Will we have to raise the height of wiring accessories in new builds in potential flood areas.
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Some years ago I did a flood resistant installation.
Pairs of 16 amp ceeform outlets installed just below ceiling level in each ground floor room. Extension leads supplied, male 16 amp plug to 8 gang trailing 13 amp sockets. 1.5mm flex.
Kitchen had two 32 amp ceeform sockets at high level, extension leads supplied with 32 amp male plug, 6mm flex to multiple metal clad 13 amp sockets on a piece of board.
One twin 13 amp socket high up on wall near stairs, reachable by going a few steps up the stairs. Mainly for vacuum cleaning upstairs or down.
Downstairs lights all ceiling mounted and operated via pull cord switches.
Upstairs installation as normal.
Consumer unit upstairs. About 1.5 meters above upstairs floor level.
Cut out and meter and customers switch fuse at low level outdoors “because that is how we always do it” SWA submain to consumer unit. The customer switch fuse is in a second “meter cupboard” just above the one containing the cut out and meter. Still much too low IMHO.
Stored on the premises are
Spare ceeform to 13 amp extension leads, in case the ones in use go under water.
Spare switch fuse. For simple replacement after the flood.
Spare length of 25mm SWA and glands.
Some years ago I did a flood resistant installation.
Pairs of 16 amp ceeform outlets installed just below ceiling level in each ground floor room. Extension leads supplied, male 16 amp plug to 8 gang trailing 13 amp sockets. 1.5mm flex.
Kitchen had two 32 amp ceeform sockets at high level, extension leads supplied with 32 amp male plug, 6mm flex to multiple metal clad 13 amp sockets on a piece of board.
One twin 13 amp socket high up on wall near stairs, reachable by going a few steps up the stairs. Mainly for vacuum cleaning upstairs or down.
Downstairs lights all ceiling mounted and operated via pull cord switches.
Upstairs installation as normal.
Consumer unit upstairs. About 1.5 meters above upstairs floor level.
Cut out and meter and customers switch fuse at low level outdoors “because that is how we always do it” SWA submain to consumer unit. The customer switch fuse is in a second “meter cupboard” just above the one containing the cut out and meter. Still much too low IMHO.
Stored on the premises are
Spare ceeform to 13 amp extension leads, in case the ones in use go under water.
Spare switch fuse. For simple replacement after the flood.
Spare length of 25mm SWA and glands.
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