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AS/NZS 3000 in plain English.

The Wiring Rules every New Zealand electrician works to. Hundreds of pages. Most homeowners never read a line of them. Here is what they require of your switchboard, and where the standard is silent on risks that matter.

In preparationThe full write-up is in progress. The outline below is the structure the finished piece will follow.

Outline

  1. 01

    What AS/NZS 3000 covers and doesn't

  2. 02

    Required RCD protection by circuit type

  3. 03

    When a renovation triggers a switchboard upgrade

  4. 04

    The silence on arc-fault protection

  5. 05

    How Basis complies and where it exceeds