Re: What Infrastruture? - newbie question

["Jonathan Shaw" <semi.jon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Nigel Giddings" <nigel@...>
wrote:
> Lighting in the UK is not wired in a ring but as a radial with
switch drops usually from the ceiling rose.
>

I thought the rose's were in a ring with the switch wire radiating
from the roses??


> You should really decide your strategy for light control. X-10
doesn't require a neutral at the switch but is not the system I would
aspire to. C-Bus and many similar systems work on a low voltage data
bus which uses a cable with similar specs to CAT5e. The problem being
if you have installed 1.0mm 3 Core & Earth and you need CAT5e you
will be channeling out the walls and lifting floorboards again...
>

I was hoping to get the infrastructure right before having to make
decisions about what to hang on the end - shame different
infrastructure is required for different solutions!

> I personally think the ultimate is cable routes that allow the
cables to be changes as required which is why I have used conduit and
trunking with access to all joints...

I do not think I can justify the cost or space of running everything
radially, although I'll try to put the drops through plaster in
conduit.  This should ease the addition of CAT5 for C-bus if required.

> Some examples of my attempt...

Wow - that's some set-up!

Thanks
Jon