French Domestic Electrical Wiring Diagrams

A retired electrical engineer has published an english language book on french wiring.

French domestic electrical wiring diagrams. Electrics in france wiring your house. The consumer unit is distribution board to nfc 61 910 and made up to suit the circuits are radials fed via dp mcbs. Just what all you diyers have been waiting for a book that explains how the french wiring system works and the rules and regulations in english. I don t understand the colour coding either it seems entirely random.

Any ideas on the suitability of low energy compact fluorescent bulbs on a switched neutral circuit. It shows how the electrical wires are interconnected and can also show where fixtures and components may be connected to the system. This guide starts with the electricity supply from edf and continues step by step through the requirements of a. Unfortunately french wiring doesn t extend to sensible things like loop in ceiling roses so the wiring would have to be reversed at the consumer unit.

The circuit is fed to each lamp fitting in turn and a. The above information is intended to explain domestic electrical systems in france it is not a diy guide. The radial lighting circuit has 3 common wiring options which may be mixed at will. Construction of uk electrical systems are acceptable in france.

A guide to electrics and wiring in france. Loop in as per diagram above. A high current mcb supplying storage heaters sometimes these are run from the main cu but often from a timeswitch controlled dedicated cu with either a separate off peak electricity meter or a dual tariff meter. French electric plug socket wiring one post i read on another forum suggested that french electricians tend to connect the live brown wire on the right though some of the re wireable plugs i have just bought have l over the left pin and n over the right pin.

Thomas malcolm s electricity in your french house eyrolles 14 90 includes photos and diagrams and a glossary of terms. This can only be done by a qualified registered electrical contractor. Despite these differences under standing and installing a french system is well within the capacity of anyone who is competent in the installation of uk systems. They used to publish a little guide to domestic installation called llocaux d habitation.

From 1 april 2009 it is a legal requirement to have an electrical inspection when selling a property which is more than 15 years old. I don t know whether its still available. France as a very near neighbour of the uk has many similarities which when combined with its natural advantages such as the beautiful countryside a warm sunny climate excellent food and wine appealingly low property prices and friendly people make it extremely attractive to british. The french equivalent of bs7671 is french standard nf c 15 100 2002.