Bought an extractor fan and its not possible for me to wire it into the mains, so I've purchased a plug for it to attach too. Problem is the fan has a timer, and presumably needs a three core and earth cable for the "live switched" input. Is there anyway I can get around this or purchase a switch/pull cord that can connect the plug wire to the one needed for the fan. Cheers
You will need to connect to the mains and if it's a bathroom fan you will make a simple job a lot more complicated by plugging it it in . Get an electrician to wire it up properly
If you can only connect with a plug you will need to connect both the permanent live and switched live together, the timer won't then work of course, you'll just have to use the switch on the socket (or pull the plug out!)
If you don't want a timer function, and are happy to just switch it on and off manually ,buy a fan without timer ?
The timer fan will have three connections Neutral Permanent live Switched live Connect the neutral to the neutral Live to Permanent live and put a link wire between Permanent live and Switched live
Did this work for you in the end? Does connecting the Perm and Switched live stop the timer from working?
Oh man, was hoping there’s a way of having it plugged in & time itself off if the humidity was at a lower point or something.
This thread is about a timer fan. A fan won’t react to a change in humidity if it has a humidity function. Maybe better if you start your own thread, state the make and model of your fan, and describe what you want to achieve.