switch that does nothing
- Thread starter jefoss
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Do you have a disused immersion heater supply?
Certainly sounds like a 20A DP switch if it has a neon on it.
Most likely to have been an immersion heater supply.
Most likely to have been an immersion heater supply.
Calling a Sparky in would be the safest option.
However, if it was an immersion heater you may find it runs from its own fuse/breaker in the consumer unit. trial and error removing fuses or tripping breakers may isolate whether it is a) on its own isolator and b) nothing else is connected to it.
If that's so you may be able to isolate it at both ends - do you have a multimeter?
Is there only one cable running to it? It could also have been underfloor heating (perhaps unlikely) or someone's attempt to control an under-worktop socket for washing machine, dishwasher etc. - in that last case it might be on the main ring.
However, if it was an immersion heater you may find it runs from its own fuse/breaker in the consumer unit. trial and error removing fuses or tripping breakers may isolate whether it is a) on its own isolator and b) nothing else is connected to it.
If that's so you may be able to isolate it at both ends - do you have a multimeter?
Is there only one cable running to it? It could also have been underfloor heating (perhaps unlikely) or someone's attempt to control an under-worktop socket for washing machine, dishwasher etc. - in that last case it might be on the main ring.
you could put the wires into suitably rated connector blocks and fit a blank plate over the back box.
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