Wet Areas for Power...Any Lecs?

[Ausyuppy]

Patty,
That is incorrect. Licencing changes state to state and what work a person can perform dependant on the licence.

However AS3000:2007 is an Australian Standard to which all Electrical work that is completed by a licenced person is to comply to regardless of the state.

Every state has some type of regulatory authority which administers licences and polices the regulations. Here is QLD they are called the Electrical Safety Office. They have inspectors which audit completed work to ensure it complies with the regulations.

Cheers
Steve

[Terrian]

The Electrician that does the work will know all this

too right he *should* but I am in the planning stages of redoing my kitchen / bathroom /laundry / what ever and would like to know where I can and can't have power points / light switches .... and the problem you have with that is ??

[montiee]

too right he *should* but I am in the planning stages of redoing my kitchen / bathroom /laundry / what ever and would like to know where I can and can't have power points / light switches .... and the problem you have with that is ??

Exactly. You get lazy electricians who can place apower point in a more convenient position legally but because it causes a bit more work give you a load of BS about regs. They are interested in charging a premium and getting out as quick as possible for the next job. Then you pull out the regs and point out the section and get "oh it must of been changed recently" . Then you get the guys that ran out of the correct guage of wire for power points and try putting in the guage used for lighting in the bedroom. Sure it won't be a problem 99% of time because most people don't put a huge load but by the time it does become a problem who'se going to remember the electrician. God the stories I could tell going through electricians when I rewired my home. This time round I made damn sure everything was done to code to avoid problems. Should the electrician done that for me, sure. In most cases did they, no. Seems guys in the trade just have their own variances on how things should be done and don't get pulled up on it. Why because most people don't have a clue because of this cloak and dagger BS when it comes to information.

Nothing like being an informed customer who can select electricians based on competency of work that you monitor during the install and not in blind ignorance. Blind ignorance usually means getting ripped off in trades.

[Master Splinter]

Check the links I posted earlier - they give all the right sizes of wire and locations and all that - in a slightly easier to read manner than AS/NZS3000. (Yes, Australia and New Zealand share the same standards)

[Terrian]

Why because most people don't have a clue because of this cloak and dagger BS when it comes to information.

I do get a little annoyed at times with some people here, just because some one ask a question doesn't mean they are going to do the work themselves.
It is pretty well known that electrical work is a no go zone for non qualified people.

Nothing like being an informed customer who can select electricians based on competency of work that you monitor during the install and not in blind ignorance. Blind ignorance usually means getting ripped off in trades.

For sure, I had some plumbing work done recently, gas pipe which I would not have done myself, but I guarantee that if I had asked questions here I would have had at least 1 plumber having a go at me

[Ivan in Oz]

I do get a little annoyed at times with some people here, just because some one ask a question doesn't mean they are going to do the work themselves.

Ta Terrian,
I do ask Questions;
AND
I do intend to do my own work.
YES
I am a Qualified Electrical Fitter/Mechanic [Non-Domestic variety]
AND
My SAAs are Electronic;
up to date;
and at Work on the Computer Common Drive.

What I look to be doing,
is asking someone from the Chief Electrical inspectors office and asking for email reply as well;
even though they are over 250klm away;
and they keep you hanging on the phone for exorbitant amounts of time.
[I have an On-Line Stopwatch Which I use to time them]

The question will relate to the location of the Sub-Board
and the NON-Fixed wired Washing machine.

I would nearly call my Washing Machine
a "stationary cooking appliance" as that is what it would like to do to my work clothes some times.

if I had asked questions here

I do ask questions,
so often what others "WANT" to ask but don't...........thinking classroom here.