Situation in Switzerland ? - Dedicated mains spur ?
Posted by: uem on 20 January 2003
One steady hot topic in this forum is concerning dedicated mains spurs; threads are written mainly by British (& North American)NAIM friends, also referring to specialized terms such as “Multi socket (?) Consumer units”, etc.
My question to our Swiss NAIM fraternity: Have any of you experimented with dedicated mains spurs, especially in (typical Swiss) Rental Flats ?
Maybe one of you is even an electrician or electrical engineer, who may comment on the Swiss electrical supply system versus for instance the British system?
Any comments regarding benefits & problems, eg:
Legal situation ?
Thanks & regards
Urs
Posted on: 20 January 2003 by Bananahead
Hi uem
I think that the legal situation here is probably a strict NO. I am actually running my Naim kit off a Black Rhodiom distribution block which seems to work quite well.
Nana
Posted on: 20 January 2003 by Jean-Marc
Uem,
I'm pretty sure that Switzerland regulations are the same as most of the other European countries. I don't have the EU - number on hand, but it is the same regulation as France's NF C15-100. You should check this with a qualified electrician.
If it is the case, then you can install a dedicated spur (an RCD + MCBs) without breaking any rules and with all the required safety.
Hope this helps
Jean-Marc
Posted on: 23 January 2003 by rocketeer
dedicated spurs and rental flats
Hoi Urs
I didn't read all the topics about dedicated spurs in british or american households. But based on my knowledge a "dedicated" spur, at least in swiss rental flats, is not possible: In Switzerland there are 3 power leads (labeled R, S, and T) from the nearest power house coming into a building. From there on, all the "consumers" of the building, i.e. the power sockets from all flats, are connected to these leads, in a manner that the total power consumption of the building is equally distributed over the 3 incoming leads. That means: It is not possible to install spurs in your flat, which are connected to one "dedicated" of the 3 incoming power leads, without sharing them with the TVs, ovens, illuminatios, etc. of your neighbours!
Probably you could, if all the consumers of the building were reconnected on two leads, and the 3rd would be dedicated only to your hifi system. But even if the admistrative department of the building you live in or law would allow this, you can imagine that this would cost huge amounts of swiss francs... If you have your own house, things are getting far easier.
Regards
Dimitri
Posted on: 28 May 2003 by Madrid
Moving Further South...quote:
That means: It is not possible to install spurs in your flat, which are connected to one "dedicated" of the 3 incoming power leads, without sharing them
I am about to upgrade to a larger home in Madrid, Spain. I know this is a longshot, but is any member of this forum aware of whether a dedicated mains spur would be worthless for said reason?
Cheers,
Steven
