As davey says, yes you can spur of it. You can add as many lights as you want but dont exceed the rating of the cable, or make the circuit too long that it exceeds the voltage drop limits and/or the maximum earth fault loop impedance. Cheers..........Howard
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Can You spur a light switch?
As davey says, yes you can spur of it. You can add as many lights as you want but dont exceed the rating of the cable, or make the circuit too long that it exceeds the voltage drop limits and/or the maximum earth fault loop impedance. Cheers..........Howard. R.
Is it possible to spur a radial final circuit?
As davey says, yes you can spur of it. You can add as many lights as you want but dont exceed the rating of the cable, or make the circuit too long that it exceeds the voltage drop limits and/or the maximum earth fault loop impedance. Thanks very much, can it be considered the same as a radial final circuit according to Appendix 15 then?
Is it legal to put a lighting circuit on a socket?
You can put a lighting circuit onto a socket but only if you downrate it using a spur with a 3 amp fuse I'm surprised that a qualified electrician has chosen to wire a lighting circuit like that. There's nothing to say it's not allowed but it's a pretty rough way of doing it.
How do I resolve a problem with a fused spur?
Communication is the best way forwards in this situation, if you talk to him and he is happy to improve the quality of works with something such as a fused spur and adequate labelling for a reduced fee to compensate, that may resolve the situation rather than trying to involve governing bodies with something that is not deemed dangerous. Alec.
Can I spur of a light?
There are various ways of extending a lighting circuit to add lighting points: You could run a spur from the last ceiling rose in a loop-in circuit; run a spur from an existing junction box, or from a new junction box; or run a fused spur from a socket outlet.
Can I run a socket off a lighting circuit?
Technically, you can wire a socket onto a light circuit, but it is not recommended. There can be problems with overloading the circuit. If you add a socket to a lighting circuit, do it in parallel. Otherwise, the light switch will control the circuit.
Can I run a spur from a light switch?
Unless there is a neutral at the light switch, you'd better run the spur from the nearest light fitting.
Can you spur off a radial lighting circuit?
The simple answer to this question is yes you can and this is known as a spur, or spurred socket, but there are a few things that you nee to be aware of. You can add one further accessory or socket off of a single socket present in a radial circuit and no more.
Can you put a 3 pin socket on a lighting circuit?
Well if the lighting power supply unit (wall wart) has three pins on it and fits into a 13 Amp socket then there is no problem as long as it meets all safety requirements. It does not necessarily have to be supplied from a lighting circuit, it can be supplied from a ring final circuit socket.
Can you run a light from a fused spur?
Choose a spur with a suitable current rating - normally 3 or 5 amps for a light switch. You can install either a switched fused spur, which will also function as the on-off button or an unswitched fused spur alongside a conventional light switch.
Can I spur a plug socket off a light switch?
If there is only a single cable into the box, where the brown goes into COM on the switch plate and the blue goes into L1, the blue is switched live and is NOT neutral. If this is the case you most definitely cannot safely add a socket.
Can I pull power from a light switch?
Switch boxes can sometimes be used as a power source for a new outlet, but only if the box is large enough and has neutral and ground wires running through it.
Can I spur off a socket twice?
A spur can be connected to an existing socket, on either a ring main or a radial circuit, providing that socket does not already have a spur. That is only one spur per socket is allowed and the number of spurs must not exceed the number of sockets.
How do you spur off a light circuit?
0:305:18Light spur from socket Spur for lighting off ring main wiring connectionYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipSo all of this is legal. But you have to use the FCO fuse connection unit. You can't connect theMoreSo all of this is legal. But you have to use the FCO fuse connection unit. You can't connect the lamp through the switch straight to the socket outlet.
How do you tap into a lighting circuit?
7:549:49UK domestic lighting circuits | Loop in at ceiling rose | Loop in at switchYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipOnce the switch is switched on it Claus is the contact between live and switch live and energizes atMoreOnce the switch is switched on it Claus is the contact between live and switch live and energizes at the lamp. Falou Pinner this which is not as common but is favored by some electricians.
How many sockets can you have on a 2.5 mm radial circuit?
JP. Get a 2.5mm balanced ring in via an RCD and know the job is done properly. The bonus is no worrying about 4.0mm over 50 sq mtrs etc to get 32 amps and also over 50 sg metres with 2.5mm the break is 20 amp max and thats pushing it. Any more then 2 sockets on a radial 2.5mm is Mickey Mouse.
EFLImpudence
Am I right in thinking I can simply take the feed directly from an existing ceiling rose to my new switch and then on to the strip light?
RossOliver87
Ah, that all makes a lot of sense, thank you! Hopefully it will be easy enough to fish a wire from the loft down to a switch! I take it I just get the live feed from the COM on the switch?
EFLImpudence
Yes, plus the Neutral & Earth which will be there if wired as you say.
Greenie9657
I can't find my post now but someone came up with a great idea if you can do it. I was putting a light in my loft and was going to do the same until someone suggested spurring a loft light from the upstairs ring main. That way if you have any lighting problems upstairs you can isolate the circuit but still have the loft lite up for fault finding.
RossOliver87
Yeah initially I wanted to stick a double socket up there but there's just no way to get a spur from a socket up to the loft easily...
RossOliver87
Sorry, I used poor wording there - I meant a wire coming from the switch and going to the attic that has a permenant feed.
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mds1256 Member
So in my bedroom the missus want some dangling lights over the two bedside cabinets (don't ask! Ha) and just wondering if we can utilise the existing light fitting that is in the centre of the bedroom ceiling to tap into the loop and spur off two light fittings each with their own switch?
JP. Screwfix Select
No 1 seems the best choice in my opinion. Of course after cabling etc you will check earth continuity and stuff op - verification of work carried out.
mds1256 Member
I would recommend you getting in a sparks m8, it sounds like you will create problems if you try to extend your lights the way you are suggesting. There are no loops in lighting circuits, your probably mistaking the term loop in system.
Spur off of a lighting circuit
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Spur off of a lighting circuit
I have 4 mains halogen downlights in a bedroom and I want to put in a single LCD wall light. Can I simply take a spur off of the lighting circuit.
