Installation and wiring of stocks in warehouse

[nickjones87]

Hi,

We are moving into a warehouse soon but there is no electrical sockets.

Can anyone give me an rough estimate how long it would take an electrician to wire up 4 double sockets 2 Metres from each other then wire back to consumer unit across the warehouse?

Consumer unit to sockets would be about 15 Metres (across an I-beam supporting the room if possible?)

I was thinking of doing the conduits / pattress boxes myself to save on costs, then have an electrician do the juicy stuff.

Any thoughts? Thanks.

 

[wingcoax]

How long is a piece of string? It all depends on how the cable/conduit can be run. If installing steel conduit expect at least a days work.

 

[nickjones87]

How long is a piece of string? It all depends on how the cable/conduit can be run. If installing steel conduit expect at least a days work.

Hi wingcoax,

Are there any rules about what conduits can be used? EG, plastic, steel.

Thanks.

 

[wingcoax]

In a warehouse i would always use steel.

 

[Taylortwocities]

Are there any rules about what conduits can be used? EG, plastic, steel.

Thanks.

It depends on the warehouse, the environment, what it is used for, vehicles? movement of items, risk of damage.

This needs planning and doing by a qualified electrician. You have a duty of care under the Electricity At Works Regulations. This is a statutory obligation - like its law and you can get busted if you do not comply. Also your insurance will be void if you try an do it yourself and it goes wrong.

There's a lot of info on this. Just type "EAWR" into Google.

Basically the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 (EAWR) places a legal obligation on employers and employees to ensure that electrical systems used at work are safe.

Although the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 generally considers all working environments, EAWR places specific duties on all work activities that involve electricity, from battery powered equipment up to and including the Super Grid at 400,000 volts.

In order to achieve compliance with the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 (EAWR) all electrical systems are required to be proven to be safe, not only in their design and construction but also in their everyday use.

Get a man in, and one that is experienced in commercial/industrial power installations. I know that you think its only a few sockets.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

How long is a piece of string? It all depends on how the cable/conduit can be run.

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