June 17, 20233 yr 3 hours ago, sunset1 said: The fuses sound like a cost effective way to go. Plug idea is great. Regarding the fuse holder. Im guessing this is fitted into the live (brown) wire and the neutral (blue)? Another thing apparently one can use DC fuses on ac electricity. (However not ac fuses on DC). In saying that would one be OK with using 2-3amp DC fuses from the car shop? (Thermal) fuses are rated for voltage and current and can be used for AC and DC. By convention, a fuse is normally connected in series with the positive line in DC circuits and with Live in AC circuits. In practise it will work equally well connected in series with L or N, but for shock hazard safety, I would strongly recommend to keep to convention. No, don't use car fuses. They are not rated for such high voltages. Use a 20mm or 32mm glass-envelop fuse. You get various type of fuse holders for these. Any electrical wholesaler or a good hardware store should keep them. For your application I would keep the fuse out of sight and out of reach of your tenants. This is to prevent the McGuyvers of the world from creating their own fix with tin-foil or other crap, or even to bypass the fuse all together.
June 17, 20233 yr Author Got it sorted for a mere R30! Glass fuses attached inline with live wire(brown) Thanks for all help
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