Dave P-B wrote:
Hi All,

We currently have an understiars cupboard, now the door is way too small to
get an large objects in, such as hoovers, ironing boards without using a
whole load of swear words....

No what I want to do is make the door larger, okay I know how to do that but
what I need to do is move the hall light switch about 12 inches up. I can do
that no problem but what we really need is a light inside the cupboard, my
question (at last!) is can I fit another light to the light switch? and how
would I do that?

It's almost certain that the wiring to the switch won't provide what
you need to run a lamp. You'll need to run a feed to the second lamp
from the existing hall light if you want them both switched by the
same switch.

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Chris Green )

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Dave P-B wrote:
Hi All,

We currently have an understiars cupboard, now the door is way too small
to
get an large objects in, such as hoovers, ironing boards without using a
whole load of swear words....

No what I want to do is make the door larger, okay I know how to do that
but
what I need to do is move the hall light switch about 12 inches up. I
can do
that no problem but what we really need is a light inside the cupboard,
my
question (at last!) is can I fit another light to the light switch? and
how
would I do that?

It's almost certain that the wiring to the switch won't provide what
you need to run a lamp. You'll need to run a feed to the second lamp
from the existing hall light if you want them both switched by the
same switch.


Unless you happen to live in Scotland, where regs have power
going to the switch and then to the bulb. That way, when you
turn off the switch, _nothing_ is live at the bulb. Makes for
crowded switch boxes though!

Al

"Al Reynolds" wrote
| It's almost certain that the wiring to the switch won't provide what
| you need to run a lamp. You'll need to run a feed to the second lamp
| from the existing hall light if you want them both switched by the
| same switch.

Or even if you don't want the cupboard light on the same switch, as there
won't be a neutral at the switch.

| Unless you happen to live in Scotland, where regs have power
| going to the switch and then to the bulb. That way, when you
| turn off the switch, _nothing_ is live at the bulb. Makes for
| crowded switch boxes though!

What regs? The IEE Wiring Regs are the same in E&W as Scotland. Looping-in
at switches is a little unconventional but (provided you have the
appropriate terminals safely contained, and not a Scruit or bit of choccy
bloc rattling round in the box) AFAIK completely compliant with the Regs.

Owain

On Fri, 18 Jul 2003 14:56:53 UTC, "Owain"
wrote:

What regs? The IEE Wiring Regs are the same in E&W as Scotland. Looping-in
at switches is a little unconventional but (provided you have the
appropriate terminals safely contained, and not a Scruit or bit of choccy
bloc rattling round in the box) AFAIK completely compliant with the Regs.

In cases where it's been tricky to do otherwise, I've looped in at the
switch. Used a double pole switch....avoids the jointing.

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