New house wiring ideas

[shanky887614]

run all cat5e to a central location (preferably with conduit) then run a cat6 to where the master phone socket is going to be, for when you get fibre (unless you want to joint it and move point)

bt are testing 500mbp/s this year.

the problem with wireless isnt the speed its the interference

 

[tex431]

Put some power outlets near towel rails for electric probes so you can have them on whilst the central heating is off

 

[Engineer54]

Yeah I'd actually planned on taking the feeds to the switches. And have a sort of hub room that all my RG6/Cat5/speaker cabling goes back to

Then more fool you!!

If you need or want a neutral at the switch positions, then use 3 core T&E for your switch drops!! Switch looping means 3 T&E cables at each switch position and that number escalates as that switch position is used to control different locations or series of light positions. (eg, multi gang switches, two way, intermediate switching)!! That's without factoring in the extra cable this switch looping system will need... Bonkers!!

 

[Jonspark]

Wire up each bedroom with their own circuit then when the kids are being a pain or on computers all day you can turn the circuit to the bedrooms off individually.

and occupancy detectors for lights in bedroom and bathroom.

and steel cu to stop the house burning down.

 

[Fin170]

Then more fool you!!

If you need or want a neutral at the switch positions, then use 3 core T&E for your switch drops!! Switch looping means 3 T&E cables at each switch position and that number escalates as that switch position is used to control different locations or series of light positions. (eg, multi gang switches, two way, intermediate switching)!! That's without factoring in the extra cable this switch looping system will need... Bonkers!!

Better than having 3 cables at the light, less time up a ladder, no extra hidden jbs and more chance of cable fitting in the light fitting too.

 

[shanky887614]

Better than having 3 cables at the light, less time up a ladder, no extra hidden jbs and more chance of cable fitting in the light fitting too.

why would there be hidden jb's?

wago connectors or connector in the fitting would be fine.

 

[Jonspark]

Better than having 3 cables at the light, less time up a ladder, no extra hidden jbs and more chance of cable fitting in the light fitting too.

personally i'd rather loop in at lights than have loads of cables running down wall to switches, can't see the difficulty of working off steps.

 

[Fin170]

personally i'd rather loop in at lights than have loads of cables running down wall to switches, can't see the difficulty of working off steps.

can't see the difficulty of working off steps.

Safety mostly, over stairs comes to mind as does needing 4 hands

I prefer at switch but will go to light if I have to...or use a wiring centre, that can be a life saver

 

[Jonspark]

What! don't you have gravity boots down there yet?

 

[shanky887614]

Safety mostly, over stairs comes to mind as does needing 4 hands

I prefer at switch but will go to light if I have to...or use a wiring centre, that can be a life saver

we usually go higher than this, our steps extend to over 6m up (tripple extender)

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your arse gets twitchy when your near the top and it starts to sway

 

[Engineer54]

Better than having 3 cables at the light, less time up a ladder, no extra hidden jbs and more chance of cable fitting in the light fitting too.

Yeah, ok whatever you say!! If only it was only just 3 cables at the switch position...

Safety aspects in a domestic, .....do me a favour!! More fool anyone that positions a light fitting on a ceiling directly over a stairwell, typically they will be positioned on the top landing...

 

[davesparks]

Put some power outlets near towel rails for electric probes so you can have them on whilst the central heating is off

Or just get the plumber to do it properly and put a seperate heating circuit in for them or feed them from the primaries.

 

[Fin170]

Yeah, ok whatever you say!! If only it was only just 3 cables at the switch position...

Safety aspects in a domestic, .....do me a favour!! More fool anyone that positions a light fitting on a ceiling directly over a stairwell, typically they will be positioned on the top landing...

Who said anything about domestic? After that there are high ceilings, stairwell lights and general poor placing...fall from a small height is still enough to cause injury and damage

And cant see why 3x1mm cables in a 1g box is any worse than 3x2.5mm in a 1g box for a spur either

 

[Spoon]

If the OP goes with my suggestion of wiring up the bedrooms on their own circuit (post 14) would it be wrong to put a 6A breaker on the circuit? Working on the principle that no one should use more than 6A in their bedroom...... May have to rethink this figure for the girls and thier hair stuff....

 

[davesparks]

we usually go higher than this, our steps extend to over 6m up (tripple extender)

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your arse gets twitchy when your near the top and it starts to sway

Nothing wrong with the top of a set of onions, now try a tallescope at full extension!