Why can you not have a plug or transformer in your roof?

[FFMG]

I wanted to move my alarm transformer, (220v > 16v transformer), out of the way and I thought moving it to the roof would be a good idea.

The lead of that transformer is very short, so I pulled a cable from my inverter up to the roof and placed a nice wall plug near the transformer, (on one of the roof beams).
I now also get the double benefit of the alarm battery backup as well as my inverter backup, ... that alarm will never go off

I spoke to a couple of people about my achievement, only to be told that you are not allowed to have a wall plug in your roof or a transformer.

Is that true? and if it is, why not?, what is so wrong about that? My downlights all use transformers as far as I know. And what is wrong with a plug?

Thanks

 

[MirageF1]

What goes up , must come down...
spinning wheels.. round and round...

/runs

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

^^idiot

 

[MirageF1]

^^idiot

Child sometimes would be a kinder way to put it.

 

[catman37]

I have 2 plug points in my roof installed by a proper electrician. Also have 12 downlights transformers (small ones for led lights) all in the roof. He gave me a CoC as well.

 

[Hemi300c]

Every conventional geyser has a electric on of switch in the roof

 

[gfmalan]

There is no rule against that, so long it is a plugpoint installed with the correct installation wire and with a circuit breaker and that should be under the EL, then all is sorted!

 

[chrisc]

Its not a good idea to put an alarm panel in the roof as the heat will shorten the battery life

Other than that there is no problem. I have several plugs in my roof. Lights, wi-fi extender, etc. As long as its done properly

 

[Milano]

Changed out my bathroom extractor fan and found it was plugged into a 3-pin socket situated in the ceiling. Assume it is allowed as it had electrical compliance certificate issued when I bought.

 

[FFMG]

Its not a good idea to put an alarm panel in the roof as the heat will shorten the battery life

Thanks, the battery is not in the roof, it is in the cupboard, but the panel runs on 16v and there used to be a cable running from one of the room, into the roof and back down to the cupboard.

All I did was move the transformer to the roof and connected it to my inverter cable rather than the house circuit.

 

[FFMG]

There is no rule against that, so long it is a plugpoint installed with the correct installation wire and with a circuit breaker and that should be under the EL, then all is sorted!

You mean the roof eave? The circuit breaker is after my inverted ... it is outside in a secure cupboard.

 

[Wasabee!]

I may be incorrect, but I believe people also connect stuff via socket to deem it not a fixture if they are tenants so they can take it when they leave.

 

[gfmalan]

You mean the roof eave? The circuit breaker is after my inverted ... it is outside in a secure cupboard.

Earth Leakage, but the way you have it (on inverter) is 100%.

If you didn’t have inverter, then the plug that is installed in the roof should be connected like any other plug, with a breaker in the DB, and that breaker should be on the Earth Leakage.

In your case it is on the inverter, so not needed.