Hi, DIYer here, also 1st post (gulp!)
I've lived in my house for 30 years, we have always had a 100mm pull cord type extractor fan in the bathroom. Over the years it has stopped working and I have simply disconnected, taken out old one, and put in a new one (same type, eg: pull cord). No probs... However....
Just had a new boiler and HW cylinder installed in the airing cupboard, and the gas engineer informs me that the extractor fan is connected to the immersion heater wiring, which is not allowed, so he has disconnected it. Which is fine by me, I was not aware of where the supply came from, and assumed it was ok?
But I now need to connect the extractor fan to some other suitable electrical supply.
Can I simply connect a pull cord type extractor fan to the existing lighting circuit in the bathroom? if so will the pull cord still owrk, or will it only work if the light is on?
Or do I need to get a new extractor fan as well as the new connection / supply? (suitable for a light circuit connection).
Cheers
I've lived in my house for 30 years, we have always had a 100mm pull cord type extractor fan in the bathroom. Over the years it has stopped working and I have simply disconnected, taken out old one, and put in a new one (same type, eg: pull cord). No probs... However....
Just had a new boiler and HW cylinder installed in the airing cupboard, and the gas engineer informs me that the extractor fan is connected to the immersion heater wiring, which is not allowed, so he has disconnected it. Which is fine by me, I was not aware of where the supply came from, and assumed it was ok?
But I now need to connect the extractor fan to some other suitable electrical supply.
Can I simply connect a pull cord type extractor fan to the existing lighting circuit in the bathroom? if so will the pull cord still owrk, or will it only work if the light is on?
Or do I need to get a new extractor fan as well as the new connection / supply? (suitable for a light circuit connection).
Cheers