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RE: Question About Wiring Regs.
- To: "'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'" <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
- Subject: RE: Question About Wiring Regs.
- From: James Hoye <jhoye@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 16:54:31 -0000
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Back at work after a week's training and a week's leave (lots of DIY
activity).
My there are a lot of messages to go through... I'll post on the East
Anglia HA meet later.
> I seem to recall folks saying that you should not run Low Voltage
> cables beside mains, to comply with wiring regs.
I believe something like >50mm of separation is in order, in the absence
of
a physical barrier (conduit).
> I would like to replace the single gang box where my light
> switch lives
> at present with a dual-gang housing the LCD module, then use
> the module
> itself as the light switch through something like a crydom SSR. This
> would seem to need LV and Mains in the same pattress box.
Dual gang metal boxes have a removable plate dividing the box - this (I am
told) provides suitable separation. Provided you use separate conduit for
mains and LV I cannot see any reason why you shouldn't be OK. Obviously
you
must leave the dividing plate in place - and make sure the box itself is
earthed just to be safe.
> What I don't want to do is to make my house unsellable because it
> doesn't meet wiring code. What's the opinion of the assembled throng?
Obviously you'd need to check on the details I've given....
James H
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