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The future of residential building electrical installations

Arran Cameron
This is a spin-off from the discussion What is the best way to wire ceiling lights.


What do you think is the future of residential building electrical installations in 20 to 30 years time? Will they in modern and modernised houses be significantly different from what they are today or will they most likely be barely changed from what they are today?


Will consumer demand be a driving force for change or will electricians only make changes from the status quo in order to comply with updated wiring regs?
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    MHRestorations:


    We have recently installed a couple of induction hobs that only required a 13A socket (they came complete with a plug ended flex and state a demand of 2.9kw.

    A mentioned in a previous discussion about cooker switches how single hotplate induction hobs that plug into a 13A socket could replace freestanding cookers and inbuilt hobs.


    Kitchens will generally require separate ring mains (or individual sockets on a 16 breaker) if more than one hob is used. The 32A cooker circuit could end up being downrated to 16A or 20A for just an oven.
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    MHRestorations:


    We have recently installed a couple of induction hobs that only required a 13A socket (they came complete with a plug ended flex and state a demand of 2.9kw.

    A mentioned in a previous discussion about cooker switches how single hotplate induction hobs that plug into a 13A socket could replace freestanding cookers and inbuilt hobs.


    Kitchens will generally require separate ring mains (or individual sockets on a 16 breaker) if more than one hob is used. The 32A cooker circuit could end up being downrated to 16A or 20A for just an oven.
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