Does Loxone Tree need BR sign off/electrician installation?

[SBMS]

Am currently looking at Loxone for lighting circuits and other automation bits for our self build.

 

We have an electrician that will be doing most of the first fix cabling.  My question is - if we ran all our lighting circuits via Loxone Server via tree, does this need ‘sign off’/installation by the electrician, or are they just responsible for wiring to the Loxone server and then I could self install the rest?

[JohnMo]

Ask your electrician, he will be one issuing the certificate to allow building completion from an electrical perspective. 

 

My simple question is who does all the checks required for certificate, if your doing lots of second fix? 

[SBMS]

4 minutes ago, JohnMo said:

Ask your electrician, he will be one issuing the certificate to allow building completion from an electrical perspective. 

 

My simple question is who does all the checks required for certificate, if your doing lots of second fix? 

Just to be clear, we wouldn’t be doing lots of second fix unless it didn’t require BR sign off.  Anything that we did do at second fix the sparky would still be testing to ensure compliance.  FYI - father in law is a retired commercial electrician, so simply can’t sign off anymore, but wants to help with all things second fix.

 

I can ask the electrician - I just wanted to understand if anyone had a ‘regs-view’ of this.  Is a Loxone tree installation treated as an ‘appliance’?

[Kelvin]

Mine added it to his checklist sign off certificate 

[SBMS]

30 minutes ago, Kelvin said:

Mine added it to his checklist sign off certificate 

Did he install it (did you do all your first fix lighting via Loxon Tree?)

[Kelvin]

The panel was built and wired by @Rob99 on here which I collected from him. I fixed it in the plant room and did all the tree wiring in CAT6A throughout the house and wired up the panel and all the Loxone switches, lights, dimmers etc The electrician then did all the electrical work so main power to the panel, circuit protection, electrical connections for lights, towel rails, UFH mat, curtains, electric gate etc it’s this last bit your electrician will likely want to sign off. Mine was very thorough though as he checked all my CAT6A wiring and he also helped me with fault finding on the wiring as I had made one mistake that I couldn’t find and we had a screw through a wire. It will very much depend on your electrician. Mine didn’t want me to connect any of the wiring in the panel at first as he said he would only sign off the panel wiring if he did it all. However he watched me do some of it and was happy with my efforts. 😂 

 

It’s a conversation to be had with your sparky. Most will never have done a home automation panel before so they might be interested in getting involved for their own benefit.