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What new regs are you referring to Moaz?
What new regs are you referring to Moaz?
Not in force yet, wire your house to comply with the 17th18th Edition?
Best you look at the calculations
... Where is the CU going to be?
Volt drop springs to mind
You haven't been reading the French regs have you?
Is that actually coming into force? Radial per room? That’s a joke.
thats a bit fritzlBest idea ever. (If it's true). You are not looking at this correctly.
If the kids are not doing as they are told or spending too much time on their console you can isolate their room without affecting any other rooms. Everyone happy... Except for the kid who isn't doing as they are told..
thats a bit fritzl
What about the other circuits, lighting etc if it's a HMO?Lol no!! I've allowed for a CU on each floor. Very big house! It'll save me alot of time and money running a few legs back to the CU to make it in to a ring. I might just wire them as radials.
Best idea ever. (If it's true). You are not looking at this correctly.
If the kids are not doing as they are told or spending too much time on their console you can isolate their room without affecting any other rooms. Everyone happy... Except for the kid who isn't doing as they are told..
What about the other circuits, lighting etc if it's a HMO?
Is that actually coming into force? Radial per room? That’s a joke. Unnecessarily filling up the DB..
Ive read the 18th draft and didn't see that one. Where did you see it Moaz?
Is that actually coming into force? Radial per room? That’s a joke. Unnecessarily filling up the DB..
same here.
Maybe I misunderstood. I'll check it tonight.
Where will you be checking tonight? Where did you see it originally?
As far as I've understood. It's true, unless someone can correct me.
Originally another spark mentioned it. And a few weeks later, I heard someone else mention it too. I've not checked the draft myself, but I need to now.
Yes I have that as well no mention regarding the OPs post as far as I can seeThis is what I have as info.
the best way to learn not to stay up all night is to have to wake up early and feel like ----How?
Yeh right calculate earth leakage!
not if there are seperate CU's on each floor, depends how big the "floor" is though, it might be 10 small box rooms or david camerons houseAnyway Moaz wire it how you like. You know the property and it's layout.
Just be aware of you cable lengths and do your calcs...and you may need to do 4mm radials if the property is that big..
R1+Rn (which you can get from Onsite guide)multipled by the rating of fuse you want to use multipled by the correction factor of 1.2 (70c)
Simple job done.
not if there are seperate CU's on each floor, depends how big the "floor" is though, it might be 10 small box rooms or david camerons house
Surely if the implementation of arc protective devices is imminent this would be another reason to use radial circuits...??
HMO?? I'm thinking her majesties something?
more like an old folks home, their own rooms sometimes their own toilet, shared kitchen and living areaStudent digs type places?
Why a hot potatoe?
Why a hot potato?
we had a landlord try convert their 3 bed house to a hmo, they didnt split the ring upstairs where all the rooms are though lol, still it will be something for the tenants to fight over when the bill comes inBecause they need to be licenced / registered with the local authorities, inspected and subject to more stringent tests etc than a normal domestic property.
A single room in my patch (in a scruffy area) can easily be "worth" £500 per month, so convert the lounge and dining room and hey presto a 3 bed house is now a 5 bed HMO - so £2500 per month or £30,000 per year .....
Then there are cash payments and loss of tax revenues
I could go on
What new reg it that? what reg are you referring to that gives you that impression? however, if that is the/your design there is nothing wrong with it it is in my view a bit OTT unless there is more to this house than a family house.Guys, I'm wiring a ten bedroom house which has 4 floors. Correct me if I'm wrong, but as fat as I know, new regs says to keep each room on a radial. So shall I keep each room on a radial or have a few rings on each floor after calculating the maximum demand??
Do they have specific extra requirements on the electrical side?Because they need to be licenced / registered with the local authorities, inspected and subject to more stringent tests etc than a normal domestic property........
Do they have specific extra requirements on the electrical side?
I don't know about "requirements" but I've just rewired a house which is being turned into an HMO - they wanted the fire detection to comply with LD1, emergency lighting on the escape route and in the lounge and kitchen, and for some reason the lighting in those areas permanently on.Do they have specific extra requirements on the electrical side?
we had a landlord try convert their 3 bed house to a hmo, they didnt split the ring upstairs where all the rooms are though lol, still it will be something for the tenants to fight over when the bill comes in
Does the fire detection equipment and emergency lighting fall under the 7671 electrical installation regs or under building regs?
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