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Dec 30, 2017 - 08:47 PM
Firstly you should consult a qualified electrician - I maybe a Chartered Electrical Engineer but, just as any layman, I am not qualified to carry out such wiring changes.
It sounds as though you are using the fitted fused double-pole isolating switch to switch the fan on and off. This is not it's main purpose which is to protect the fan and wiring and enable isolation to allow the fan to be worked on. You should have a separate switch to control the fan. Then a Z-Wave module of sufficient load capability can be operated with that switch and remotely. At all times all the fan wiring should be fed via the fused isolating switch. As you don't give the fan load information I cannot comment on whether this module will do the job. As I said at the beginning - consult a local electrician. If you don't you will almost certainly be invalidating your house insurance and likely be putting your house at risk of fire.
It sounds as though you are using the fitted fused double-pole isolating switch to switch the fan on and off. This is not it's main purpose which is to protect the fan and wiring and enable isolation to allow the fan to be worked on. You should have a separate switch to control the fan. Then a Z-Wave module of sufficient load capability can be operated with that switch and remotely. At all times all the fan wiring should be fed via the fused isolating switch. As you don't give the fan load information I cannot comment on whether this module will do the job. As I said at the beginning - consult a local electrician. If you don't you will almost certainly be invalidating your house insurance and likely be putting your house at risk of fire.
Jan 02, 2018 - 03:21 PM
Thanks for the reply, the fused switch was fitted by a qualified electrician as part of a new build, per the manufacturer instructions. I've fitted the Aeotec switch to operate the fan after the wall switch as its only operated when other conditions apply i.e. triggered by Humidity range.
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