Sockets in a Conservatory

[sotal]

I'm just having a conservatory built - well they start in a couple of weeks.

I'm wanting to put some sockets along the dwarf wall. I have a double socket on the ring main on the other side of the wall to where I want to start, so it should be a simple extension of an existing circuit, keeping all new sockets on the ring main. The ring main should have plenty of capacity as we have two ring mains and that's the secondary one which just covers the extension (1 bedroom, garage and utility room)

My one question is that there is going to be a double door in right in the middle of the wall I want to put the sockets in, what is the correct way to span the door. I'm aware that all wiring must run vertically or horizontally from sockets to comply with regs.

Do I run horizontally at socket height along the wall then put a double socket near the door and run vertically down at that point then run along under the floor? I was slightly concerned incase the double door is screwed in place into the floor - don't want them to go through cables!

Thanks for any advice

 

[Steve]

concrete or wooden floor?

 

[ColJack]

plastic conduit in the floor screed from socket to socket..

anyway, your conservatory guys should deal with this.. or is it a "frame and glass only" affair with you taking care of the building side of it?

 

[sotal]

It's a concrete floor, trying to save as much money as possible, got our usual bloke who does the windows normally doing the conservatory itself and his friend is doing the base and dwarf walls, I've removed the patio and dug it out ready to save some pennies, neither of them do electrics so it was another bloke to come in for that and more pennies again so I said I'd do it. We're not having any lighting so it's just a few doubles to add to an existing circuit. I just suddenly realised about the doorway getting in the way. Plastic conduit should be fine, and I'll mention it to the builder to make sure he tells me when.

 

[ColJack]

and are you paying the LABC to come and inspect and test your work then?

 

[Steve]

If a concrete floor, at the time of pouring the concrete, you need to have a plastic conduit sunk into it ready (with a draw rope inserted too). Preferably one long run with sweeping bends at both ends, at least 5cm deep and not under t'door'ole.

With a bit of care you could bring the conduit up straight into sockets at both ends, which means you could use singles which will be easier to pull through conduit.

 

[sotal]

and are you paying the LABC to come and inspect and test your work then?

Nope

If a concrete floor, at the time of pouring the concrete, you need to have a plastic conduit sunk into it ready (with a draw rope inserted too). Preferably one long run with sweeping bends at both ends, at least 5cm deep and not under t'door'ole.

With a bit of care you could bring the conduit up straight into sockets at both ends, which means you could use singles which will be easier to pull through conduit.

Thanks for the advice, perfect

 

[Richard C]

and are you paying the LABC to come and inspect and test your work then?

Nope

Cons may be B Regs. exempt but not as far as electrics or glass for that matter; unless it's certified, it may well come back & bite your arse

 

[sotal]

Glass is all installed by Windows man, who is Fensa registered and all checks will be part of that, so no worries there,

Electrics is a slight grey area, as an extension to an existing circuit normally doesn't require any notification. Depends on how you interpret the rules I guess but I'm certainly not going to worry about it. I would just like it to be right hence the questions - I don't like bodges, and would like it to comply with all regulations