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Electrical Regs in Ireland (Dublin)

tattyinengland
Are there any Regs or conventions restricting the amount of sockets per circuit in Dublin?


Having just done Berlin, it seems that each circuit did one socket, and I rightly, or wrongly, added one socket in a radial fashion using BS8436.


I'm about to add to existing circuits again in Dublin and wondered if anyone had a copy of the irish regs or knew from experience?


Kind Regards


Tatty
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    I also noticed that French sockets are shuttered.



    Yes - as I understand it after generations of having unshuttered sockets, the French eventually decided that shuttered were safer - indeed were so enthusiastic about thie idea they incorporated the requirement not only into their wiring regs but the law of the land. As a result it's illegal there to install the international standard connectors for electric vehicles - because they use an electrical interlock system to make sure the power contacts are dead unless both ends are plugged in rather than simple mechanical shutters. So now they've had to develop a (pointless) shuttered version of the connectors just for France - apparently that was easier than getting the legislation fixed.


      - Andy.
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    I also noticed that French sockets are shuttered.



    Yes - as I understand it after generations of having unshuttered sockets, the French eventually decided that shuttered were safer - indeed were so enthusiastic about thie idea they incorporated the requirement not only into their wiring regs but the law of the land. As a result it's illegal there to install the international standard connectors for electric vehicles - because they use an electrical interlock system to make sure the power contacts are dead unless both ends are plugged in rather than simple mechanical shutters. So now they've had to develop a (pointless) shuttered version of the connectors just for France - apparently that was easier than getting the legislation fixed.


      - Andy.
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