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RE: wiring regulations


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  • Subject: RE: wiring regulations
  • From: "James Hoye" <james.hoye@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 17:09:40 +0100
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> You CANT run low voltage cabling in the same conduit as mains
> voltage inless
> there is a barrier between them. A thin plastic conduit for the
> CAT5 inside
> the main conduit would probably pass the regulations although James
could
> probably quote the exact passage from the 16th Edition of the IEE
> regs  ;-))

It's either >50mm air gap OR a physical barrier between LV (that's
something
like <80v) cables and cables carrying <500v.

Can't quote exactly as I don't have the book in front of me ;)

James H



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