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French Regulations

I have a friend who has bought a house in France and would like me to come over and check the electrics. Testing is the same anywhere so I can do that part.....

Does anyone have a copy of the regs for France - in English - that they could possibly share with me? Does an English translation of the French Regs exist?

I have also carried out small works in offices in Berlin, Germany - does an English translation of their regs exist? There's a reasonable hope that I might get to go back there at some point.

What are the Southern Irish Regs called please (We've done small works and lots of data in an office in Dublin) and is it any different to the northern Irish Regs? Certainly the techniques used in Dublin seem quite different to ours - and more European - than British. Clearly I can buy my own copy of these regs if I needed them as they are already in English, but I'm unlikely to use them - so if anyone could send me a copy I'd appreciate it - but its merely accedemic and out of interest to compare what I saw with regs. I know I posted on this subject before but I did not ask if any one has a copy of the regs and I did not ask about France.

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Tatty

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0 Former Community Member over 4 years ago

You ideally need a copy of NFC 15-100 norms - it can be downloaded as a PDF, and it contains useful diagrams for typical standard circuit arrangements. My French is pretty poor, Memsahib has better French ,but I did manage to get through it
There are several Guides available (much like the UK) and a few chaps have published "English" versions - but be aware they get quickly out of date.

A good one is "L'installation électrique"

Once you grasp the rules on number of outlets on typical circuits then it's OK. For example, no more than eight lights on a circuit, you must have at least two circuits for lighting regardless of property size, you can have 5 power outlets in 1.5MM2, up to 8 on 2.5mm2, refrigerators need a separate circuit as do most other things. (Dist Bd's are bloody huge).

I found it useful to have a copy of BS 7671 handy so ypu can look at a French regulation, and map across to BS 7671 (but be wary of UK only regs and French only Regs).

Zonal concepts in bathrooms are pretty similar

Legrand, Schneider, and particularly Hagar, publish really useful guides as well - usually available off their websites

Finally, if a house is going to be sold, you really will need a French registered sparky to "sign off"

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0 Former Community Member over 4 years ago

You ideally need a copy of NFC 15-100 norms - it can be downloaded as a PDF, and it contains useful diagrams for typical standard circuit arrangements. My French is pretty poor, Memsahib has better French ,but I did manage to get through it
There are several Guides available (much like the UK) and a few chaps have published "English" versions - but be aware they get quickly out of date.

A good one is "L'installation électrique"

Once you grasp the rules on number of outlets on typical circuits then it's OK. For example, no more than eight lights on a circuit, you must have at least two circuits for lighting regardless of property size, you can have 5 power outlets in 1.5MM2, up to 8 on 2.5mm2, refrigerators need a separate circuit as do most other things. (Dist Bd's are bloody huge).

I found it useful to have a copy of BS 7671 handy so ypu can look at a French regulation, and map across to BS 7671 (but be wary of UK only regs and French only Regs).

Zonal concepts in bathrooms are pretty similar

Legrand, Schneider, and particularly Hagar, publish really useful guides as well - usually available off their websites

Finally, if a house is going to be sold, you really will need a French registered sparky to "sign off"

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