electrical advice please....

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I need some help tidying up a switch setup. We have just had our bathroom re-fitted. The single light was replaced with 4 spots which run off the same ring the old one did. The pull string switch has been replaced with a single switch outside the room (it's a small ensuite so no biggy).

We have also had some small LED's put in the wall of the shower. These are 12v and run off a switched fused spur.

My problem is i hate the fact i have two single box switches. I asked if the two could be replaced with a single box, double switch setup but it seems it can't. (Not had the official reason yet but will post back when i do, i suspect it's down to different voltages maybe?).

Is there anyway i can reduce the two switch boxes to one. I don't mind if it's all on the same switch but really want a single switch box solution.

any advice appreciated!

 

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i believe the fused spur was needed as the tiny LED's in the shower basically came with a plug on. They were one's designed for internal or external use. I was wondering if swapping the switched spur for a none switched and then running it to the light switch would work, but i don't know enough about electrics to argue.

We have removed the extractor fan from the ensuite and the LED's run off that circuit. in my simplistic mind though, i can't understand why a non switch spur can't be controlled from a light switch?

 

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Need to check manufacturers instructions to see if they do need fusing down to 3A, but would be an annoying design seeing they would be run off 5/6 maybe even 10A lighting circuit.

Maybe instructions just say it needs an isolation point but doesn't need fusing down?

Also no reason except laziness why even if fused down it cant still be switched from a 2 gang just need to run an extra cable to the switch

Or run them off a PIR, then you can use them as a night light when peeing in the night? then you wont get fully woken up by the harsh main lights?

He did try running a cable from the spur to the switch (that's how it was going to be configured) but it kept blowing the breaker. I'm going to consult another sparky in the next couple of days.

I had considered a Timed PIR device.....do they act as a little breaker? They would only come on when we were in the room then....perfect.