I'm planning to add a light in my pantry. There is an existing
fused spur unit (3 A fuse) for the central heating boiler supply.
Is there any problem in using the same feed for this light?

Chris
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Chris J Dixon wrote:
I'm planning to add a light in my pantry. There is an existing
fused spur unit (3 A fuse) for the central heating boiler supply.
Is there any problem in using the same feed for this light?

Should be fine... Might make sense to add another FCU fed from the same
supply that currently feeds the boiler FCU rather than simply adding the
light to the existing fused outlet, that way you don't lose your heating
when a bulb blows and takes out the fuse.

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3 amp fuse on a boiler?
3 x 240v = 720watts,
so thats less power than a kettle
so its a very small boiler
or have i got something wrong?

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"Chris J Dixon" wrote in message
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I'm planning to add a light in my pantry. There is an existing
fused spur unit (3 A fuse) for the central heating boiler supply.
Is there any problem in using the same feed for this light?

Chris
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Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK


Have dancing shoes, will ceilidh.

On Wed, 5 Mar 2008 22:37:05 UTC, "George \(dicegeorge\)"
wrote:

3 amp fuse on a boiler?
3 x 240v = 720watts,
so thats less power than a kettle
so its a very small boiler
or have i got something wrong?

You're not providing power to heat the boiler. The power is just to run
the boiler electrics (small), the programmer/thermostat (very small),
and the pump and valves (a bit more, but not 750W).

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whoops i forgot about gas and oil heating.
its coal and electric here!

sorry

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You're not providing power to heat the boiler. The power is just to run
the boiler electrics (small), the programmer/thermostat (very small),
and the pump and valves (a bit more, but not 750W).

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Chris J Dixon wrote:

I'm planning to add a light in my pantry. There is an existing
fused spur unit (3 A fuse) for the central heating boiler supply.
Is there any problem in using the same feed for this light?

Chris

No worries. Using CFL would avoid the potential for a blown
filament bulb to trip the supply to the boiler.


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Chris J Dixon wrote:

I'm planning to add a light in my pantry. There is an existing
fused spur unit (3 A fuse) for the central heating boiler supply.
Is there any problem in using the same feed for this light?

Chris

No worries. Using CFL would avoid the potential for a blown
filament bulb to trip the supply to the boiler.


CFL can blow and will take a 5 amp fuse wire out. I have happen twice now.

Adam