RE: CBus wiring and consumer unit

[Martin Wonders <martin.wonders@xxxxxxxxx>]

This layout certainly makes sense to me.

That's a good point, my N0 is certainly big enough to become a bedroom if
we
ever move on.
I will need to design in a lockable floor to ceiling cupboard for the cbus
kit.

Thanks

Martin

-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Mouser [mailto:groups@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 26 January 2005 12:56
To: ukha_d
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] CBus wiring and consumer unit


Certainly that's how we've done it. All my C-bus is in a sub-main run from
a
non-armoured 32amp feed in to an RCD (MCB? Sorry not good on the
terminology?) on the main consumer unit under the stairs.
http://tinyurl.com/6d9va

My only real issue is that we now have a very large electrical installation
in my office upstairs. This was originally a bedroom and I have concerns
that it will be an off-putting factor if we were ever to sell the property.
Your hardly going to want a kids room with 3 large consumer units in it!!!
;-)

To move it all now would be a big job but might be essential if we were
ever
to sell-up!

Many thanks,

Rob

-----Original Message-----
From: Hawes,Timothy Edward (GEG) [mailto:haweste@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 26 January 2005 12:48
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] CBus wiring and consumer unit


Martin,

OK, I see. In that case I think I'd be tempted to put *everything* in N0
- you've then got no confusion as to where certain things are wired
from. That said, running the cooker circuit from the utility area also
makes sense. Are you automating every light and socket, or only some ?

Cheers,

Tim H.
(6' 5" ;-)  )

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Martin Wonders  Sent: 26 January 2005 12:46
>
> Hi Tim,
>
> I've got limited room in the utility and it's reducing by the
> day swmbo's designing everything in there.
> Also my Node 0 is a lot bigger than we first imagined
> (limiting space in the roof eaves is only limiting if your 6'
> 9''), Consequently I need as much stuff out of the utility
> and into Node 0 as poss.
>
> Thanks for the thought
>
> Martin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hawes,Timothy Edward (GEG)  Sent: 26 January 2005 12:06
>
> Martin,
>
> What about putting all of the CBus kit next to the consumer
> unit in the
> utility room. Do you need anything more than a network
> connection between N0
> and CBus ?
> IIRC you can daisy chain the light switches so you could run
> all the cat
> 5 back to your N0, common up the CBus switches and then run
> only 1 or 2 cat
> 5 cables across from N0 to the Clipsal hardware.
>
> Just a thought :-)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tim H.