ᐅ Electrical Planning – Power Outlets

Created on: 18 Dec 2015 08:59
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roadrun87
We have now finished the floor plans, and the electrical planning phase is starting. I expect there will be quite a few pencils and erasers used.

Do you have any tips on things that are often forgotten or important points to watch out for?

The basis will be the Busch-Jäger Free@Home system. In the first step, I want to plan the power outlets, then gradually the rest.
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Soroka
18 Dec 2015 14:43
So, if you already have electric roller shutters, it doesn’t take much effort to run a 3x1.5 cable one meter (3 feet) down and install an outlet... The homemaker will appreciate having enough vacuum cleaner sockets...
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roadrun87
18 Dec 2015 14:45
That’s not an issue. There are double electrical boxes in all room corners.

The main topic is more the TV corner: 10 power outlets + 6 media outlets versus 4 power outlets + 6 media outlets + a power strip inside the low cabinet.
Koempy18 Dec 2015 14:46
We also have quite a few outlets behind the TV

6 x power outlets
2 x TV sockets
4 x network ports
2 x audio sockets

And I still had to use power strips inside the lowboard because the 6 outlets were not enough.
And the same setup mirrored on the other side, so it’s possible to rearrange the living room if needed.
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Saruss
19 Dec 2015 11:45
I have 5 power outlets at the multimedia points that can be switched together, another 5 that are always on, plus SAT/network/telephone (connected to the Fritzbox in the basement) and audio. All are occupied.
MarcWen19 Dec 2015 13:20
Soroka schrieb:
So, if you already have electric roller shutters, it’s not much extra effort to run a 3x1.5 cable one meter (3 feet) down and install an outlet... The housewife will be happy to have enough vacuum cleaner sockets...

The housewife is probably happier about an “infinitely” long vacuum cleaner cord. At least, that’s what I’ve noticed. Often, there’s a desperate attempt to reach the very last corner before having to walk 10 meters (33 feet) back to unplug and replug the cord.
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Legurit
19 Dec 2015 16:33
Not just a housewife... also a househusband
On my way with the vacuum cleaner, every decoration in the hallway regularly ends up caught on the cord and gets pulled along.