Moulded, metalclad and IP56 hoseproof socket-outlets, data outlets, a split-load consumer unit and a TPN distribution board have been supplied by Eaton's MEM for the Lymm Water Tower restoration project in Cheshire. The 130 year-old Grade II listed build
An unusual renovation project in Cheshire, which is being filmed for a 15-part television series, uses electrical installation equipment supplied by Eaton's MEM. The Lymm Water Tower is a 130 year-old Grade II listed Victorian building in the village of Lymm. Its only use in the past 30 years has been as a platform for antennae for three mobile telephone operators but Russell and Jannette Harris are converting it into an ultra-modern family home.
The development includes a new single-story structure at the base of the tower so that all day-to-day family living is entirely at ground level while the five upper floors provide bedroom and office accommodation and a plant room. The corroded water tank had to be removed but the telecom services are retained as an integral part of the scheme, providing necessary income and heating. Nevertheless the antennae had to be relocated for aesthetic reasons.
Electrical contractor, PowerCom Systems of St Helens, chose Eaton MEM installation equipment for the project. This includes a 200A Memshield 2 distribution board to control the incoming three-phase supply; a Memera 2000 split-load consumer unit; moulded, metalclad and hoseproof IP56 socket-outlets and Datalink data outlets.
The Memshield 2 12-way TPN distribution board provides power for four lighting control panels, heat pumps and other services in the plant room and everyday electricity requirements in the home. A mixture of miniature circuit-breakers, ranging from 20A to 63A, and 32A/30mA RCBOs provide overcurrent and residual current protection appropriate to the area served, including external lighting and socket-outlets.
A Memera 2000 12-way split-load domestic consumer unit with a 100A main switch and 100A/30mA residual current circuit-breaker provides final distribution to socket-outlets and data panels in the living/office areas.
The minimalist interior design means that there are no visible lighting switches. Socket-outlets are generally concealed within cupboards etc. Consequently conventional moulded switched socket-outlets have been used in the living areas. Two-gang IP56 hoseproof switched socket-outlets are installed in the garden and roof garden and surface metalclad twin switched socket-outlets in the plant room and utility areas.
The needs of modern home computing are well provided-for with Datalink RJ45 data modules in strategic locations to provide internet access anywhere in the home. These include IP56 hoseproof units in the roof garden.
"Eaton MEM was the first name I thought of for electrical products" says John Edwards of Powercom. "They are well stocked locally and we find them reliable and easy to install. Furthermore, Eaton MEM could supply a complete package of products, including wiring accessories and circuit protection equipment, from their residential and commercial ranges."
Website: www.eatonelectrical.co.uk
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