the low‑voltage bathroom extractor fan and the fused spur

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A recent EICR inspection at my let property identified a couple of remedial items that need attention, including the low‑voltage bathroom extractor fan and the fused spur. I’d like to arrange for these to be addressed promptly to ensure the property remains fully compliant.


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Where can I get double socket with fused spur to rectify the above issue?


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Do low voltage fan extract come with a transformer or I have to buy separately , if so where can I get them
 
It would be easier to change the MCB that protects the 6mm cable to a 32A one than fit an FCU and your local Screwfix or Toolstation will supply an SELV fan with transformer.
 
t would be easier to change the MCB that protects the 6mm cable to a 32A
do you mean connecting the 6mm cable at the consumer unit to 32 MBC and leave the the 2x double socked in the kitchen as they are would solve the problem.
oolstation will supply an SELV fan with transformer.
found then but they are for wall mounted, the one i have is window mounted, see pic. is there an alternative
 

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I presume that the perceived issue (if it is valid) relates the the size of the cable(s) which are 'spurred from a 6mm² cable'. If we are talking about a single 'spur' cable originating from the 6mm² one (but serving both sockets) then, if, as is quite probably the case, it is 2.5mm², then that cable would not be adequately protected by a 40A MCB and nor (if they were two double sockets) would that cable be adequately protected by the potential 4 x 13A (i.e. 52A total) plug downstream plug fuses. If the MCB were changed to 32A , then that would again not give adequate protection to a single 2.5mm² cable serving two double sockets - but (depending on 'installation method') it probably would provide adequate protection if they were single sockets and/or if there were two separate spurs from the 6mm² cable, since the downstream protected provided by the plug fuses would then be adequate.

An FCU with a 13Afuse in the feed to the sockets would certainly remove those issues, but that would obviously limit the total load across both sockets to 13A.
 

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