As with their hands to replace the electrical communications in apartment

The state of the wiring in an apartment or private home is an important factor in comfort and safety. On it depends the stable operation of electrical appliances and consumer electronics. Most fires occur because of problems with wiring, so the timely replacement of electrical communication in the apartment with his hands is a crucial and necessary procedure.

What is required to change the wiring

The need to replace wiring caused by the following reasons:

• Mismatch cable parameters - a small section or an insufficient number of wires.
• The poor condition of the wiring, which was mounted in the Soviet period.
• The need to replace aluminum with copper wires.

For older apartments or houses the most common cause is the dilapidated state of the wiring. In new buildings often need to increase the power or change of cable material. In addition, modern appliances and household appliances require the presence of a ground electrode.

Methods for the laying of electrical communication

There are two main methods of laying:

• In a prepared Stroebe (groove in the wall or ceiling where the wire is placed).
• Mounting on the ceiling or floor surface without destruction of walls (mounted under the ceiling or floor covering).

Installation in Stroebe is a classic way, but it is not always desirable or possible. Modern methods of communication electrical pads eliminate the need for time-consuming and unnecessary dusty work, to make installation under ceilings, flooring, skirtings in special channels etc.

To do this, you want to use a special cable with a double isolation or packed in a corrugated metal pipe. In the old panel houses cable must be placed in special channels, laid in concrete slabs. You can try to lend an excuse in them, using a rigid steel wire. It is passed through the passage and then tied to the end of an electric and stretch it through the channel.

Preparatory work

Before starting the work necessary to perform direct training:

• Perform the calculation of power and loads.
• Create wiring layout.
• Clear all the bearing surfaces of the cladding or cladding materials, lift the curtain furniture, remove the suspended ceiling or floor covering.

Neglect the preparation procedures should not be.

Particular attention should be paid to the calculations and charting, which must be marked with the installation location of sockets, boxes, boards and other components of power system. It is important to comply with all the requirements of SNIP, regulating the number and position of the sockets, switches and boxes.

Tools and materials

To replace the wiring will be required:

• Cable.
• Connecting pads (terminals).
• Shields with disabling devices (machines, the main switch).
• Sockets, switches.
• Ruler, measuring tape.
• Perforator, a Bulgarian with a diamond disc.
• Pliers, screwdriver, stripping tool.

May require other tools or materials. It depends on the complexity of the power supply system of the house, the owner capacity and other factors.

Step by step guide wire replacement

Consider the process of replacing the wiring:

Step 1. To mark the walls or ceilings of a previously written scheme.

Step 2. Full blackout facilities. Removal of the old dilapidated wiring (if necessary). Penetration Stroebe (if adopted hidden wiring option).

Step 3. Making holes for the outlet boxes.

Step 4. Laying of wires. Installation of switches, sockets, boards.

Step 5. Connecting machines.

Step 6. Trial electricity supply and implementation of the necessary measurements.

If you find any errors the system de-energized again and eliminate all problems. Final commissioning is only possible with a fully pre-wired, with no defects or defective sections.

It must be remembered that any problem could cause a failure of the electrical equipment, shock people or animals, source of ignition. Eliminating these hazards should at all stages of work, from design, to direct wiring installation.