3A fuse for bathroom fan

[Rockingit]

This thread is comedy gold, sorry. Strikes me that if it's really such a big deal, then given that in a new build it's all LED lighting anyway, just stick a 3A CPD at the start of the whole lighting circuit, job done.

 

[wiresnpliers]

This thread is comedy gold, sorry. Strikes me that if it's really such a big deal, then given that in a new build it's all LED lighting anyway, just stick a 3A CPD at the start of the whole lighting circuit, job done.

I'm trying to offer a solution, most of us want to comply with the regulations. New builds are a small proportion of the installations out there, and even in new builds I haven't seen the whole circuit protected protected with a 3 amp fuse as you suggest. If it is such an obvious (to you) easy fix, why isn't it done? And if it's no 'big deal' to you, thank you for your contribution.

 

[Rockingit]

I'm trying to offer a solution, most of us want to comply with the regulations. New builds are a small proportion of the installations out there, and even in new builds I haven't seen the whole circuit protected protected with a 3 amp fuse as you suggest. If it is such an obvious (to you) easy fix, why isn't it done? And if it's no 'big deal' to you, thank you for your contribution.

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[MJPD29]

I hate to be negative when someone is trying to be creative, but I see no market for this. I use grid switches all the time to make up what i want and it's all already out there at a cheap price, but still more often than not the customer doesn't want to see the fuse at the switch, they would rather have it out of sight.

 

[wiresnpliers]

I hate to be negative when someone is trying to be creative, but I see no market for this. I use grid switches all the time to make up what i want and it's all already out there at a cheap price, but still more often than not the customer doesn't want to see the fuse at the switch, they would rather have it out of sight.

Fair point.

 

[brianmoooore]

Which presumably means any future works on the fan are done in the dark.....

I wrote main light. Very few bathrooms have just one light these days, and since I invested in a top quality head torch a few years ago, nowhere I work now is "in the dark".

 

[DPG]

I wrote main light. Very few bathrooms have just one light these days, and since I invested in a top quality head torch a few years ago, nowhere I work now is "in the dark".

I still don't think the main light should be fed from the fan isolator.

 

[brianmoooore]

Number of fans I've come across turned off for no good reason if light not also through isolator = plenty.
Number of fans I've come across turned off for no good reason when main light also fed though isolator = very, very few, if not zero.

 

[pc1966]

Out of curiosity, does anyone know if this 3A fuse requierment is also seen on fans sold in the EU where small fuses are pretty much unheard of for mains supply use?

 

[snowhead]

Light switch, Fan isolator, Fuse.

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