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andyww
Hi - New member here - great forum by the way - really useful!
I have a dumb question:
I have been asked to run some decking lights for a customer - the house consumer unit is not RCD protected. They have a conservatory built on the back of the house with one double RCD socket run as a spur from the main ring circuit in the house. I want to take a feed from this rcd socket to power the lights (4 x 2w LED IP65 decking lights) via a FCU and a switch. Can anyone advise how I ensure RCD protection on this light circuit? I'm assuming that the RCD socket will not operate in the case of a fault on the light spur, and I can't find an 'rcd protected light switch'.
One option I have considered is: a plug into the RCD socket with flex to a FCU, then out to the lights? Any advice/suggestions very welcome!
Thanks
Andy
I have a dumb question:
I have been asked to run some decking lights for a customer - the house consumer unit is not RCD protected. They have a conservatory built on the back of the house with one double RCD socket run as a spur from the main ring circuit in the house. I want to take a feed from this rcd socket to power the lights (4 x 2w LED IP65 decking lights) via a FCU and a switch. Can anyone advise how I ensure RCD protection on this light circuit? I'm assuming that the RCD socket will not operate in the case of a fault on the light spur, and I can't find an 'rcd protected light switch'.
One option I have considered is: a plug into the RCD socket with flex to a FCU, then out to the lights? Any advice/suggestions very welcome!
Thanks
Andy