![]() Nor did those 1.5 year old fan/lights have any warnings to double pole switch them. This might be another motivation, however there's nothing in the user guide about safety when changing the globe. other Beacon fans we have are fitted with R7S lamps, and I reckon that changing those things is quite a dangerous task for the unaware. I wonder if there's a degree of safety for Beacon as being in charge of the workplace in insisting that full isolation is easily achievable.ĭigressing a little. Beacon Lighting warranty claims require their "electrician" to attend to determine the fault. However my sparky also said something that made me think about the "warranty void" aspect, and that is if both active and neutral are isolated, a restricted person can do maintenance on the fixture. So I take it that this means that wall switching the neutral is unnecessary unless you have ceramic fuses which can only isolate the active?Īnyway, whether it is now in Standards for domestic installations I can't comment on. Apparently the meter board breakers are acceptable. If you install the fan without a switch, you. In other cases the ceiling is too high, so controlling the fan via the pull chain is inconvenient. In many cases folks replace a switched ceiling light fixture with a fan, so the fan uses the switch that used to control the light. I heard back from my Electrician, who I had suspected would be unavailable for quite a few days more. Theres no problem installing the fan without a switch. Remote control fans are a good solution, but dont buy a cheap nasty one. Either way an additional switched active is needed to power the fan or light however u do it. You will find ANE run between all switches with SANE (switched active, neutral earth) run from switch up to light. Not many people loop at the light any more. If this is the case, try returning it for a remote control unit, it will be cheaper than $$$ for the electrician to run extra wiring. Unfortunately the question is often raised after the (non remote control) fan/light fitting has been bought "at a good price". Typically, light circuits are wired with ANE to the light fitting and a twin "switch wire" from the active to the light switch and back to the light fitting so there is no provision for an extra circuit function (e.g. The fan/light is simply connected to the existing light wiring and the remote control located near the existing light switch. The simplest solution is to buy a fan/light with a remote control. Depending on the construction of the place (timber frame and gyprock vs brick or blockwork) the extra wire is either somewhat easy or near impossible. ![]()
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