We are progressing well with the first fix electrics in the new extension. These will need to be completed before the plasterers can start in this part of the building. I reckon the first fix will be finished by the end of the week, leaving the building clear for the plasterers to start next week.
Although it was only a couple of months ago that we did the first fix on the older part of the building, I had forgotten exactly how much cabling is involved. The answer? Lots and lots. I was going to start counting exactly how much, but it was just too difficult.
There is Cat5 cabling for all the light switches, mains cabling for the sockets and power to the lights, cabling for the alarm PIR sensors, Cat5 (again) for the telephone and data points, co-axial for the TV and some Cat6 for satellite. There are also some odd cables around the place for things such as electric door latches, luminence sensors, temperature sensors (both indoor and outdoor) and some cables for thermostats (one in every room). Phew! That is a lot!
The other half of the lighting computer will be in the plant room along with the ground source heating pump. Hence all of the wires end up terminating here.
Bundles of wires waiting to be connected. Cat5 for all the light switches, mains cables for sockets and power to the lights, cabling for the PIR sensors for the alarms, Cat5 (again) for the telephone and ethernet. We haven’t pulled through the co-axial for the TV and the CAT6 for the satellite yet. It all adds up to a lot of cable.
These cables are waiting to be pulled through into the plant room and connected to the main distribution boards and the lighting computer.