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Grid switch ratings enquiry

Had an interesting chat with a tech dept this afternoon after coming across some grid switches in a domestic kitchen.


Four grid switches (sharing a common backbox) are each fed via their own 16A cb's, and each feeds 1G sockets (for a cooker hood, fridge freezer, etc). Ignoring the cable sizes (the focus being on the grid switches), given the 13A plug fuses limits the loads in each cct, would you have the current rating of the grid switches equal to or higher than the 16A cb's (e.g. 20A), or lower (but equal to or higher than the socket rating e.g. 13A/14A)?


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  • To add to the chance of confusion, the MK technical data for Logic Plus range states:


    Current rating

    13A

    (3 Gang Switchsocket 13A total)


    which without any further information, it would be reasonable to interpret as though the 2 gang was 2 x 13A, otherwise they might have written

    (2 Gang and 3 Gang are 13A total)

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  • To add to the chance of confusion, the MK technical data for Logic Plus range states:


    Current rating

    13A

    (3 Gang Switchsocket 13A total)


    which without any further information, it would be reasonable to interpret as though the 2 gang was 2 x 13A, otherwise they might have written

    (2 Gang and 3 Gang are 13A total)

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