Electrical news
Winter 2020
energysafe issue 58
Your electrical
questions answered
By Simon O'Leary, Compliance Officer, Electrical Installation Safety
Question Answer Standard/Clause
I am about to install an induction
cooktop. Does an induction cooktop
still require a switch, above the
bench on the splashback?
To get DC wiring to a PV solar array
on the roof of a block of flats/units,
can I run the cable through another
person’s unit, if the cable is in HD
conduit and is correctly labelled?
Yes. All cooking appliances that have an open electric cooking
surface, e.g. a cooktop, deep fryer, barbecue griddle or similar,
must be provided with a switch that is mounted near the appliance
in a visible and readily accessible position. The switch must be
capable of turning off the appliance.
The switch should be mounted within 2 m of the cooking appliance.
However the switch must not be mounted on the cooking appliance
itself.
The switch must not be located on any wall, cupboard or other
surfaces within 150 mm of the edge of an open cooking surface
(gas or electric).
No. Where alternative supply, such as a PV solar system, supplies
or is intended to supply more than one individual occupier's portion
in a multiple occupancy subdivision or building, any wiring providing
alternative supply must be placed on common property or in a
common area.
No. If the alternative supply, such as a PV solar system, supplies
or is intended to supply one individual occupier's flat/unit in a multiple
occupancy subdivision or building, such as a block of flats, the wiring
for the alternative supply can only be within the individual occupier's
portion (flat/unit) that the alternative supply system supplies, or on
common property or in a common area.
In all cases, the DC cable must be installed in HD conduit and be
correctly labelled.
AS/NZS 3000
4.7.1
4.7.3 Figure 4.17
Electricity
Safety (General)
Regulations 2019
Regulation 215(2)
Regulation 215(3)
AS/NZS 5033
4.3.6.3.2
PV d.c. cables
with in buildings
5.3 Wiring
identification
How long have I got to have
prescribed electrical installation
work inspected by a Licensed
Electrical Inspector (LEI)?
You have 8 business days after the work is completed to have
that work inspected by a licensed electrical inspector (LEI).
Prescribed electrical installation work must be inspected
by a LEI before the electrical installation or that portion of
the electrical installation is connected to the electricity supply.
Electricity
Safety (General)
Regulations 2019
Regulation 250
In that, if an electrician replaces a main switchboard at
a house, power cannot go back onto the new main switchboard,
until the work has been inspected by the LEI.
Electricity
Safety (General)
Regulations 2019
Regulation 250
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