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Bathroom extractor fan - timed to standard

Basq · 2018-11-18 15:39:57

You'll have to pardon my ignorance here, but am replacing a bathroom extractor fan which has given up the ghost. I tried to get the same model which was an Xpelair with a timer, but actually got the standard model without timer. I only realised this when I wired it up as it's now always on.. so I've disconnected it for my…

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18-11-2018 4:39pm

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Basq

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You'll have to pardon my ignorance here, but am replacing a bathroom extractor fan which has given up the ghost.

I tried to get the same model which was an Xpelair with a timer, but actually got the standard model without timer.

I only realised this when I wired it up as it's now always on.. so I've disconnected it for my sanity!

With that though, I've three wires from the old timed model:

- permanent live
- neutral
- switched live (wired into lighting system)

My plan is to use the switched live to just power the fan when the light is on - which should be sufficient but what would be the best way to safety terminate the permanently live wire?

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