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Re: UK Home Wiring Guide



Here's a tip to go in the wiring guide: Make sure you know when the
builders are coming back to plaster up - I was out by a day so although
the PIRs are in the kitchen, data and audio will have to run under the
floorboards...

Ray.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: paul_gordon@xxxxxxx [mailto:paul_gordon@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 28 September 1999 22:19
> To: REB.Barnett@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: UK Home Wiring Guide
>
>
> Mark,
>
> I've been offline for a few days, tied up with work & all...
>
> I'm right now having to start to think about putting in some
> wiring, as I'm
> having my Comfort system installed in a couple of weeks. (I'm
> having it
> professionally installed, as I have neither the time,
> inclination, or the
> wherewithall to do it myself). That said however, I AM hoping
> / planning to
> put in some (lots?) of extra wiring at the same time. - After
> all, we are
> planning to go into avery room in the house for a PIR sensor,
> and we are
> talking about chasing into plasterwork etc...
>
> I'm not sure what I want to put into each location, but I
> want to make sure
> I put in the basics now, but also leave myself an easy
> upgrade path to add
> stuff later if need be, to which end I am leaning to using
> quite a degree of
> cable trunking & ductwork of some kind, plastered into the
> wall, with access
> both top & bottom, for pulling extra cables as needed. - I'm
planning
> floor-to-ceiling trunks, using the above/below floor/ceiling
> voids as much
> as possible (loft/cellar etc.) with flush-mounted outlet
> boxes, fitted with
> blanking plates initially..
>
> PS: I'm making this up as I go along!!!
>
> So, I'd really appreciate the benefit of the experience of
> someone who's
> done this already.
>
> (There, it's not _totally_ thankless!!)
>
> :-)
>
> Cheers.
>
> Paul Gordon.
>
>
>
> >From: "Mark McCall" <mark@xxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> >Subject: [ukha_d] UK Home Wiring Guide
> >Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 12:38:39 +0100
> >
> >OK...thanks for your massive response to my UK Home Wiring
> Guide proposals
> >(that was sarcasm....I only got 2 replies!!!).
> >
> >So, it looks like I won't be going any further with this
> document as it
> >seems there's no real demand for it.
> >
> >M.
> >
> >
> >
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