Re: Re: DIN Enclosure for CBus modules

["Neil Fuller" <neil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dean

As we are past 1st January '05 - shouldn't you be getting a decent
> electrician to do it all anyway ?
>
> You should have Part P compliance, and not be breaking the law. An
> electrician could only certify his own work anyway.

My understanding is that you can do your own work. Part P requires the
testing and completion certificate to be issued by a "competent"
or
registered person, thus ensuring that the installation is compliant.

Or have I misunderstood?

Cheers

Neil
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dean Barrett" <dean@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2005 6:15 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: DIN Enclosure for CBus modules


>
> As we are past 1st January '05 - shouldnt you be getting a decent
> electrician to do it all anyway ?
>
> You should have Part P compliance, and not be breaking the law. An
> electrician could only certify his own work anyway.
>
> A suitable enclosure will have neutral and earth bars fitted to which
you
> can bring everything together - if you feed with a 20a remember its
got to
> be bigger than 1mm !!
>
> With your installed feed you will supply the control side of the
dimmer
> and
> then loop across to the dimmer side. All neutrals and earths from
outgoing
> sides will go straight to blocks.
>
> Depending how many circuits you've got, you may find it easier to get
a
> coil
> of 1.5mm Brown 6181Y (single cable) and use this to go from each
Dimmer
> way
> 1a MCB, and then the other side of the MCB will have your T&E
coming back
> from the lights with neutrals and earths going straight to blocks.
>
>
>
>
> Dean.
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>  _____
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> From: Gareth Cook [mailto:g@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 10 April 2005 16:08
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Fw: [ukha_d] Re: DIN Enclosure for CBus modules
>
>
> I'm no electrical expert - so if the consensus is for MCB's on the
load
> side, i'll do it !
>
> My only problem is no experience with MCB's/Consumer units - so if I
do
> get a 2nd enclosure for the CBUS stuff, it's the dos and don'ts for
> getting the wiring right.
>
> I have 2x8 Channel Dimmers and 1x12 Channel Relay. So I'm assuming my
plan
> is :
>
> 1. Install a 20Amp MCB in the main consumer unit (B type and 6KA
rating if
> possible ?)
> 2. Earth and Neutral to enclosure. This is the bit I'm not sure on -
how
> to extend these from the consumer unit correctly. I need some sort of
> "block" for each one ?
> 3. Install MCB's for the LOAD side. So, I need 1Amp units ?
>
> OR - I find a decent electrician !
>
> G.
>
> Gareth Cook
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> ----- Forwarded by Gareth Cook/UK/IBM on 10/04/2005 15:56 -----
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>> Dont see any pics of the cbus din units ???
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> Mine are all protected by MCBs.  Have a look at Mark's Node 0 feature,
> or at www.nicklocke.co.uk/Auto.
>
> Yet another spin on bulbs etc..... the fact tha the dimmers always do
> a soft start seems to have increased the life of the bulbs in a major
> way!  Been in the house since August and, so far, have not replaced a
> single bulb.....
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> I did have a slightly different problem in that the swicth on surge of
> the external security lights almost always tripped an MCB.  Following
> valuable advice on here, those channels now only switch a contactor,
> with the contactor doing the dirty work.
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