brother
Senior Member
Just wanted to get some opinions. I think this has been discussed before but cant seem to find the post.
I had a 'bath fan' that was rewired for a timer to turn it on. It also comes on when the light is on, (the timer doesnt turn on light) thru the use of a relay. Its a 10 amp ice cube relay, and as a extra precaution i put a fuse in between the motor/bath fan (1 amp at most) and the 10 amp relay. This is actually on a 15 amp circuit.
Well a buddy of mine actually claims he would not have had it fused, its the possibility of anything happening is remote, it could be more of hinderance if it had to be trouble shot. Another buddy claims that I should have put the fuse ahead of the relay, to protect it there, since its a 10 amp relay. I told him others dont even fuse at all on this stuff.
So which buddy is right, and also is there any NEC regs that would require me to put the fuse ahead of the relay, Not that its hard to do.
I had a 'bath fan' that was rewired for a timer to turn it on. It also comes on when the light is on, (the timer doesnt turn on light) thru the use of a relay. Its a 10 amp ice cube relay, and as a extra precaution i put a fuse in between the motor/bath fan (1 amp at most) and the 10 amp relay. This is actually on a 15 amp circuit.
Well a buddy of mine actually claims he would not have had it fused, its the possibility of anything happening is remote, it could be more of hinderance if it had to be trouble shot. Another buddy claims that I should have put the fuse ahead of the relay, to protect it there, since its a 10 amp relay. I told him others dont even fuse at all on this stuff.
So which buddy is right, and also is there any NEC regs that would require me to put the fuse ahead of the relay, Not that its hard to do.
