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Lighting with upstairs and downstairs circuits

Anonymous user 03/03/2024 - 3.01 PM

I am wiring some lighting in a house I have got an upstairs and downstairs circuit, the staircase circuit is run off the downstairs lights but I want to put a double gang switch on the landing to control the bathroom and the stairs. So would mean I would have the upstairs circuit and downstairs circuit in the same switch, is this ok to do?

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3 Answers

Electrical Safety Services

Rating: 5 out of 5
Dereham
Hopefully you have registered the work with building control and paid for part P building consent already? Otherwise you could fine yourself being fined up to £5000. See link below: http://www.donttakethep.co.uk/ Ideally the upstairs circuit and downstairs circuits should be kept separate. You can wire the landing light to work from two positions using the conversion or conventional two way switching methodology. If its just a matter of having two separate cables each on a different circuit in the same switch enclosure, then that's allowable under BS7671:2008.
Answered5 August 2013
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kevin cassidy building contractors

Rating: 5 out of 5
Accrington
This is OK to do but alterations to the wiring of special locations as bathrooms are required to be notified to LABC and signed off as complying with regulations. Two routes for this are pay fees to council, do work and have the council check and pass work or pay registered electrician to either oversee work, test, issue certificate and notify for compliance certificate to be issued. Kevin.
Answered1 August 2013
0

D&C Electrical

Rating: 5 out of 5
Walsall
This is ok to do as only competent persons should touch electrical work and therefore safe isolation procedure should be carried out before any work on the circuits. Also lighting will have to be 3 plate wiring to ensure no neutrals are crossed to stop nuisance tripping on a dual rcd consumer unit. Hope this helps
Answered1 August 2013
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