Im Clean!!!!!

What would the work youve just done cost a paying customer?

I keep thinking about it.. but finding an electrician in my area who understands what its all about is another matter!!!

cheers

Hawk

Hawk...

If i was doing this job for a customer it would have cost approx £180 bearing in mind this includes a new circuit breaker in the main unit and MK sockets which are a lot more expensive than the norm..

Keep looking for that trustworthy sparks!!

Folks
There is a whole history on the topic of Mains installations using heavy duty cable on dedicated spurs to feed the hungry black boxes, some of which became unacceptable to Naim and resulted in it having to go "off forum".
Gentle discussion about the topic is still permitted and a thread search will bring forth threads discussing the excellent sound results of dedicated spurs for HiFi and the other favorite connection method, the "Hydra", but it is a subject area in which to tread carefully and don't whatever you do mention the word "Fuses".

Oh my god I can't beleive I said that.

regards
GEOFF

I've also been considering separate spurs for a while & finally decided to do something about it.

I had a visit from a local electrician (random pick from Yellow Pages) only this evening & await his quote for the job.

As it happens, he is interested interested in hi-fi too (Micromega, Tag McLaren, ??? system) & he is very curious to know what improvements may result . He even suggested some minor changes to my proposed installation - so it is possible.to find the "right" guy.

It would certainly be nice to deal with someone who is genuinely interested in the outcome, but at the end of the day I'm sure that any self-employed sparky would be happy to take your money, regardless of his views on the merits of the job.

Paul

Several contributors here (myself included) have installed a Graham's hydra to good effect.

Whether it's on the end of a separate spur or not, it enables you to eliminate a number of connections and fuses, as well as only needing one (preferably) high quality socket to power the system.

John.

Anyone putting in a spur should consider a separate consumer unit. Some prefer a single 10mm spur with a hydra to multiple spurs with separate sockets - and it's the solution I went for as the spur goes round the outside of the house in armoured cable.

My friendly local electrician charged £180 for a consumer unit, armoured cable and a 2way unswitched Crabtree. He's a great guy and I'm sure would travel a resonable distance from Chichester.

Current electrical regulations mean that this is definitely not a DIY job. If you don't use a qualified electrician, the work must be cleared by the Local Authority's building control.

Nigel

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I've noticed, that whenever my girlfriend uses the hairdryer in the bedroom, my NAP200 and NAPV175 start to humm quite noticably in the living room

Thats an easy one to cure!

Stop your gf from using her hairdryer

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Originally posted by HT-Naimee:
Actually, it's MY hairdryer!

Then tell her to stop using YOUR hairdryer

Well i seem to be doing well at putting my foot in it this week on this ere forum.

I didnt realise that talking about electrical supplies was such a dodgy subject especially the f word.

Anyways on a more serious note...under no circumstances should you consider doing this sort of work yourself even if you think you can. There are all sorts of reasons why it isnt just a case of 'running another supply' none of which im going to bore you with here. If you want it done then contact an electrician who is registered with one of the proper governing bodies (NICEIC,ECA, BSI etc) and have them do it. It is now ILLEGAL to carry out electrical work on your own home (exclusions do apply).

If you know of someone who is good and is registered then let them do it.

Tell them what you want, were you want it and how many you want. If you need a new consumer unit then theres no arguement, youll have to have one but make sure you ask him why. There are lots of reasons.

The work will be messy but from my recent experience i personally think its worth it. Even if you still want to use an extra mains block.

MY opion only. Make your own minds up.
Regards

oh and another thing... why is it unacceptable to Naim?
They tell you to get it done in the owners manuals!!!!!!!!

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oh and another thing... why is it unacceptable to Naim? They tell you to get it done in the owners manuals!!!!!!!!

Nice Guy It was not the idea of properly done spurs that caused problems it was discussions about improper use fuses. If you want more detail e-mail me at Geoff_phillipps@hotmail.com

regards
GEOFF