Hi, we had our electrical consultation on Friday to discuss where everything should be installed.
Attached is a plan showing how we planned it with the electrician. Almost all our wishes were included; there were hardly any suggestions for improvement.
In the pictures, the power outlets are marked in orange.
For internet/telephone, we only have 2 lines. He wanted to charge 108€ per outlet for more lines, so we are now doing it ourselves, meaning there will be an internet connection in every room.
Living room: 4-2-4 power outlets plus TV, and 2 plus another 2 outlets.
Hallway: 1 outlet at the front and at the back, plus a telephone connection.
Utility room: besides the appliances themselves, for washing machine and dryer there are 2 individual outlets.
Guest WC: 1 outlet.
Home office: 3 power outlets plus telephone and TV, and 2 times 1 outlet.
Upstairs:
Children’s rooms: 3 outlets plus TV and 2 times 2 outlets.
Dressing room: 2 individual outlets in the middle at the top (for Ikea Pax light). Also, the light switch for the bedroom is in the dressing room... is that a good setup? (Red dot-arrow)
Bedroom: 3 outlets plus TV, and next to the bed, 3 outlets on each side (would it be better to have these lower or slightly higher so they are above the bedside table? Since baby monitors, phones, etc. are plugged in daily.)
Storage room: 2 individual outlets.
Bathroom: 2 outlets on the left side of the vanity wall. Additionally, a ceiling light in front of the shower. Are there any suggestions for improvement here? Should one outlet be left there with a spotlight that shines into the shower, or use that one outlet to install LED spots in the ceiling?
Hallway at the back: 1 outlet.
So, now the pictures follow, which hopefully are clear.
I would appreciate your feedback and suggestions for improvements.
Attached is a plan showing how we planned it with the electrician. Almost all our wishes were included; there were hardly any suggestions for improvement.
In the pictures, the power outlets are marked in orange.
For internet/telephone, we only have 2 lines. He wanted to charge 108€ per outlet for more lines, so we are now doing it ourselves, meaning there will be an internet connection in every room.
Living room: 4-2-4 power outlets plus TV, and 2 plus another 2 outlets.
Hallway: 1 outlet at the front and at the back, plus a telephone connection.
Utility room: besides the appliances themselves, for washing machine and dryer there are 2 individual outlets.
Guest WC: 1 outlet.
Home office: 3 power outlets plus telephone and TV, and 2 times 1 outlet.
Upstairs:
Children’s rooms: 3 outlets plus TV and 2 times 2 outlets.
Dressing room: 2 individual outlets in the middle at the top (for Ikea Pax light). Also, the light switch for the bedroom is in the dressing room... is that a good setup? (Red dot-arrow)
Bedroom: 3 outlets plus TV, and next to the bed, 3 outlets on each side (would it be better to have these lower or slightly higher so they are above the bedside table? Since baby monitors, phones, etc. are plugged in daily.)
Storage room: 2 individual outlets.
Bathroom: 2 outlets on the left side of the vanity wall. Additionally, a ceiling light in front of the shower. Are there any suggestions for improvement here? Should one outlet be left there with a spotlight that shines into the shower, or use that one outlet to install LED spots in the ceiling?
Hallway at the back: 1 outlet.
So, now the pictures follow, which hopefully are clear.
I would appreciate your feedback and suggestions for improvements.
K
Knallkörper28 Aug 2017 11:33In addition, most routers today already have a DECT base station built in. This includes both current and older routers from Telekom.
Having 4 outlets at the workstation and TV location might not be strictly necessary if you have Gigabit speeds, as you could use a good switch for about 20 euros. I assume that 4 outlets might still not be enough ports in some cases, but the data rate from 2 outlets should be more than sufficient.
By the way, I have found that streaming 4K movies (Netflix or Amazon) works very well over a wired connection, but only to a limited extent over Wi-Fi. When I start the stream via Wi-Fi, the video begins at a very low resolution (around 640x480 pixels) and then gradually increases up to 4K. The same happens when pausing and then resuming playback. Nominally, the Wi-Fi connection is 300 Mbit, while the cable is only 100 Mbit.
Having 4 outlets at the workstation and TV location might not be strictly necessary if you have Gigabit speeds, as you could use a good switch for about 20 euros. I assume that 4 outlets might still not be enough ports in some cases, but the data rate from 2 outlets should be more than sufficient.
By the way, I have found that streaming 4K movies (Netflix or Amazon) works very well over a wired connection, but only to a limited extent over Wi-Fi. When I start the stream via Wi-Fi, the video begins at a very low resolution (around 640x480 pixels) and then gradually increases up to 4K. The same happens when pausing and then resuming playback. Nominally, the Wi-Fi connection is 300 Mbit, while the cable is only 100 Mbit.
Knallkörper schrieb:
When I start the stream over Wi-Fi, the video begins at a very low resolution (about 640x480...) and then gradually increases to 4K. The same happens when you press "Pause" and then resume. Nominally, the Wi-Fi connection is 300 Mbit, while the cable is only 100 Mbit.A cable connection usually provides 1 Gbit = 1000 Mbit.
That’s why the buffer fills up faster when streaming over cable, causing it to switch to UHD immediately.
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Knallkörper28 Aug 2017 13:01zod schrieb:
A cable usually supports 1 Gbit = 1000 Mbit.For some reason, the TV only reaches 100 Mbit, which I can see on the switch. Maybe the interface only supports 100 Mbit.
Knallkörper schrieb:
For some reason, the TV is only reaching 100 Mbit, I can see that on the switch. Maybe the interface only supports 100 Mbit. In that case, I would definitely invest a euro there. 100 Mbit is definitely outdated nowadays.
K
Knallkörper28 Aug 2017 13:57I only bought the TV when I moved in, so about 4 months ago, and it wasn’t exactly cheap. Well, it works!
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Deliverer28 Aug 2017 13:57I think he means that the TV only supports 100 Mbps. That should be more than enough forever since it is not expandable. A Blu-ray has (if I recall correctly) about 30 Mbps and is compressed much less compared to streaming services.
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