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Lights Supplied by 30 Amp Ring Final. B.S. 3036 Fuse.

HellOOOoooo All,


I came across a strange one today. I went to change a faulty touch dimmer switch for an ordinary light switch. I discovered that the two lights controlled by the switch did not originate at the lighting circuit, but from a 30 Amp wire fused ring final. The supply was connected to an old metal double socket box below the light switch, in an added conservatory, with a blank plate over it. I can not add a fused connection unit as the box is a double socket box. The blank plate is covered by a small easily removed panel convector heater. I was considering installing an inline fuse holder in the double socket box for the lighting circuit. The lamps are low energy types so overloading is very unlikely, but faults may occur.


Thoughts please.


Z.
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  • Can you fit a   (Grid style fuse holder ) and a (grid style blank or two ) in a (grid double box sized blank plate )

    Other makers offerings may be preferred  (examples)


    Or, is the new light switch full size - an FCU with a switch may be a possible, or a grid combo of  fuse and switch .

    At the shallow end, you could fit a double socket and plug the lights in I suppose...?

    The only real risk is if a catastrophic failure of the lights occurs so a 13A fuse would be OK.

    M.

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  • Can you fit a   (Grid style fuse holder ) and a (grid style blank or two ) in a (grid double box sized blank plate )

    Other makers offerings may be preferred  (examples)


    Or, is the new light switch full size - an FCU with a switch may be a possible, or a grid combo of  fuse and switch .

    At the shallow end, you could fit a double socket and plug the lights in I suppose...?

    The only real risk is if a catastrophic failure of the lights occurs so a 13A fuse would be OK.

    M.

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