the cable does not need RCD protection)
On that basis so is 6A. Or 3A.SHaver sockets are about 20VA so yes 16A is too much.
Ah - so only 35x what the accessory needs, that makes sense....You could put a 3A FCU on the load side and run it from there.
and what about running a seperate wire to the the mcb/rcbo? so it ends up with two wires in it (one the upstairs lighting the other the shaver socket)
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