How do wiring in "retro" style ?

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As with conventional cable, twisted wires are composed of two or three cores, depending on whether the grounding system is present in a wooden house or apartment.As for the exterior insulation of wires, it has a decorative appearance, which, in fact, creates a retro effect style.Most often used as the outer shell silk soaked in a non-flammable composition.In addition, the conductors are additionally protected with PVC insulation, whose color corresponds to the color-coded standard cables.Cores retro copper wire, cross section 0.75 to 2.5 mm2.

addition to a set of wiring antique wooden house can be attributed designer sockets, switches, switch boxes and, of course, the porcelain insulators.They all have an appropriate appearance, typical of retro style that can be seen in the photo and video below.

weigh all "For" and "Against»

Before proceeding to the installation instructions retro wiring in a wooden house with his own hands, it is necessary to find out whether it is necessary at all, weighing allthe advantages and disadvantages of such an option.

As for the positive aspects, it is, of course, the original look that will complement the room interior with wood trim antique walls.The disadvantage is much greater.The main disadvantage is considered to be significantly increased the cost of wiring retro (especially if the manufacturer is a leading company - Fontini or Bironi) and limited in the conditions of use.Regarding the latter it should be noted that as the wire size is less than 2.5 mm2, use this wiring for connecting the hob or other powerful electrical appliances is prohibited, asveins not withstand high current loads.

Summing up, it should be noted that if you can invest in a more expensive set of cables, sockets and switches while the wiring will not be used for powerful home appliances, this option will be very original and intelligent.Otherwise you can use the cable channels "under the tree", which are also used when installing wiring in a wooden house.

Overview finished version of the electric line antique you can see in this video example:

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Here we are getting to the most interesting you question - how to spend retro wiring independentlywooden house.In fact, nothing complicated, important to take into account the recommendations provided below and to act according to the following steps below:

1. Determine where will install all switches, sockets, lights and on this basis, draw a wiring diagram antique.For example, view the recommended wiring diagram in a studio apartment.
2. Transfer the outline on the wall in accordance with the prepared scheme.To keep all the horizontal lines, we recommend using a homemade laser level or buy a special device by the manufacturer, as shown in the photo below.
3. Set porcelain rollers along the marked trails.The distance between the insulators during installation must be the same throughout the length of the wiring in a retro style.As a rule, the distance is between 50 cm and 5 cm rollers between socket / switch and the first insulator.Fixing porcelain rollers by means of screws for wood.
4. Install overhead sockets, switches and junction boxes antique at appropriate places under the scheme.
5. Pull retro wiring between the insulators.The connection of electric wires must be either soldered or terminals Vago.Use twist wires in wooden houses should not be reasons of fire safety.Tensioned wire is necessary so that the minimum distance between the wall and the wiring was not less than 1 cm (according to the rules of the SAE).On the ceiling to make installation should be based on the same claim.
6. After completing wiring work, check the correctness of the work done by visual inspection and measuring multimeter resistance.If everything is in order, you can include circuit breakers and use electricity in the bath or the wooden house.

How to save on material?

As we said above, the wiring antique at a price significantly higher than even a special non-combustible cable VVGng, which is also used when installing wiring in the bath and the house made of wood.To save money on buying a decorative twisted wires from the electrical panel can hold a group of conventional cables in the pipe or the ripple under the floor or in a special electrical baseboard, and in places the branch wires to sockets and switches used antique wiring.Thus, you need to buy quite a bit of expensive material and at the same time keep all the sophistication of retro style.

In this review we will finish wiring retro in a wooden house.We hope that you now know what it is, and how to carry out wiring antique.Finally we recommend to view pictures of decorative ideas for the use of "grandfather" option the wires in the interior.

Original photo ideas

Provided below pictures show how you can make the unusual interior antique bath and a wooden house, using not only retro wires and painted pipes.That is, what ideas we found on the internet:

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