Icelandic Electrical Installation.

[gerry.slater65@]

Hi all.
I’m just wondering if anyone has done any work in Iceland?
I’ve got a chance of going out there for a while.
The work involves some electrics but by no means, all.
The more sparking I do, the better it’s paid.
Any help or advice would be much appreciated.
Basic differences, cables etc etc would be a great start. And anything else you think is relevant?
FYI It’s a large domestic job and I’m a domestic Sparks.
Many thanks in advance.
Gerry.

 

[Mike Johnson]

If its relevant European standards:

No Final Ring Circuits, all radials, restricted number of sockets, according to cable CSA.
All cables in any circuit to be the same CSA.
RCD's have a restricted number of MCB's.
All single cables in plastic conduit, flexible or rigid, flexible seems to be preferred.
CU location must be accessible, height etc and not enclosed unless clear distance's adhered too.

Can't think of anything else pertinent at the moment, will post if I do.

 

[mainline]

This chap has a few videos on the subject, raflagnir = electrical wiring. e.g.

One problem I can envisage is that I can't understand a word of what's being said.

 

[Dustydazzler]

When you think about it our wiring compared to the rest of Europe must seem so alien to them

Rings , they would be like WTF

SWA cable / Pyro Cable , they would be like WTF

Watching Delroy fault finding an old council house , they would be like WTF

 

[DPG]

When you think about it our wiring compared to the rest of Europe must seem so alien to them

Rings , they would be like WTF

SWA cable / Pyro Cable , they would be like WTF

Watching Delroy fault finding an old council house , they would be like WTF

Surely they must use armoured cable?

 

[Dustydazzler]

Surely they must use armoured cable?

I have watched loads of vids from Europe and I have never seen anything like SWA over there. The closest thing is round flex wired through a metal bendy conduit like an old shower hose. I think some countries use large SWA type cable for big power circuits and big power distribution but never small stuff

 

[DPG]

I have watched loads of vids from Europe and I have never seen anything like SWA over there. The closest thing is round flex wired through a metal bendy conduit like an old shower hose. I think some countries use large SWA type cable for big power circuits and big power distribution but never small stuff

Yeah fair point.

 

[Lucien Nunes]

Much European wiring is carried out with NYM-J and similar, circular cable with solid cores and insulated earth, for anything that we would do with T&E. Where needed, you can switch to a more durable cable in the form of NYY, which can be handled in the same way as NYM and use the same fittings, but has a tough, UV resistant sheath. We don't have an equivalent tough version of T&E in general use so we tend to move all the way up to SWA instead of NYY. There has also been a stronger tradition of all-insulated construction compared to our widespread use of earthing, so less of a desire to use an earthed armour.

 

[Mike Johnson]

SWA is used in France, but generally NYY is used = NYM.

Typed at the same time as Lucian

 

[LukeD]

Just be ready to be shocked at the quality of life there ..... we are pure 3rd world compared to them (in so many ways !!!)

 

[Mike Johnson]

I thought I would have a look at the French Regulations on SWA, so looked for my books of regulations, in all I think I paid upwards of €600 for them, can't find them anywhere, I then asked my wife is she had seen them, "Oh I did not think you would want them anymore and took them to the Charity shop" ARGHHHHHHHH

 

[Rockingit]

Just be ready to be shocked at the quality of life there ..... we are pure 3rd world compared to them (in so many ways !!!)

In all my work travels the one consistent factor is simply that the U.K. is a lame dog and needs putting out of it's misery. (The rest of) Europe is waaaaay ahead of us in almost everything. I've long said that as soon as mini-me is independent then I'm off!!

 

[Mike Johnson]

And if you check now you will also find the rest of Europe (France & Spain in my experience) is getting more expensive to live in, my French tax's doubled in the last few years and food did the same, the only stable price was wine.

 

[LukeD]

And if you check now you will also find the rest of Europe (France & Spain in my experience) is getting more expensive to live in, my French tax's doubled in the last few years and food did the same, the only stable price was wine.

Portugal and Italy also seeing huge cost of living rise. Ive yet to see a country where EVERYTHING is so well funded .Iceland works like this ...

School needs something ... they buy it .

Hospital needs something. They buy it .This also includes Medicine .
something needs fixing..its fixed

NO private schools ...they see this as a TERRIBLE idea .ALL schools have to be reaching the same standards .

And the level of Red tape involved is as thin as a piece of paper . Corruption and theft etc are almost unheard of .

I once met the PM shopping there and was talking to him. ANY citizen has a right to have a face to face meeting with their PM within so many working days . He never even had a Police protection officer with him. There was only 2 gun carrying officers on the Island then.... one each at the duty free shop just in case there was a Rush on the Brenniven !!!

 

[mainline]

And if you check now you will also find the rest of Europe (France & Spain in my experience) is getting more expensive to live in, my French tax's doubled in the last few years and food did the same, the only stable price was wine.

Drink more, eat less.

 

[Mike Johnson]

Portugal and Italy also seeing huge cost of living rise. Ive yet to see a country where EVERYTHING is so well funded .Iceland works like this ...

School needs something ... they buy it .

Hospital needs something. They buy it .This also includes Medicine .
something needs fixing..its fixed

All of this has to be funded some how, I wonder what the tax percentage and thresholds are on earn't income?

And let's not forget they have one of the highest suicide rates in the world, I think I would be suicidal If I lived half the year in darkness, would the other half of the year make up for it IMO no.