Electrical Regs in Ireland (Dublin)

Can anybody comment on the situation when Germany re-unified?

A lot of East German wiring was based on Russian standards, and  slowly a lot of it has been re-done. There had been a long standing culture of make do and  mend, so the average age and general condition of the ossie wiring was higher. 'Updates'  involved such wonders as N-E links behind earthed sockets as the building wiring was 2 core, funny colours, 'hamburger' 2 way switches and weird phase cycling. 

Between /89 and certainly about 2005, there was an understanding that it may not meet the regs, but only the worst of it needs fixing up immediately the rest will be done as time permits - bit like in the UK with all our pre 1971 lights without CPC.


I suggest that most of it is now done. 

The gap between UK and German regs is less serious, apart perhaps from the reduced CPC. What counts as common practice is different, but the regs do permit most things in each others place. Apart from sockets in the bathroom - which is why mine in the UK  is to German regs.

Can anybody comment on the situation when Germany re-unified?

A lot of East German wiring was based on Russian standards, and  slowly a lot of it has been re-done. There had been a long standing culture of make do and  mend, so the average age and general condition of the ossie wiring was higher. 'Updates'  involved such wonders as N-E links behind earthed sockets as the building wiring was 2 core, funny colours, 'hamburger' 2 way switches and weird phase cycling. 

Between /89 and certainly about 2005, there was an understanding that it may not meet the regs, but only the worst of it needs fixing up immediately the rest will be done as time permits - bit like in the UK with all our pre 1971 lights without CPC.


I suggest that most of it is now done. 

The gap between UK and German regs is less serious, apart perhaps from the reduced CPC. What counts as common practice is different, but the regs do permit most things in each others place. Apart from sockets in the bathroom - which is why mine in the UK  is to German regs.