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UK Putting a Plug Socket on a Lighting Circuit
First time homeowner here. I'm hoping to add a standard 13A socket on a 6A lighting circuit with the intention to power a WiFi router. Only other thing on this circuit will be lights. According to UK electrical reg 559.5.1 adding the socket shouldn't be a problem (it will be fully labelled with the power rating). The query is regarding its use for a WiFi router. A router shouldn't exceed more than 30 watts at its max load as far as I know, and we'll assume that the watt of the light is 100 watts (planning on an LED so it should be much less than that, sub 10 watts). A 6 amp lighting circuit with the standard 220-240 volts power should allow for around 1350 watts at any give time. So on paper it should work, I just want to understand what the issue would be in practice if any? submitted by /u/phaerontorvus [link] [comments]
First time homeowner here. I'm hoping to add a standard 13A socket on a 6A lighting circuit with the intention to power a WiFi router. Only other thing on this circuit will be lights. According to UK electrical reg 559.5.1 adding the socket shouldn't be a problem (it will be fully labelled with the power rating). The query is regarding its use for a WiFi router.
A router shouldn't exceed more than 30 watts at its max load as far as I know, and we'll assume that the watt of the light is 100 watts (planning on an LED so it should be much less than that, sub 10 watts).
A 6 amp lighting circuit with the standard 220-240 volts power should allow for around 1350 watts at any give time.
So on paper it should work, I just want to understand what the issue would be in practice if any?
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