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Delivery 7 days a week. 5 from the load side of this spur with a 13 amp fuse into the supply side of a spur in the right hand side of the box. 5mm2 twin and earth would connect between those terminals to the socket terminals. com. FREE next day delivery available, free collection in 1 minute. A 6A MCB protecting the lighting circuit will trip a long time before a 5A fuse can blow. I see,you mean article 48234. With Flex Outlet. Instructions for the alarm state 2A fcu, Fair enough if off a ring but I've dedicated a B6 MCB on the 100mA side of. . Flex Outlet. To repeat myself for claritys sake: -. 5mm swa allowing for voltage drop. PayPal accepted online. Home Forums > Screwfix Community Forum > Electricians' Talk > FCU`s. Last edited: Mar 22, 2017. ie. 1. spirits are real 2016 Screwfix Select. 60 days free credit available. With RCD. Free returns. Order British General IP66 13A Weatherproof Outdoor Switched Passive Fused Spur at Screwfix. com. Anyway,,,,,,,, as far as I know (I’m diy) the regs state that you can have a socket in a bathroom as long as it’s 3m away from a bath and/or shower and water jets. FCU: Switched/Unswitched: Switched: Temperature Range-20°C to 40 °C: Terminal Capacity: Terminals accept 3 x. Identify FCU suppling alarm. Home Forums > Screwfix Community Forum > Electricians' Talk > FCU for lights but not sockets on spur? Discussion in 'Electricians' Talk' started by Mr. I charge them for doing a good first rate job. £79. Made from durable, high quality urea with antimicrobial properties. You still haven't answered the queston of how many spurs you think is acceptable from a single point. The FCU is pointless. Your light now comes off the load side of this with a 3 amp fuse and the two new sockets come. £ 1. Home Forums > Screwfix Community Forum > Electricians' Talk > Cooker conn unit/FCU. You state, “I have taken taken a spur off a socket on the ring cicuit”. Without RCD. Home Forums > Screwfix Community Forum > Electricians' Talk > Double pole switch without FCU Discussion in ' Electricians' Talk ' started by DoItYoung , Feb 9, 2021 . For Appliance Protection Circuits. Anyone who lives, works, worships, attends school, or regularly conducts business in Harris County can bank. 5mm² cables. com. Your power line device manufacturer is assuming that this is the case with all of them and will solve the problem! You could replace the FCU with a plug socket and wire the lights to a 5A fused plug conected to something like this: sparky steve Screwfix Select. #13. I also unplugged the washing machine and checked the plug, everything was fine. I always put a FCU outside the room and then a flex outlet in the bathroom but the job i refer to was a right pain in the * too so i opted for the easier option. #3. These are just a few of the great services we provide with online. That is fully Regs compliant. But basically yes you can feed off an FCU as one option. Apple Pay accepted in store. With RCD. Message was edited by: Screwfix Moderator acca, Nov 6, 2011 #26. It then goes to an FCU to a double light switch, one for an outside light and one for the conservatory downlights. Screwfix Community Forum. With Flex Outlet. 4. Risteard,May 16, 2015. Requires 25mm Back Box. Even more great benefits of our enhanced digital banking experience: Free: Our mobile app and online banking are always free*. 54 Available at SAN MARCOS. With RCD. comes with a plug, so it can be disconnected. Hello Stuart, Screwfix do a Labgear kit that does not require power in the loft. However if there is spurred socket, and then from that spurred socket another leg is run for the FCU, then this could be construed as a noo noo (although it is limited by the max 13 Amp fuse) With regards to adding it to the main, neither of the lights in the rooms adjacent to the conservatory have loop-in pendants. 5mm 3 core (L,N,E) ho7rnf rubber cable. That's two cables on the 'load' side of the FCU. Both the plug and the socket must be changed, do not plug any other item into the socket, or plug the boiler into any other socket as the damage will spread to other plugs and sockets as they will overheat. -20°C to 40 °C. Need Help. Click to expand. Again check no power to alarm panel. #5. I assumed (maybe incorrectly) that what was required above would have been fed off the FCU load as is the cooker hood, so when the FCU switch would be off it would in turn also isolate these new sockets. Heavy duty, metal-clad moulded safety RCD protected fused connection unit that protects against the risk of a fatal shock. Flex Outlet. £2. Cleat it to the wall and then gland it into the socket. Now remove both leads on backup battery & remove battery from panel. UK call centre ready for your call 24/7. - - - - Call 24/7 on: 03330 112 112 Call 24/7: 03330 112. FREE next day delivery available, free collection in 1 minute. £15. 84 Inc Vat. 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Discussion in 'Electricians' Talk' started by touc, Feb 14, 2005. I've heard. PayPal accepted online. You can't use a FCU without attaching something to the load. It may work perfectly fine at the moment, but personally I would not do it. com. I have 3 cables coming through the ceiling to the existing pendant light. “. An FCU is not switchgear. Delivery 7 days a week. For example, in my kitchen I have 3 switches on a plate feeding the extractor, the main light and the gas hob ignition. unphased, Mar 10, 2018 #21. Worth mentioning that I've drilled a drain hole in the FCU. Don't know why there is a switch on the incoming feed, it is not necessary. Discussion in ' Electricians' Talk ' started by DoItYoung, Feb 9, 2021 . networkgeeks New Member. I also changed it to the FCU. Lectrician Screwfix Select. #3. Order MK IP66 13A Weatherproof Outdoor Switched Fused Spur &. Supplied with Replaceable 13A Fuse. Or put in a. 5mm swa cable and have it coming out of the house and run along the wall into the shed. 60 days free credit available. Would still need a cooker fcu for isolation in the kitchen though. Screwfix customers rate this product 4. - - - - Call 24/7 on: 03330 112 112 Call 24/7: 03330 112 112 Shop by Product Code Need Help. Order online at Screwfix. is it good practice to use this to power the light via a FCU or am I going to have to rip up them boards Cheers Jim, Mar 31, 2005 #1. MGW Screwfix Select Idea is once converted to plug and socket just use a lead to inverter or out of cat flap to a generator, I can use candles and torches for light, and BBQ to cook, but to heat house although we do have a open hearth it is boarded up and never had a fire lit in it, or had chimney swept, it is just used to vent the AC in the. continuing in 2. Without RCD. Our main office is open Monday – Thursday 9:00-4:30, Friday 9:00-6:00, Saturday 9:00-1:00, to take your call. 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I then plan on breaking into the ring main, which is located a few feet away, and using some Wago connectors and a Wago junction box under the floorboards run a length of t&e to an FCU. Compression Connection. The cable coming from the socket will go into the supply side of the spur, take another 2. joinerjohn1 Screwfix Select. Sliding Wardrobe Door Tracks Pearwood 2692mm, at Screwfix Direct. An alternative which was suggested was to replace the wall socket with a switch with a flex outlet and wire the multiway into it, via the front flex. You made up a rule about no of spurs from one point. If the 13a fcu was there to protect the reduced size of the condutors and cpc then there would be a requirement to use a fcu for ANY spurs, single. You therefore need an RCBO. Find out how much the shower pump draws. It is not installed to 17th edition (or 16th edition) regulations. Delivery 7 days a week Choose from top trade brands. 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I’m fairly sure that you’ve misunderstood the reply from Comlec The OP asked about fitting an FCU to power a light fitting from socket Comlec suggested fitting a S (switched) FCU as that saves fitting a separate light switch -. Just a point though when you install the FCU ensure you fit the correct size fuse for the cable, sounds like 0. Screwfix Community Forum. com. Discussion in 'Electricians' Talk. KC DIY, Jun 24, 2021. Break into the ring and connect a 13amp fcu. See pic for context. #14. 1. - - - - Call 24/7 on: 03330 112 112 Call 24/7: 03330 112 112 Shop by. 5mm², 2 x 4mm² or 1 x 6mm² cables. Buy Black FCU Fused Spurs at Screwfix. UK call centre ready for your call 24/7. Screwfix Community Forum. Select the loan you wish to pay. Volex 13A Sw DP FCU - Screwfix. #5. So I want to protect the existing socket with a Power Breaker RCD Fused Spur, as sold by Screwfix. Bazza-spark, Sep 15, 2023. Contact PenFed by Phone. 5 and the regs allow for a smaller conductor and cpc size. 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