Electric Gates

[driverman]

What is a typical loading for double electric gates? Any particular requirements required? It will be RCD protected and wired in SWA. Better on own circuit or off ring circuit?
Cat 5 required at all?

 

[trev]

From the info given I can only say I'd put them on a dedicated supply mate. As far as the rest of it goes it's how long is a piece of string.
It'll all be in the MIs, cat 5 is almost certain because there'll be some sort of intercom

 

[driverman]

From the info given I can only say I'd put them on a dedicated supply mate. As far as the rest of it goes it's how long is a piece of string.
It'll all be in the MIs, cat 5 is almost certain because there'll be some sort of intercom

Never done gates before..........yes agree best on own circuit, that not a problem. Like every thing with this love job, first fixing for all these various items but owner has no idea of what the actual item will be. The same with separate oven and induction hob..........So if in doubt, I'm going to put in 2 x 10mm cooker circuits.

 

[trev]

You got to love them...I want this, this and this but I haven't made a choice yet so can't give you anything to work on.
Bless them, they think we're magicians.

 

[shanky887614]

Never done gates before..........yes agree best on own circuit, that not a problem. Like every thing with this love job, first fixing for all these various items but owner has no idea of what the actual item will be. The same with separate oven and induction hob..........So if in doubt, I'm going to put in 2 x 10mm cooker circuits.

trust me on this, install a bit of ducting for the gate, you will thank me later.

install a proper duct, travis etc stock them
it might be worth using swa cat5, less chance of it going down.

if you dont use ducting and/or swa cat5 and it goes down it willcbe fun digging it up to joint/replace it

 

[Engineer54]

Never done gates before..........yes agree best on own circuit, that not a problem. Like every thing with this love job, first fixing for all these various items but owner has no idea of what the actual item will be. The same with separate oven and induction hob..........So if in doubt, I'm going to put in 2 x 10mm cooker circuits.

Why, .....is the kitchen a 100m from the CU or something??
I think you've gone way overboard there, especially as in most cases a single 6mm/32A circuit will
suffice!!

 

[driverman]

Why, .....is the kitchen a 100m from the CU or something??
I think you've gone way overboard there, especially as in most cases a single 6mm/32A circuit will
suffice!!

Actually your right of course.. my original thought was a 10mm to cover myself for both induction hob / oven on 1 x circuit or 2 x 6.0mm and wire them separately. Owner requires 10mm T&E anyhow for AHSP so getting a 50m drum. Save getting both 6mm and 10mm. Ahh well

 

[driverman]

Why, .....is the kitchen a 100m from the CU or something??
I think you've gone way overboard there, especially as in most cases a single 6mm/32A circuit will
suffice!!

The actual circuit is some 20m from CU........cables will be completely encased in insulation between floors, so on the plus side when cable running a fair amount of current it will not get too hot. But yes possibly gone over the top.

 

[driverman]

You got to love them...I want this, this and this but I haven't made a choice yet so can't give you anything to work on.
Bless them, they think we're magicians.

That's exactly it. You have summed it up perfectly...............Speaking from experience I see.

 

[driverman]

trust me on this, install a bit of ducting for the gate, you will thank me later.

install a proper duct, travis etc stock them
it might be worth using swa cat5, less chance of it going down.

if you dont use ducting and/or swa cat5 and it goes down it willcbe fun digging it up to joint/replace it

Thanks for advice......yes will be in ducting. I tend to use Polyduct from Jewsons or the larger double wall rib ducting that just slots together.
Good shout about SWA cat 5 cable though. I was unaware that it even existed. what did sparks use in the past for intercom etc years a go?

 

[Plonker 3]

what did sparks use in the past for intercom etc years a go?

This of course

 

[bf03yvd]

I used to like sparks. That bloke who played the keyboard and looked like Hitler.

 

[driverman]

I used to like sparks. That bloke who played the keyboard and looked like Hitler.

Yep they were brothers believe it or not.

 

[driverman]

This of course

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tillers girls used those also.....the can can Girls!

 

[driverman]

But going back to serious business though...........what is a typical load of electric gates. At first fix stage, I could go for 1.5mm SWA or 2.5mm SWA but possible over kill.