RE: Electrical question

["Keith Doxey" <ukha@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Martin

> To provide what he called 'ambience', my electrician installed three
> separate lighting circuits in the main bedroom, each running off a
> separate switch.  I would like to combine two of the circuits to run
off
> a single switch - each has a pair of mains halogen lights on it.
>
> Can I do this just by connecting both circuits into a single switch,

Yes, assuming they already run on the same circuit from the consumer unit
(same fuse or breaker) just put the two circuits on a single switch


> Am I likely to cause meltdown of the national grid and knock the world
> off its axis?
>

No, unless the ambience the electrician was trying to recreate was that of
Blackpool Illuminations! Added to which, the total your house would draw
from the grid would still be the same as it you turned the existing
switches
on at the same time :-)

Regards

Keith