Electrician appointment - tips?

  • Erstellt am 2019-12-16 21:55:28

Andre77

2019-12-16 21:55:28
  • #1
Hey,

short notice, the appointment with the electrician is the day after tomorrow, on Wednesday.

Please give me some tips on what to pay attention to, what to address, or similar.

Thanks!
 

danixf

2019-12-16 22:10:13
  • #2
Enough sockets.
Ask if double sockets (or even more side by side) are cheaper - 2 sockets side by side are quicker to install than 2 in different corners.
Mention the kitchen - sometimes the appliances need individual fusing. This is usually not included and costs extra.
Don't forget outdoor cables.
Thermostat position... at some friends' places they were actually installed under the switches at 90cm. I think it looks very poor.
Switch program?
If any light is supposed to be dimmable, don't let them talk you into those little rotary knobs...
Sat system?
A network socket upstairs for a repeater.
Flush-mounted cable channel on the TV wall + possibly bedroom.
Do you want something in the direction of "smart home" or consistently conventional?
Central shutter switch, so that all shutters can be opened/closed. I'm glad to just have to press once in the evening instead of going through every room, but that's also personal preference.
 

Andre77

2019-12-16 22:20:40
  • #3
Yes, I'm really curious about the topic of sockets. If they are not cheaper next to each other, I will mostly have the included ones distributed and ask my own electrician to install some next to them. At least that's the plan.

I would now mentally have placed the thermostat above the switch with some distance..

Alexa control is still planned. I already got the tip with the Shelby 1 (or whatever it's called). That would make flatter flush-mounted spots possible than the Hue GU10s, if I understood that correctly.

Network in the attic hallway, yes, is also an idea to possibly install such a "Ufo" there with power supply via Ethernet.

There are only 3 electric shutters in the living/kitchen area. They should all get a switch at the living room door. Automation should also be possible with such a Shelby switch in connection with Alexa.
 

Tina mit K

2019-12-16 22:47:02
  • #4
Think about the natural workflows later in the house. Especially when it comes to the switches, this helps immensely.
Print out the floor plan and simply mark sockets and switches everywhere, as if it costs nothing. This will make you think about some things and how you would like them. And then you have already thought about it instead of standing at the electrician and saying: "We don’t know yet. We’ll get back to you on that."

Otherwise, pretty much everything has already been said. What I can also recommend is to take notes if you make any changes based on the electrician's suggestions. Of course, you will receive the plans after the conversation and then have to approve them, but they are partly not easy for laypeople to understand. And depending on the electrician, there can be a few weeks between the conversation and the plans.
Simply because of all the different symbols and then sometimes you no longer know why something was changed.

Also consider exterior lighting or possibly keep future Christmas lighting in mind.
 

Otus11

2019-12-16 23:15:52
  • #5
House number lighting in addition to entrance light.

Ground socket for Christmas tree.

More wall lighting instead of ceiling lights.

Outdoor lighting 5-core, if motion detectors are planned.

LAN in hidden position for WLAN access point router.

Bathroom and mirror light as well as dining light dimmable, possibly also kitchen.

Plan indirect ambient lighting (switchable sockets).

High-voltage line in the garage for e-mobility (prepare).
 

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