Power Supply To Tvs Aerial In Loft

[Sphurrell]

Can you supply to aerial booster from upstairs lighting in the loft

 

[Pete999]

Can you supply to aerial booster from upstairs lighting in the loft

Your post is a bit of a mystery mate, can you rephrase please

 

[telectrix]

think OP means can you supply a TV amp from upstairs lighting circuit as usually there's not any socket circuit cabling in an attic.my answer is that you can as long as it's a dedicated feed for an amp, caretaken to ensure that the circiut is not overloaded by plugging excessive loads in.

 

[Pete999]

think OP means can you supply a TV amp from upstairs lighting circuit as usually there's not any socket circuit cabling in an attic.my answer is that you can as long as it's a dedicated feed for an amp, caretaken to ensure that the circiut is not overloaded by plugging excessive loads in.

I was being what you called me a few weeks ago, something along the line of a sarky so and so lol

 

[DPG]

Don't see a problem with it. A few extra watts on a lighting circuit - what's the problem. Could always FCU to a 5A socket outlet to avoid someone plugging a welder in Daz

 

[Taylortwocities]

That's the only issue. Having a 13a socket on a lighting circuit.
No problem, IMO. Put a label on the socket saying "TV amplifier only". It's not like the cleaner is going to plug a MIG welder in up there.

PS that vote above is faulty. I want to be able to tick both light and amp, or add a button for both.

 

[DPG]

Just waiting for a thread to be started entitled 'I've got a 5A socket outlet in my loft - how do I connect my welder to it?' Daz

 

[Marshall Elec]

No problem at all. Its when someone wants 3kw of lighting in the loft you have to have a rethink

 

[mhar]

Why not use a masthead amp and power it via the co-ax?
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[Adam W]

If something with a 13A plug on it needs to be plugged in then a 13A socket should be provided for it, fed from a suitable circuit, ie not the lighting circuit.

If someone wants to plug something else in then a label isn't going to stop them, they'll just come up with their own argument around it, like "well nobody is watching the television" making the label completely pointless.
The OSG recommends one socket should be installed in a loft up to 12m², 2 in a loft between 12 and 25m², and 3 in a loft of over 25m².

There are various 'workarounds' to different situations which can be used as a last resort if certain circumstances prevent doing the job properly, but they are exactly that, and not to be used as a rule of thumb for the convenience of the installer.

 

[DPG]

As I said earlier, if you want to prevent someone plugging something else in then use a 5A socket. Daz

 

[Adam W]

You're not going to prevent them from plugging something in though, they'll either plug it in somewhere else via an extension lead or make an alteration so they can plug something else into the socket on the lighting circuit.
The best thing you can do is provide somewhere to plug their 'something else' in safely.