French wiring regulations

[skippy2]

:behead:Can anybody point me in the right direction to obtain a copy of the frnch wiring regulations as I wish to wire my french property legally

 

[telectrix]

block the road with a tractor , then do it however you want to.

 

[IQ Electrical]

block the road with a tractor , then do it however you want to.

Yes, the lorry drivers will block all ports too, often at a few minutes notice and without a ballot.

The NFC-15-100 is the standard for electrical installation and most product standards are totally different to the UK, with a penchant for flexible conduits!
Be very careful with selection of meterials, unless things have changed, the Consuel will have to inspect the installation before a supply is connected.

 

[Geoffsd]

I assume, as usual, there's only harmonisation in Britain.

 

[WilcoxElec]

The French version of the IEE (CEE) wiring regulations which correspond to the UK regs is NFC15-100 for BT which can be obtained from [h=3]Norme C15-100 En Ligne | Boutique.Afnor.org[/h]the French equiv of BS... They are much the same as in the UK, but the supply is completely different and the materials, building methods &c &c so - in practice - things are done very differently. As a French qualified Electrician I would not be able to touch a UK installation - and - in actual fact - the reverse applies.

For details of NFC 15-100 you could look at Norme NF C 15-100 - Schneider Electric

There is a very good guide produced by PROMOTELEC (Promotelec : Norme installation électrique, certification électricité, label hpe Promotelec pour une meilleure sécurité), which I would recommend.

The standards are indeed harmonized, but the European standards have to take into account very different situations - and languages - so they are more like "the standard is - that there are appropriate regulations in place in each member country".

I must tell you I have had to redo so much wiring done by Les Anglais - and now that the electrics are inspected for the house sellers when they put up a house for sale - etc - it is best (but not cheap) to conform to French regulations and practices all the way down the line.

 

[WilcoxElec]

Yes, the lorry drivers will block all ports too, often at a few minutes notice and without a ballot.

The NFC-15-100 is the standard for electrical installation and most product standards are totally different to the UK, with a penchant for flexible conduits!
Be very careful with selection of meterials, unless things have changed, the Consuel will have to inspect the installation before a supply is connected.

The application for an inspection by the regional Consuel has to be made by the registered tradesman (with a SIRET - and the particular French liablity insurance) - the rules are getting tight here and work by British DIY-ers is discouraged.

 

[Victor]

The application for an inspection by the regional Consuel has to be made by the registered tradesman (with a SIRET - and the particular French liablity insurance) - the rules are getting tight here and work by British DIY-ers is discouraged.

Sorry to correct you, but an individual can apply for a consuel inspection, however the inspectors tend to take a more in depth look than those applied for by a registered artisan.

The rules are getting tighter here, but that can only be a good thing, I have been called out to two jobs in the past week, where one had an earth that was reading 1328ohms and the other was a new installation done by a so call british builder that had no earth at all and was totally wired several rolls of 3 core 1.5mm cable.

 

[Darkwood]

Hmmmm ... Although this is an old thread i would assume the French regs still are subject to copywrite and thus this thread won't bode well for the forum.

Time to close and erase it me thinks!

 

[Dan]

Thread moderated and left closed. Please don't share copyright material via the forum.