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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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    Network operators will stop providing customers with an earth terminal for new properties, they will all have to be TT with foundation earthing.


    Why? I'm vaguely aware that in some foreign countries TT is the norm.




    Because by then all the aluminium consac will be in such a state that the DNO will not be happy to offer a PME earth, and they will not wish to run an SNE cable just for one fussy customer who wants an earth termninal.

    Then at least one well known UK DNO, sends you this letter saying they can no longer guarantee that the earth terminal they provide is any good.
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    The choice in the cases where they cannot offer PME conversion, is a reassuringly expensive bill to in effect pay for all or part of a new cable to the substation or go TT.

    Mostly, folk with a limited budget go TT.

     


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    Network operators will stop providing customers with an earth terminal for new properties, they will all have to be TT with foundation earthing.


    Why? I'm vaguely aware that in some foreign countries TT is the norm.




    Because by then all the aluminium consac will be in such a state that the DNO will not be happy to offer a PME earth, and they will not wish to run an SNE cable just for one fussy customer who wants an earth termninal.

    Then at least one well known UK DNO, sends you this letter saying they can no longer guarantee that the earth terminal they provide is any good.
    703bb05f50d0bfbb31b81af622480c30-huge-ukpn_letter_bw2.png


    The choice in the cases where they cannot offer PME conversion, is a reassuringly expensive bill to in effect pay for all or part of a new cable to the substation or go TT.

    Mostly, folk with a limited budget go TT.

     


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