Re: Electrical question

[Martin Howell <martin.howell@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Many thanks.  Keep watching for smoke and/or flames towards the south-west

Martin

Keith Doxey wrote:

>Hi Martin
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>>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.
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>>Can I do this just by connecting both circuits into a single
switch,
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>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
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>>Am I likely to cause meltdown of the national grid and knock the
world
>>off its axis?
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>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 :-)
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>Regards
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>Keith
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