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It's fairly standard European practice, therefore many details are different to the UK because we're the odd ones out. Many of the fittings, cables etc that we use are unknown elsewhere and vice versa. Some things that we obsess over, e.g. cable derating factors, are often much simplified, and some things that we tend to overlook, such as allocation of responsibilities relative to qualifications within a job, are taken much more seriously.
This chap has a few videos on the subject, raflagnir = electrical wiring. e.g.
Surely they must use armoured cable?
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Björk's father is an electrician.Jesus.
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My local Iceland is called The Food Warehouse… only place I can get a 24 can box of regular Coca Cola.I did a small job in a Morrisons once but never Iceland.
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It's fairly standard European practice, therefore many details are different to the UK because we're the odd ones out. Many of the fittings, cables etc that we use are unknown elsewhere and vice versa. Some things that we obsess over, e.g. cable derating factors, are often much simplified, and some things that we tend to overlook, such as allocation of responsibilities relative to qualifications within a job, are taken much more seriously.
This chap has a few videos on the subject, raflagnir = electrical wiring. e.g.
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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.
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.
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One problem I can envisage is that I can't understand a word of what's being said.
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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
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
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Surely they must use armoured cable?
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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
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