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    Quote Originally Posted by Stef-Lec View Post
    Point of consumption is the terminal of of fixed appliance except if powered from a socket
    That's not what the definition says. Read it again -

    "point of consumption" means any point of outlet or the supply terminals of machinery which is not connected to a point of outlet and which converts electrical energy to another form of energy: Provided that in the case of machinery which has been installed for any specific purpose as a complete unit, the point of consumption shall be the supply terminals which have been provided on the unit of machinery for that purpose;

    In your situation I'd be inclined to say the point of consumption is the supply terminals of the control panel - i.e. your "mini-db" (being the machinery's control panel).

    Of course we all recognise the moment that "mini-db" also supplies something else, like outside lighting, a gazebo, the gate motor, etc. it now becomes a sub-db and the whole game moves to a different level.

    If you don't consider the pool appliance (normally the pump and the pool light) as a complete unit of machinery installed for a specific purpose, then the "control panel" must actually be a sub-db.

    This seems to put me at odds with Andy, which does concern me some. The crux would seem to be what constitutes a "complete unit of machinery", perhaps?
    Last edited by Dave A; 26-Dec-16 at 12:49 PM.

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