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Hi all I need your help my old vent Axia went busted and i needed a new one . I bought the same model VA100 and wire it up . That where the problem begin, on the terminal block on the vent got L. N SL so I conect the blue cable to the N terminal the Brown to the L terminal and the black to the SL terminal . When I switch on the FCU the vent works But can't control it from the light switch. It's looks like the FCU totally bypassed the light switch . On the circuit diagram on the vent there are isolator switch and pull cord which I don't have . What am I doing wrong ? How can I wire it so that the FCU is ON but the Light Switch control on and on ? At the moment it's permanently on which I don't want . Please help ImageImageImageImage

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I have to ask, did it work before as you want it to now?

The reason I ask is the FCU
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No the pervious one didn't work at all

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All is clear. I shall endeavor to explain.

You want to existing light switch to operate the fan, but currently, the only way to turn the fan on or off is via the FCU.

An FCU is only used to "add a fuse" to protect the cable for a new device. (Fan in your case) Usually, an FCU will be fed from the ring main, ring mains are generally rated at 32A. Hence anything smaller requires an FCU.
Lights are usually fed from a 6A MCB (or 5A Fuse) when a fan is installed it is usual to feed it via an isolator which is connected to the lighting circuit. (As the diagram you have shows) Also it can then be controlled by the light switch in whatever room it is installed.

I am 99% sure that your fan is fed (via an FCU) from the ring main, which is why turning the light on or off does not control the fan as the two are NOT the same circuit.

To get it to do as you would like you would need to re wire the fan.
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Ok but how do i rewire the fan . You absolutely correct with your explanation. Do I open the FCU or something ?

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Start from new, Follow the diagram you already have.

And yes, the FCU will become redundant, because you are following the diagram.
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So instead of going through the FCU I go through the fuse ?

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I never said that.

I did say "Start from new, Follow the diagram you already have"
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