Hi there,
I recently changed my existing central heating system to have a combi boiler installed. In doing so we got rid of the hot water cylinder, which has now left us with a nice little cupboard to which I want to install shelving. I also want to install a cupboard light at the top of the inside door frame as the cupboard is quite dark.
There is already an existing fused spur/socket which fed the power to the immersion heater. This socket is directly connected to the consumer unit. What I would like to do is to install a push-to-break switch on the door frame to allow the light to come on each time the door is on.
My plan is to install a 5A fuse into the spur on the wall. Then feed a wire (I will use an old wire that was once used to power an electric shower, so is quite thick and is 3-core -- I assume that having a thicker wire than necessary is not a bad thing?) from the spur to the push-to-break switch (this is the one I am getting: http://tiny.cc/N31Rb ), then a wire from the switch to the light fixture.
Does that sound right? Are there any other considerations I should know about?
Many thanks!
I recently changed my existing central heating system to have a combi boiler installed. In doing so we got rid of the hot water cylinder, which has now left us with a nice little cupboard to which I want to install shelving. I also want to install a cupboard light at the top of the inside door frame as the cupboard is quite dark.
There is already an existing fused spur/socket which fed the power to the immersion heater. This socket is directly connected to the consumer unit. What I would like to do is to install a push-to-break switch on the door frame to allow the light to come on each time the door is on.
My plan is to install a 5A fuse into the spur on the wall. Then feed a wire (I will use an old wire that was once used to power an electric shower, so is quite thick and is 3-core -- I assume that having a thicker wire than necessary is not a bad thing?) from the spur to the push-to-break switch (this is the one I am getting: http://tiny.cc/N31Rb ), then a wire from the switch to the light fixture.
Does that sound right? Are there any other considerations I should know about?
Many thanks!