Church wiring

[kerching]

Ah yes....the Barclays cotton reel spec.

did you ever try shutting the strong room door on them?

we did

total rubbish

 

[Geoff1946]

You don't even drill the strong room block wall for a lighting conduit.......   from where you'd put the light switch  you change to a  flex & plug ,  feed cotton reels down the flex and plug in on the outside of the room .     

So how does that work, (or why) ?   

 

[Evans Electric]

Supposed to stop the heavy door being shut onto the flex Geoff .     You have to plug the flex in outside the door  , the lights come on and a wall mounted desk fan to move stale air . 

Never tested the cotton reels  TBH  .    

Kerch obviously did some Barclays refurbs too.  

A good idea they used  as IT  was taking over their mode of work  was to have "Special " sockets for important  IT   stuff .  (  13A plug with one pin at an angle)  and a dedicated , locked board for all IT  stuff .   Bare in mind they are sending  data all day long , don't need the plumber to rock up and trio the power with his dodgy drill .   

 

[kerching]

They also liked the old Gent Chloride fire alarm panels

I think it was Barclays/Abbey National that banned the use of floor sockets. (Pre insulated pins on plugs ) paperclips caused a lot of hassle if the got order the plug

 

[binky]

Not seen a Gent for ages.

 

[Geoff1946]

Supposed to stop the heavy door being shut onto the flex Geoff .     You have to plug the flex in outside the door  , the lights come on and a wall mounted desk fan to move stale

Why not just have the switch outside the door, like a bathroom?  Is there some reason to go inside and turn off the light?  Surely not.  Or is it a way of stopping the door being closed whilst someone is inside?

 

[kerching]

Why not just have the switch outside the door, like a bathroom?  Is there some reason to go inside and turn off the light?  Surely not.  Or is it a way of stopping the door being closed whilst someone is inside?

Not allowed to have any electric supply ( permanent) within vault

light could be left on.....therefore readily accessible supply in the vault

remember this is Barclays...thicker than  

 

[Blue Duck]

I vaguely remember something about pyro being hidden in the mortar joints somewhere.....

It is in the Natural History Museum.

@binky CEF sell black FP and clips, there's a story in there somewhere, yesss.

Last church I worked on was all pyro and asbestos. 

Good's luck !  

 

[Evans Electric]

No Geoff    It may have been an insurance thing , not sure ,   but they didn't want any holes drilled through the blockwork , however innocent , could be packed with explosives . 

Usually when  refurb work was going on they would open the big heavy door  but  have the inner steel gate shut .