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wardrobe heaters
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As the majority of these heaters are low wattage approx 15-25watt then 2 of them together would be less than a 60watt BC lamp so no hassles at all with fitting them to a light.
The golden rule though is fit as per manufacters instructions and as most of these units seem to have moulded 13amp BS 1363 plugs by cutting those plugs off to connect to a lighting system will void the warrenty.
You could if you wished actually fit a couple of BS 1363 sockets to the lighting circuit via a FCU unit with a 3amp fuse to protect the 1.0mm/1.5mm cable, but this is not a normal occurance and something to be avoided. As in the future someone might want to plug something larger into those sockets and upgrade the fuse to a 13amp without thought of the cable.
If you decide to connect to the lighting circuit direct by removing the moulded plug then again I would fit a switched FCU with a 3 amp fuse for isolation of the heaters if a fault devloped on any of them you could easily isolated the heater circuit. You could run a cable from the FCU into a small adaptable box, run the heaters back to the box and using WAGO type connectors inside the box carry out your connections.
As this would be in a bedroom I assume there is no need to notify this as your extending an existing lighting circuit, but you would need to complete a MIEWC and do all the relevant tests for the extended circuit.
The golden rule though is fit as per manufacters instructions and as most of these units seem to have moulded 13amp BS 1363 plugs by cutting those plugs off to connect to a lighting system will void the warrenty.
You could if you wished actually fit a couple of BS 1363 sockets to the lighting circuit via a FCU unit with a 3amp fuse to protect the 1.0mm/1.5mm cable, but this is not a normal occurance and something to be avoided. As in the future someone might want to plug something larger into those sockets and upgrade the fuse to a 13amp without thought of the cable.
If you decide to connect to the lighting circuit direct by removing the moulded plug then again I would fit a switched FCU with a 3 amp fuse for isolation of the heaters if a fault devloped on any of them you could easily isolated the heater circuit. You could run a cable from the FCU into a small adaptable box, run the heaters back to the box and using WAGO type connectors inside the box carry out your connections.
As this would be in a bedroom I assume there is no need to notify this as your extending an existing lighting circuit, but you would need to complete a MIEWC and do all the relevant tests for the extended circuit.
And consider fitting a smoke alarm in the wardrobe just in case
The heaters do not get very hot in free air but if covered with clothes that have fallen off their hangers some heaters can get hot enough to burn cloth.
The heaters do not get very hot in free air but if covered with clothes that have fallen off their hangers some heaters can get hot enough to burn cloth.
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