Hope he takes the advice given to call in an electrician.
As this is in special location he needs to adhere to the regs for this area most importantly as it will be an addition the said work that is.
Is it possible to take power for a 1.kw towel rail heater and extractor from a lighting circuit
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As this is in special location he needs to adhere to the regs for this area most importantly as it will be an addition the said work that is.
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They will probably do the job regardless. When I was young, RCDs didn't exist, fuseboards were all wire, and earthing on lighting non existent. Somehow we all lived to tell the tale, despite our mother's knitting and leaving knitting needles lying around.. Very few properties like that exist now.
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'All' .... ??? Everyone.....???
It's good to know that no one dies from electric shock back in your day.
Plenty got blown across the room, all learnt electricity is dangerous
. Now was there an odd death, yes, of course there was, but in percentage terms, you're probably looking at something like 0.0001% of the population. No kids I know if we're killed, I know of far more sparkies killed by electricity.Peckhamboy72
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Hi, Happy Hippie Dad, you say you don't want to give advice then don't, I never asked you personally, why bother joining an advisory forum if that's the case?
Secondly I'm not a DIYer ive only just qualified to L2/3 & 18th edition but lack the working/practical knowledge that was the whole point if me joining so I didn't just steam in and do the job without taking advice first,.
For all those that did part with your knowledge, I appreciate and thank you and when I'm in a position of wisdom and experience , I will also carry on to the next generation.
Thanks again.
Secondly I'm not a DIYer ive only just qualified to L2/3 & 18th edition but lack the working/practical knowledge that was the whole point if me joining so I didn't just steam in and do the job without taking advice first,.
For all those that did part with your knowledge, I appreciate and thank you and when I'm in a position of wisdom and experience , I will also carry on to the next generation.
Thanks again.
One thing you will find about the forum members is that they are not mind readers, and don't know your background. So it does help if you make that clear from the outset. You will also find we don't like 'spoon feeding' people, so if you have a problem, and explain what you think is a potential answer, you get a much better response. In fact the 'old dudes' on here will go out of their way to guide you through the regs, and possible solutions and pitfalls of your proposed answer.
Welcome to the forum, and we look forward to helping you learn and understand what can be a rather complicated set of conundrums posed by the regs.
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The assumption was probably made as your question is posted in the DIY Q&A area?
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As Chewbacca said, we (and me) are not mind readers.
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so you're 'qualified' yet your first question was can you put 1.5kw (6.52a) through a 6a MCB.... doesn't say much for your training / qualifications...
Give the lad a chance, at least hes here asking questions
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Chewbacca, Richard the Ninth, Special Location, Binky, I appreciate the positivity, the other negatives posts, you know what you can do.!
I will be posting again,
PPS. I did the job, using your advice it went well.
1.5mm t&e into a wago box for lighting circuit, 3 core for connection to a isolate switch and fan.
Feed from socket to towel rail (friend told me it was 1.5kw but In visiting it was 200w silver style.
I put 2.5mm cable to rail in trunking buried in the wall, but it does have RCD protection.
I will be posting again,
PPS. I did the job, using your advice it went well.
1.5mm t&e into a wago box for lighting circuit, 3 core for connection to a isolate switch and fan.
Feed from socket to towel rail (friend told me it was 1.5kw but In visiting it was 200w silver style.
I put 2.5mm cable to rail in trunking buried in the wall, but it does have RCD protection.
You need to get an Electrician to do this.
Where would someone start from?
18th edition regulations?
Electrical design?
You have to get a separate circuit for this or be part of a ring final circuit
I dont think he is qualified.
Why couldn't he work it out?
His design concrpt is very wrong, why connect to light circuit?
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If you stop and read the whole thread your comments are factually incorrect.
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try reading the thread properly.
why from a ring and not a radial?
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Keep asking questions Peckham. We all started somewhere. Do say you're just starting out next time, rather than DIY post.
Apologies if my post annoyed you, that wasn't the intent. I generally do just ignore DIY posts, but must have been in a more confrontational mood than normal.
Why don't you post up all your results, or even the minor works Certificate and the guys here can go through it with you if you like.
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