Extending an RCD protected bathroom circuit

[plantyroo]

Hi

Hopefully this will be a fairly simple and straight forward one for you!

Our lighting circuits (up and down) currently do not have a cpc and are in need of a rewire.

Earlier this year we had a new feed (RCD protected on a previously unused 6amp MCB using 1.5mm) ran into the 1st floor bathroom whilst renovating it, which powers the lights (2 x wall and ceiling), shaver socket and extractor fan.

When I asked a local electrician to quote for the re-wire last week he told me that he couldn't extend the circuit into the bathroom to include the rest of the upstairs lighting (landing and 3 bedrooms all with 1 x ceiling pendant only) and that he would have to run a seperate feed to these rooms as well as a new feed for the downstairs rooms.

I understand the new feed for downstairs, however is there anything from a regs or best practice point of view that would prevent using the circuit into the bathroom for the rest of the upper floors?

Many thanks

 

[Taylortwocities]

The should be no problem doing that. Assuming:

The circuit has a cpc and is RCD protected. If the load was low enough you could extend that one circuit for the whole house.

 

[Sparklms]

The should be no problem doing that. Assuming:

The circuit has a cpc and is RCD protected. If the load was low enough you could extend that one circuit for the whole house.

Seconded, Alot of houses have upstairs/downstairs split lighting including bathroom in the upstairs circuit, and unless you live in buckingham palace i very much doubt you will overload the fuse with a few light fittings.

 

[1john]

Get another electrician around, infact I would advise anyone to get three quotes as a minimum, and reccomended people are usually (but not always) a better bet.