The purpose of the Electrical Installation Guide is to help designers and installers in the design of electrical installations that comply with the standards in force such as the French standard NF C 15-100 and the international standard CEI60364.
Please refer to the NF C 15-100 standard for your electrical work
This nf c 15-100 standard first came into force in 1969, before being transformed as technological developments and an ever-increasing desire for security were developed. The last changes to the law date from 2016.
The NF C 15-100 standard ensures proper operation and total electrical safety, both in equipment, equipment and materials
If, on the merits, the creation of electrical circuits responds to logical parameters, that each electrical diagram responds to a precise method, the implementation remains complex for ordinary mortals. It requires the intervention of professional electricians.
Not only would "tinkered" electrical work probably be synonymous with malfunctions, which could lead to increased electricity consumption, but they would also carry a certain danger for people and their equipment.
Many are the fires caused in France by defective or patched up installations. Hence the respect of basic rules for a good installation of electricity.
Required elements of an electrical circuit
A good electrical network must have:
- An efficient branch circuit breaker or differential circuit breaker,
- A quality earth connection that evacuates current leaks to the ground,
- A distribution board equipped with circuit breakers or branch circuit breakers.
An electrical installation also includes various elements such as a meter, a panel, a load shedder, a differential switch, or a contactor. But also conductors in good condition and in section according to the needs of the house, electrical connections protected by a sheath and/or rigid rods, reinforced security in certain rooms such as wet rooms (bathroom, shower, kitchen).
As far as the electrical circuit is concerned, the wiring is done with wires of different sections, using an electric octopus if possible.
Electrical outlets must also respect safety measures in their installation and their number in each room.
- Wires and circuits: beware danger
- Basic safety gestures
- Always turn off the power at the general circuit breaker
- Never open the circuit breaker and never touch the incoming wires
- To install electrical conduits, you must identify where to install them before drilling into a wall or ceiling
- Never handle an electrical device with wet hands or with your feet in water.
