Nuaire Drimaster PIV ??

[Richnap83]

Hi, I have just purchased a nuaire drimaster PIV and need to connect the power. I have a socket wired in the attic and would like to fit a plug. The instructions say " the two core mains cable should be connected to a fixed wiring installation, via the isolator, via the spur. It says on the spur to use a 1Amp fuse. Can I wire a plug with a 3amp fuse and plug it in?

thanks

 

[Andy™]

Can I wire a plug with a 3amp fuse and plug it in?

thanks

erm...

. It says on the spur to use a 1Amp fuse.

maybe you should try using a 1a fuse which is stated?

 

[Richnap83]

I know, I sound daft!! I got a 1 amp fuse but it doesn't  sit right in the plug. It seems too small. It's just a standard 13a plug that I had lying around. I have searched online but can't find a plug with a 1 amp fuse already in. Please excuse my total ignorance on the subject! 

Thanks

 

[Andy™]

if it doesnt fit then you have the wrong fuse

 

[Richnap83]

Thanks, that's a big help. 

 

[Andy™]

What colour is the fuse ?

im expecting a 20x5 clear glass fuse

 

[Doc Hudson]

I know, I sound daft!! I got a 1 amp fuse but it doesn't  sit right in the plug. It seems too small. It's just a standard 13a plug that I had lying around. I have searched online but can't find a plug with a 1 amp fuse already in. Please excuse my total ignorance on the subject! 

Thanks

You have the wrong fuse then, there is more than just the current rating to consider when selecting fuses, the physical dimensions are also important. You don't have to buy a plug just to get a fuse:  https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Main_Index/Necessities_Index/Plug_Top_Fuses/index.html

Doc H.

 

[kerching]

My money is on a BS 646 shaver adaptor   type fuse

 

[Sidewinder]

Thanks, that's a big help. 

It is really as BS1362 plug top fuses are colour coded, and those of us "in the know" would know if you told us the colour of your 1A fuse, if it was potentially a BS1362 fuse to fit in a BS1363 plug top.

 

[Tony S]

It is really as BS1362 plug top fuses are colour coded, and those of us "in the know" would know if you told us the colour of your 1A fuse, if it was potentially a BS1362 fuse to fit in a BS1363 plug top.

Not all are. BS1362 1A, 2A, 7A and 10A fuses are black.

 

[Andy™]

Not all are. BS1362 1A, 2A, 7A and 10A fuses are black.

and 5a. only 3 & 13 are different

 

[Tony S]

Thought 5A were blue?

 

[Andy™]

never seen a blue one, only red brown & black

 

[Tony S]

I'm going back in to the mists of time. About 1980

 

[Sidewinder]

Exactly, so they are colour coded, red for 3A, brown for 13A, black for all other ratings.

Yes, I knew that, but if the OP had come back with any other colour than black, we would have known it was not a suitable fuse FFS!

 

[Tony S]

Knew I'd seen one somewhere

 

[Sidewinder]

Yeah that's the old colours Tony.