Legal requirements for gate automation installations

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The 240V supply like all electrical additions have to be part P certified. If you already have power supplied to the gate then from that point there is no law to whom does the install.
Machinery directive and EN13241-1 are the regulations concerning gates. Whoever installs the gate is the one responsible for the conformity. The major points are the maxmium amount of force at certain test points. Example - a maxium of 400N of force can be applied in the last 50cm of travel of a gate, during the mid travel of a gate the amount is 1400N.
Most gate kits can be fitted so that these limits are not reached and so cover that part or EN13241-1.
Please also be aware that many gate installers have never heard of these regualtions so please ask us or get your installer to ask us. We have a new guide to EN 13241-1 available shortley. Please email us for more details.