David Hansen [email hidden] opined the following...
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In England and Wales. The position in Scotland sensibly remains as it was. No idea about Northern Ireland.
Really? No mention has been made of this. Is the Scottish position that electrical work was already included in the building regs?
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What sort of sockets are these, other than BS196 outlets?
I believe the standard is BS 4343 and they are a CEEForm connector (Technically 32A).
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I suggest the 125A size. The next lowest is 63A, which is a bit small.
Nah. 125A connectors are a pain in the [censored] to mate / break. I'd put a pair of 63As in. Just make sure that the incoming supply has an appropriately sized breaker before the sockets!
Nah. 125A connectors are a pain in the [censored] to mate / break. I'd put a pair of 63As in. Just make sure that the incoming supply has an appropriately sized breaker before the sockets!
All of a sudden I'm beginning to see the sense in these regulations... ;-)
Mark Tranchant [email hidden] opined the following...
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All of a sudden I'm beginning to see the sense in these regulations... ;-)
We once had Billy Bragg touring through Sheffield. His lighting tech came in with a plank of wood with three rows of 13A sockets on it and a tailset on the other end.
He asked our spark to tail it in for him, and the spark asked what was going on the other end (This being a slightly unusual looking distro). The tech proudly pulled out is lighting rack. Out of each dimmer came a set of 13A plugs wired in parallel. The spark smiled and cut the plugs off and suggested that he return when he had wired it properly.
The reasons for this are left as an exercise for the reader. ;-)
On Wed, 8 Dec 2004 01:10:13 -0000 someone who may be Jon Senior <jon_AT_restlesslemon_DOTco_DOT_uk> wrote this:-
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In England and Wales. The position in Scotland sensibly remains as it was. No idea about Northern Ireland.
Really? No mention has been made of this. Is the Scottish position that electrical work was already included in the building regs?
The Building Regulations in Scotland have stated for decades that electrical work must be carried out in accordance with the IEE Wiring Regulations. That is entirely sensible. The Regs specify IIRC "a suitably qualified electrical engineer", amongst other terms. That does not mean someone on a particular register, or a council official.
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I believe the standard is BS 4343 and they are a CEEForm connector (Technically 32A).
There is a long number for the things today, but I still call them BS4343 sockets.
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