[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-nl-hoofdschakelaar-verplicht-arei":3,"blog-alternates-blog-post-nl-hoofdschakelaar-verplicht-arei-main-switch-mandatory":281,"blog-next-steps-blog-post-nl-hoofdschakelaar-verplicht-arei-main-switch-mandatory":1165},{"id":4,"title":5,"articleId":6,"body":7,"category":258,"date":259,"description":260,"extension":261,"image":41,"lastUpdated":262,"locale":263,"meta":264,"navigation":265,"ogImage":266,"path":267,"publishDate":259,"readTime":268,"refreshInterval":269,"seo":270,"seoTitle":271,"slug":272,"stem":273,"tags":274,"__hash__":280},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fmain-switch-mandatory.nl.md","Is een hoofdschakelaar verplicht? Wat het AREI voorschrijft","main-switch-mandatory",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":246},"minimark",[10,15,35,42,45,49,124,127,131,147,151,154,169,173,185,189,192,196,209,213,233],[11,12,14],"h2",{"id":13},"kort-antwoord-ja-met-minstens-40-a-in-woningen","Kort antwoord: ja, met minstens 40 A in woningen",[16,17,18,22,23,26,27,30,31,34],"p",{},[19,20,21],"strong",{},"Ja, een hoofdschakelaar is in België verplicht."," Volgens AREI Boek 1, onderafdeling 5.3.5.1 b is elk hoofdschakel- en verdeelbord voorzien van een ",[19,24,25],{},"algemene lastscheidingsschakelaar"," die alle lijngeleiders en eventueel de nulgeleider gelijktijdig onderbreekt. Zijn toegekende stroom is aangepast aan de installatie en bedraagt algemeen minstens ",[19,28,29],{},"25 A",", in huishoudelijke installaties minstens ",[19,32,33],{},"40 A",".",[16,36,37],{},[38,39],"img",{"alt":40,"src":41},"Een elektricien bedient een afgedekt beveiligings- of schakeltoestel.","\u002Fimages\u002Fblog\u002Feditorial-2026-10-13\u002Fplanelec-main-switch-mandatory-editorial.webp",[16,43,44],{},"Een lastscheidingsschakelaar mag – anders dan een gewone scheider – onder belasting geschakeld worden. Precies daarom is hij de hoofdschakelaar: één handgreep en de hele installatie is spanningsloos.",[11,46,48],{"id":47},"de-eisen-op-een-rij","De eisen op een rij",[50,51,52,68],"table",{},[53,54,55],"thead",{},[56,57,58,62,65],"tr",{},[59,60,61],"th",{},"Eis",[59,63,64],{},"Wat het AREI vraagt",[59,66,67],{},"Bron",[69,70,71,83,93,103,113],"tbody",{},[56,72,73,77,80],{},[74,75,76],"td",{},"Aanwezig",[74,78,79],{},"Algemene lastscheidingsschakelaar op het hoofdschakel- en verdeelbord",[74,81,82],{},"5.3.5.1 b",[56,84,85,88,91],{},[74,86,87],{},"Alle lijngeleiders tegelijk",[74,89,90],{},"Eén schakelbeweging onderbreekt alle lijngeleiders en eventueel de nulgeleider",[74,92,82],{},[56,94,95,98,101],{},[74,96,97],{},"Toegekende stroom",[74,99,100],{},"aangepast aan de installatie; minstens 25 A, in woningen minstens 40 A",[74,102,82],{},[56,104,105,108,111],{},[74,106,107],{},"Uitzondering",[74,109,110],{},"De overstroombeveiliging van de netbeheerder mag de functie overnemen als ze ontworpen is om te scheiden",[74,112,82],{},[56,114,115,118,121],{},[74,116,117],{},"Toegankelijk",[74,119,120],{},"Bord gemakkelijk te bedienen en te onderhouden; in woningen zonder bijzondere hulpmiddelen bereikbaar",[74,122,123],{},"5.3.5.1 c",[16,125,126],{},"In de praktijk betekent “alle lijngeleiders en eventueel de nulgeleider”: tweepolig bij een eenfasige aansluiting, vierpolig bij 3N~400 V en driepolig bij 3×230 V zonder nulgeleider. Een vaste montagehoogte noemt het AREI niet; wat telt, is dat je het bord bereikt zonder ladder, gereedschap of meubels te verschuiven.",[11,128,130],{"id":129},"waarvoor-de-hoofdschakelaar-dient","Waarvoor de hoofdschakelaar dient",[132,133,134,141],"ol",{},[135,136,137,140],"li",{},[19,138,139],{},"Uitschakelen in een noodgeval:"," bij brand, waterschade of een elektrisch ongeval schakelt elke bewoner de hele installatie met één handgreep uit – zonder vakkennis.",[135,142,143,146],{},[19,144,145],{},"Spanningsloos maken voor werken:"," wie aan de installatie werkt, scheidt ze eerst veilig van het net.",[11,148,150],{"id":149},"typische-vaststellingen-bij-de-keuring","Typische vaststellingen bij de keuring",[16,152,153],{},"In oude installaties ontbreekt de hoofdschakelaar soms helemaal, of zit er alleen een eenpolige schakelaar die de nulgeleider niet onderbreekt. Deze punten controleer je vóór de keuring:",[155,156,157,160,163,166],"ul",{},[135,158,159],{},"Is er een hoofdschakelaar?",[135,161,162],{},"Onderbreekt hij alle lijngeleiders (en de nulgeleider waar aanwezig) tegelijk?",[135,164,165],{},"Is de toegekende stroom in de woning minstens 40 A en passend voor de installatie?",[135,167,168],{},"Is het bord vrij bereikbaar – niet achter meubels of in een afgesloten ruimte?",[11,170,172],{"id":171},"hoofdschakelaar-en-hoofdzekering-zijn-twee-verschillende-dingen","Hoofdschakelaar en hoofdzekering zijn twee verschillende dingen",[16,174,175,176,179,180,34],{},"De hoofdschakelaar is ",[19,177,178],{},"geen overstroombeveiliging",". Hij scheidt, hij beveiligt niet. De overstroombeveiliging komt van het toestel van de netbeheerder vóór de meter en van de automaten in het bord. Omgekeerd mag het toestel van de netbeheerder de functie van hoofdschakelaar alleen overnemen als het uitdrukkelijk ontworpen is om te scheiden (5.3.5.1 b). Welk onderbrekingsvermogen de automaten achter de hoofdschakelaar nodig hebben, lees je in ",[181,182,184],"a",{"href":183},"\u002Fblog\u002Fuitschakelvermogen-automaat-ka","Onderbrekingsvermogen van automaten",[11,186,188],{"id":187},"hoofdschakelaar-en-differentieel-aan-het-voedingspunt","Hoofdschakelaar en differentieel aan het voedingspunt",[16,190,191],{},"Aan het voedingspunt van een woning zit bovendien minstens één differentieelschakelaar van hoogstens 300 mA, minstens type A en met een nominale stroom van minstens 40 A (4.2.4.3 b, 5.3.5.3 a). Die verzekert de scheidingsfunctie volgens 5.3.3.1 a.3. Dat is een eis aan dat toestel, geen uitzondering op 5.3.5.1 b: als vervanging van de algemene lastscheidingsschakelaar noemt het AREI uitdrukkelijk alleen de overstroombeveiliging van de netbeheerder. Of één toestel beide rollen vervult, toon je aan met zijn kenmerken. Op het eendraadschema moet in elk geval eenduidig te zien zijn welk toestel de functie van algemene lastscheidingsschakelaar vervult.",[11,193,195],{"id":194},"hoofdschakelaar-ontwerpen-in-planelec","Hoofdschakelaar ontwerpen in PlanElec",[16,197,198,199,203,204,208],{},"In ",[181,200,202],{"href":201},"\u002F","PlanElec"," plaats je de hoofdschakelaar met aantal polen en toegekende stroom in eendraadschema en verdeelbord. De AREI\u002FRGIE-zelfcontrole meldt een ontbrekende hoofdschakelaar en een hoofdschakelaar onder 40 A in een woning als fout. De volledige controle-omvang vind je in ",[181,205,207],{"href":206},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fwat-controleert-de-zelfcontrole","Wat controleert de zelfcontrole",". De keuring van de uitgevoerde installatie doet het erkend organisme.",[11,210,212],{"id":211},"verwante-artikelen","Verwante artikelen",[155,214,215,221,227],{},[135,216,217],{},[181,218,220],{"href":219},"\u002Fblog\u002Finspectie-checklist","Inspectiechecklist: wat de keurder nakijkt",[135,222,223],{},[181,224,226],{"href":225},"\u002Fblog\u002F30ma-aardlek-per-stopcontact","30 mA-differentieel per stopcontact?",[135,228,229],{},[181,230,232],{"href":231},"\u002Fblog\u002Felektrische-keuring","Elektrische keuring in België",[16,234,235],{},[236,237,238,239,245],"em",{},"Regelgrond: AREI Boek 1, versie 06, onderafdeling 5.3.5.1 b en c, aangevuld met 4.2.4.3 b, 5.3.3.1 a.3 en 5.3.5.3 a. De officiële tekst van de ",[181,240,244],{"href":241,"rel":242},"https:\u002F\u002Feconomie.fgov.be\u002Fnl\u002Fpublicaties\u002Falgemeen-reglement-op-de",[243],"nofollow","FOD Economie"," is bepalend.",{"title":247,"searchDepth":248,"depth":248,"links":249},"",2,[250,251,252,253,254,255,256,257],{"id":13,"depth":248,"text":14},{"id":47,"depth":248,"text":48},{"id":129,"depth":248,"text":130},{"id":149,"depth":248,"text":150},{"id":171,"depth":248,"text":172},{"id":187,"depth":248,"text":188},{"id":194,"depth":248,"text":195},{"id":211,"depth":248,"text":212},"faq","2026-03-23","Ja: elk hoofdbord heeft een algemene lastscheidingsschakelaar die alle lijngeleiders tegelijk onderbreekt – in woningen van minstens 40 A (AREI 5.3.5.1 b). Alle eisen op een rij.","md","2026-10-05","nl",{},true,"\u002Fimages\u002Fblog\u002Feditorial-2026-10-13\u002Fshare\u002Fplanelec-main-switch-mandatory-editorial.jpg","\u002Fblog\u002Fmain-switch-mandatory.nl","4 min",12,{"title":5,"description":260},null,"hoofdschakelaar-verplicht-arei","blog\u002Fmain-switch-mandatory.nl",[275,276,277,278,279],"hoofdschakelaar","arei","verplicht","verdeler","keuring","8xkoyzjQDt7IJKXVsPlVZIsWa_zBq58OTfHb0cHL3iM",[282,520,762,1004],{"id":283,"title":284,"articleId":6,"body":285,"category":258,"date":259,"description":508,"extension":261,"image":41,"lastUpdated":262,"locale":509,"meta":510,"navigation":265,"ogImage":266,"path":511,"publishDate":259,"readTime":268,"refreshInterval":269,"seo":512,"seoTitle":271,"slug":513,"stem":514,"tags":515,"__hash__":519},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fmain-switch-mandatory.de.md","Ist ein Hauptschalter Pflicht? Was das AREI vorschreibt",{"type":8,"value":286,"toc":498},[287,291,306,311,314,318,385,388,392,406,410,413,427,431,442,446,449,453,464,468,488],[11,288,290],{"id":289},"kurzantwort-ja-mit-mindestens-40-a-in-wohnanlagen","Kurzantwort: Ja, mit mindestens 40 A in Wohnanlagen",[16,292,293,296,297,300,301,303,304,34],{},[19,294,295],{},"Ja, ein Hauptschalter ist in Belgien Pflicht."," Nach AREI Buch 1, Unterabschnitt 5.3.5.1 b ist jede Haupt-Verteiler- und Schaltgerätekombination mit einem ",[19,298,299],{},"Haupt-Lasttrennschalter"," ausgestattet, der alle Außenleiter und gegebenenfalls den Neutralleiter gleichzeitig abschaltet. Sein Bemessungsstrom ist an die Anlage angepasst und liegt allgemein bei mindestens ",[19,302,29],{},", in hauswirtschaftlichen Anlagen bei mindestens ",[19,305,33],{},[16,307,308],{},[38,309],{"alt":310,"src":41},"Elektrofachkraft bedient ein abgedecktes Schutz- oder Schaltgerät.",[16,312,313],{},"Ein Lasttrennschalter darf – anders als ein reiner Trennschalter – unter Last geschaltet werden. Genau das macht ihn zum Hauptschalter: Ein Griff, und die ganze Anlage ist freigeschaltet.",[11,315,317],{"id":316},"die-anforderungen-im-überblick","Die Anforderungen im Überblick",[50,319,320,333],{},[53,321,322],{},[56,323,324,327,330],{},[59,325,326],{},"Anforderung",[59,328,329],{},"Was das AREI verlangt",[59,331,332],{},"Fundstelle",[69,334,335,345,355,365,375],{},[56,336,337,340,343],{},[74,338,339],{},"Vorhanden",[74,341,342],{},"Haupt-Lasttrennschalter an der Haupt-Verteiler- und Schaltgerätekombination",[74,344,82],{},[56,346,347,350,353],{},[74,348,349],{},"Gleichzeitig alle Außenleiter",[74,351,352],{},"Ein Schaltvorgang trennt alle Außenleiter und gegebenenfalls den Neutralleiter",[74,354,82],{},[56,356,357,360,363],{},[74,358,359],{},"Bemessungsstrom",[74,361,362],{},"an die Anlage angepasst; mindestens 25 A, in Wohnanlagen mindestens 40 A",[74,364,82],{},[56,366,367,370,373],{},[74,368,369],{},"Ausnahme",[74,371,372],{},"Die Überstrom-Schutzeinrichtung des Netzbetreibers darf die Funktion übernehmen, wenn sie für die Trennung konzipiert ist",[74,374,82],{},[56,376,377,380,383],{},[74,378,379],{},"Zugänglich",[74,381,382],{},"Verteiler leicht bedien- und wartbar; in Wohnanlagen ohne besondere Hilfsmittel leicht zugänglich",[74,384,123],{},[16,386,387],{},"In der Praxis heißt „alle Außenleiter und gegebenenfalls Neutralleiter“: zweipolig bei einphasigem Anschluss, vierpolig bei 3N~400 V und dreipolig bei 3×230 V ohne Neutralleiter. Eine feste Montagehöhe nennt das AREI nicht; entscheidend ist, dass du den Verteiler ohne Leiter, Werkzeug oder Möbelrücken erreichst.",[11,389,391],{"id":390},"wozu-der-hauptschalter-da-ist","Wozu der Hauptschalter da ist",[132,393,394,400],{},[135,395,396,399],{},[19,397,398],{},"Abschalten im Notfall:"," Bei Brand, Wasserschaden oder einem Stromunfall schaltet jeder Bewohner die gesamte Anlage mit einem Griff ab – ohne Fachkenntnisse.",[135,401,402,405],{},[19,403,404],{},"Freischalten für Arbeiten:"," Wer an der Anlage arbeitet, trennt sie zuerst sicher vom Netz.",[11,407,409],{"id":408},"typische-befunde-bei-der-abnahme","Typische Befunde bei der Abnahme",[16,411,412],{},"Bei Altanlagen fehlt der Hauptschalter manchmal ganz, oder es sitzt nur ein einpoliger Schalter, der den Neutralleiter nicht trennt. Diese Punkte prüfst du vor der Keuring:",[155,414,415,418,421,424],{},[135,416,417],{},"Hauptschalter vorhanden?",[135,419,420],{},"Trennt er alle Außenleiter (und den Neutralleiter, wo vorhanden) gleichzeitig?",[135,422,423],{},"Bemessungsstrom in der Wohnanlage mindestens 40 A und passend zur Anlage?",[135,425,426],{},"Verteiler frei zugänglich – nicht hinter Möbeln oder in einem verschlossenen Raum?",[11,428,430],{"id":429},"hauptschalter-und-hauptsicherung-sind-zwei-dinge","Hauptschalter und Hauptsicherung sind zwei Dinge",[16,432,433,434,437,438,34],{},"Der Hauptschalter ist ",[19,435,436],{},"kein Überstromschutz",". Er trennt, er schützt nicht. Den Überstromschutz übernehmen die Schutzeinrichtung des Netzbetreibers vor dem Zähler und die Leitungsschutzschalter im Verteiler. Umgekehrt darf die Schutzeinrichtung des Netzbetreibers die Funktion des Hauptschalters nur übernehmen, wenn sie ausdrücklich für die Trennung konzipiert ist (5.3.5.1 b). Wie hoch das Ausschaltvermögen der Automaten hinter dem Hauptschalter sein muss, erklärt ",[181,439,441],{"href":440},"\u002Fde\u002Fblog\u002Fausschaltvermoegen-leitungsschutzschalter-ka","Ausschaltvermögen von Leitungsschutzschaltern",[11,443,445],{"id":444},"hauptschalter-und-differenzialschalter-am-speisepunkt","Hauptschalter und Differenzialschalter am Speisepunkt",[16,447,448],{},"Am Speisepunkt einer Wohnanlage sitzt außerdem mindestens ein Differenzialschalter mit höchstens 300 mA, mindestens Typ A und mit mindestens 40 A Nennstrom (4.2.4.3 b, 5.3.5.3 a). Er gewährleistet die Trennfunktion nach 5.3.3.1 a.3. Das ist eine Anforderung an dieses Gerät, keine Ausnahme von 5.3.5.1 b: Als Ersatz für den Haupt-Lasttrennschalter nennt das AREI ausdrücklich nur die Überstrom-Schutzeinrichtung des Netzbetreibers. Ob ein einzelnes Gerät beide Rollen erfüllt, belegst du mit seinen Kenndaten. Im Eindrahtschema muss in jedem Fall eindeutig erkennbar sein, welches Gerät die Funktion des Haupt-Lasttrennschalters übernimmt.",[11,450,452],{"id":451},"hauptschalter-in-planelec-planen","Hauptschalter in PlanElec planen",[16,454,198,455,458,459,463],{},[181,456,202],{"href":457},"\u002Fde"," setzt du den Hauptschalter mit Polzahl und Bemessungsstrom in Eindrahtschema und Verteiler. Die AREI\u002FRGIE-Selbstprüfung meldet dir einen fehlenden Hauptschalter und einen Hauptschalter unter 40 A in einer Wohnanlage als Fehler. Den vollständigen Prüfumfang findest du unter ",[181,460,462],{"href":461},"\u002Fde\u002Fhelp\u002Fwas-die-selbstpruefung-kontrolliert","Was die Selbstprüfung kontrolliert",". Die Abnahme der errichteten Anlage macht die zugelassene Kontrollstelle.",[11,465,467],{"id":466},"verwandte-artikel","Verwandte Artikel",[155,469,470,476,482],{},[135,471,472],{},[181,473,475],{"href":474},"\u002Fde\u002Fblog\u002Finspektions-checkliste","Inspektions-Checkliste: was der Prüfer kontrolliert",[135,477,478],{},[181,479,481],{"href":480},"\u002Fde\u002Fblog\u002F30ma-fi-pro-steckdose","30-mA-FI für jede Steckdose?",[135,483,484],{},[181,485,487],{"href":486},"\u002Fde\u002Fblog\u002Felektrische-abnahme","Elektrische Abnahme in Belgien vorbereiten",[16,489,490],{},[236,491,492,493,34],{},"Regelgrundlage: AREI\u002FRGIE Buch 1, Version 06, Unterabschnitt 5.3.5.1 b und c, ergänzend 4.2.4.3 b, 5.3.3.1 a.3 und 5.3.5.3 a. Maßgeblich ist die amtliche Fassung des ",[181,494,497],{"href":495,"rel":496},"https:\u002F\u002Feconomie.fgov.be\u002Fde\u002Fpublication\u002Fallgemeine-vorschriften-fuer",[243],"FÖD Wirtschaft",{"title":247,"searchDepth":248,"depth":248,"links":499},[500,501,502,503,504,505,506,507],{"id":289,"depth":248,"text":290},{"id":316,"depth":248,"text":317},{"id":390,"depth":248,"text":391},{"id":408,"depth":248,"text":409},{"id":429,"depth":248,"text":430},{"id":444,"depth":248,"text":445},{"id":451,"depth":248,"text":452},{"id":466,"depth":248,"text":467},"Ja: Jede Hauptverteilung braucht einen Haupt-Lasttrennschalter, der alle Außenleiter gleichzeitig trennt – in Wohnanlagen mit mindestens 40 A (AREI 5.3.5.1 b). Alle Anforderungen im Überblick.","de",{},"\u002Fblog\u002Fmain-switch-mandatory.de",{"title":284,"description":508},"hauptschalter-pflicht-arei","blog\u002Fmain-switch-mandatory.de",[516,276,517,518,279],"hauptschalter","pflicht","verteiler","HYBmXH9FBZk4OhgSt_L5srsq5Qz4udi8GaXO3f20qGc",{"id":521,"title":522,"articleId":6,"body":523,"category":258,"date":259,"description":749,"extension":261,"image":41,"lastUpdated":262,"locale":750,"meta":751,"navigation":265,"ogImage":266,"path":752,"publishDate":259,"readTime":268,"refreshInterval":269,"seo":753,"seoTitle":271,"slug":754,"stem":755,"tags":756,"__hash__":761},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fmain-switch-mandatory.en.md","Is a Main Switch Mandatory? What AREI Requires",{"type":8,"value":524,"toc":739},[525,529,545,550,553,557,626,629,633,647,651,654,668,672,683,687,690,694,705,709,729],[11,526,528],{"id":527},"short-answer-yes-at-least-40-a-in-homes","Short answer: yes, at least 40 A in homes",[16,530,531,534,535,538,539,541,542,544],{},[19,532,533],{},"Yes, a main switch is mandatory in Belgium."," Under AREI Book 1, subsection 5.3.5.1(b), every main distribution and switching board is fitted with a ",[19,536,537],{},"main switch-disconnector"," that breaks all line conductors and, where applicable, the neutral simultaneously. Its rated current suits the installation and is at least ",[19,540,29],{}," in general, at least ",[19,543,33],{}," in domestic installations.",[16,546,547],{},[38,548],{"alt":549,"src":41},"An electrician operates a covered protective or switching device.",[16,551,552],{},"Unlike a plain disconnector, a switch-disconnector may be operated under load. That is exactly what makes it the main switch: one action and the whole installation is dead.",[11,554,556],{"id":555},"the-requirements-at-a-glance","The requirements at a glance",[50,558,559,572],{},[53,560,561],{},[56,562,563,566,569],{},[59,564,565],{},"Requirement",[59,567,568],{},"What AREI requires",[59,570,571],{},"Reference",[69,573,574,585,595,605,615],{},[56,575,576,579,582],{},[74,577,578],{},"Present",[74,580,581],{},"Main switch-disconnector on the main distribution and switching board",[74,583,584],{},"5.3.5.1(b)",[56,586,587,590,593],{},[74,588,589],{},"All line conductors at once",[74,591,592],{},"One operation breaks all line conductors and, where applicable, the neutral",[74,594,584],{},[56,596,597,600,603],{},[74,598,599],{},"Rated current",[74,601,602],{},"suited to the installation; at least 25 A, at least 40 A in homes",[74,604,584],{},[56,606,607,610,613],{},[74,608,609],{},"Exception",[74,611,612],{},"The network operator's overcurrent device may perform the function if designed to provide isolation",[74,614,584],{},[56,616,617,620,623],{},[74,618,619],{},"Accessible",[74,621,622],{},"Board easy to operate and maintain; in homes reachable without special aids",[74,624,625],{},"5.3.5.1(c)",[16,627,628],{},"In practice \"all line conductors and, where applicable, the neutral\" means: two-pole on a single-phase supply, four-pole on 3N~400 V and three-pole on 3×230 V without neutral. AREI sets no fixed mounting height; what matters is that you can reach the board without a ladder, tools or moving furniture.",[11,630,632],{"id":631},"what-the-main-switch-is-for","What the main switch is for",[132,634,635,641],{},[135,636,637,640],{},[19,638,639],{},"Emergency disconnection:"," in a fire, flood or electrical accident, any occupant switches off the whole installation with one action – no expertise needed.",[135,642,643,646],{},[19,644,645],{},"Isolation for work:"," anyone working on the installation first separates it safely from the grid.",[11,648,650],{"id":649},"typical-findings-at-inspection","Typical findings at inspection",[16,652,653],{},"In older installations the main switch is sometimes missing entirely, or there is only a single-pole switch that does not break the neutral. Check these points before the inspection:",[155,655,656,659,662,665],{},[135,657,658],{},"Is a main switch present?",[135,660,661],{},"Does it break all line conductors (and the neutral where present) at once?",[135,663,664],{},"Is its rated current at least 40 A in a home and suited to the installation?",[135,666,667],{},"Is the board freely accessible – not behind furniture or in a locked room?",[11,669,671],{"id":670},"main-switch-and-main-fuse-are-two-different-things","Main switch and main fuse are two different things",[16,673,674,675,678,679,34],{},"The main switch is ",[19,676,677],{},"not overcurrent protection",". It isolates; it does not protect. Overcurrent protection comes from the network operator's device ahead of the meter and the circuit breakers in the board. Conversely, the network operator's device may take over the main-switch function only if it is expressly designed for isolation (5.3.5.1(b)). The breaking capacity needed downstream is explained in ",[181,680,682],{"href":681},"\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fbreaking-capacity-mcb-ka","Breaking capacity of circuit breakers",[11,684,686],{"id":685},"main-switch-and-the-rcd-at-the-origin","Main switch and the RCD at the origin",[16,688,689],{},"At the origin of a domestic installation there is also at least one RCD of at most 300 mA, at least Type A and rated at least 40 A (4.2.4.3(b), 5.3.5.3(a)). It provides the isolating function under 5.3.3.1 a.3. That is a requirement on this device, not an exception to 5.3.5.1(b): as a substitute for the main switch-disconnector, the AREI expressly names only the network operator's overcurrent device. Whether a single device fulfils both roles is shown by its ratings. In any case, the single-line diagram must make clear which device performs the main switch-disconnector function.",[11,691,693],{"id":692},"planning-the-main-switch-in-planelec","Planning the main switch in PlanElec",[16,695,198,696,699,700,704],{},[181,697,202],{"href":698},"\u002Fen"," you place the main switch with its number of poles and rated current in the single-line diagram and the board. The AREI\u002FRGIE self-check reports a missing main switch and a main switch below 40 A in a home as errors. The full scope is in ",[181,701,703],{"href":702},"\u002Fen\u002Fhelp\u002Fwhat-the-self-check-verifies","What the self-check verifies",". The inspection of the completed installation is carried out by the approved inspection body.",[11,706,708],{"id":707},"related-articles","Related articles",[155,710,711,717,723],{},[135,712,713],{},[181,714,716],{"href":715},"\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Finspection-checklist","Inspection checklist: what the inspector verifies",[135,718,719],{},[181,720,722],{"href":721},"\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002F30ma-rcd-per-socket","A 30 mA RCD for every socket?",[135,724,725],{},[181,726,728],{"href":727},"\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Felectrical-inspection","Electrical inspection in Belgium",[16,730,731],{},[236,732,733,734,738],{},"Legal basis: AREI\u002FRGIE Book 1, version 06, subsection 5.3.5.1(b) and (c), supplemented by 4.2.4.3(b), 5.3.3.1 a.3 and 5.3.5.3(a). The official text published by the ",[181,735,737],{"href":241,"rel":736},[243],"FPS Economy"," prevails.",{"title":247,"searchDepth":248,"depth":248,"links":740},[741,742,743,744,745,746,747,748],{"id":527,"depth":248,"text":528},{"id":555,"depth":248,"text":556},{"id":631,"depth":248,"text":632},{"id":649,"depth":248,"text":650},{"id":670,"depth":248,"text":671},{"id":685,"depth":248,"text":686},{"id":692,"depth":248,"text":693},{"id":707,"depth":248,"text":708},"Yes: every main distribution board needs a main switch-disconnector that breaks all line conductors at once – at least 40 A in homes (AREI 5.3.5.1(b)). All requirements at a glance.","en",{},"\u002Fblog\u002Fmain-switch-mandatory.en",{"title":522,"description":749},"main-switch-mandatory-arei","blog\u002Fmain-switch-mandatory.en",[757,276,758,759,760],"main-switch","mandatory","distribution-board","inspection","wPehojDx78I3dAj4qay3_fkk5IWy95hoIY4q5VzabSc",{"id":763,"title":764,"articleId":6,"body":765,"category":258,"date":259,"description":989,"extension":261,"image":41,"lastUpdated":262,"locale":990,"meta":991,"navigation":265,"ogImage":266,"path":992,"publishDate":259,"readTime":268,"refreshInterval":269,"seo":993,"seoTitle":994,"slug":995,"stem":996,"tags":997,"__hash__":1003},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fmain-switch-mandatory.fr.md","L’interrupteur général est-il obligatoire ? Ce qu’impose le RGIE",{"type":8,"value":766,"toc":979},[767,771,787,792,795,799,864,867,871,885,889,892,906,910,921,925,928,932,944,948,968],[11,768,770],{"id":769},"réponse-courte-oui-dau-moins-40-a-en-logement","Réponse courte : oui, d’au moins 40 A en logement",[16,772,773,776,777,780,781,783,784,786],{},[19,774,775],{},"Oui, l’interrupteur général est obligatoire en Belgique."," Selon le RGIE Livre 1, sous-section 5.3.5.1 b, tout tableau principal de répartition et de manœuvre est équipé d’un ",[19,778,779],{},"interrupteur-sectionneur général"," qui coupe simultanément tous les conducteurs de ligne et, le cas échéant, le neutre. Son intensité assignée est adaptée à l’installation et vaut au moins ",[19,782,29],{}," en général, au moins ",[19,785,33],{}," dans les installations domestiques.",[16,788,789],{},[38,790],{"alt":791,"src":41},"Un électricien manipule un appareil de protection ou de coupure sous son capot.",[16,793,794],{},"Un interrupteur-sectionneur peut – contrairement à un simple sectionneur – être manœuvré en charge. C’est précisément ce qui en fait l’interrupteur général : un geste, et toute l’installation est hors tension.",[11,796,798],{"id":797},"les-exigences-en-un-coup-dœil","Les exigences en un coup d’œil",[50,800,801,814],{},[53,802,803],{},[56,804,805,808,811],{},[59,806,807],{},"Exigence",[59,809,810],{},"Ce que demande le RGIE",[59,812,813],{},"Référence",[69,815,816,826,836,846,855],{},[56,817,818,821,824],{},[74,819,820],{},"Présent",[74,822,823],{},"Interrupteur-sectionneur général sur le tableau principal",[74,825,82],{},[56,827,828,831,834],{},[74,829,830],{},"Tous les conducteurs de ligne",[74,832,833],{},"Une seule manœuvre coupe tous les conducteurs de ligne et, le cas échéant, le neutre",[74,835,82],{},[56,837,838,841,844],{},[74,839,840],{},"Intensité assignée",[74,842,843],{},"adaptée à l’installation ; au moins 25 A, au moins 40 A en logement",[74,845,82],{},[56,847,848,850,853],{},[74,849,609],{},[74,851,852],{},"Le dispositif de protection du gestionnaire de réseau peut assurer la fonction s’il est conçu pour le sectionnement",[74,854,82],{},[56,856,857,859,862],{},[74,858,619],{},[74,860,861],{},"Tableau facile à manœuvrer et à entretenir ; en logement, accessible sans moyens particuliers",[74,863,123],{},[16,865,866],{},"En pratique, « tous les conducteurs de ligne et le cas échéant le neutre » signifie : bipolaire en monophasé, tétrapolaire en 3N~400 V et tripolaire en 3×230 V sans neutre. Le RGIE ne fixe pas de hauteur de montage ; ce qui compte, c’est d’atteindre le tableau sans échelle, sans outil et sans déplacer de meuble.",[11,868,870],{"id":869},"à-quoi-sert-linterrupteur-général","À quoi sert l’interrupteur général",[132,872,873,879],{},[135,874,875,878],{},[19,876,877],{},"Couper en cas d’urgence :"," incendie, dégât des eaux ou accident électrique – chaque occupant met toute l’installation hors tension d’un seul geste, sans connaissances techniques.",[135,880,881,884],{},[19,882,883],{},"Consigner pour travaux :"," toute intervention commence par la séparation sûre de l’installation du réseau.",[11,886,888],{"id":887},"constats-typiques-lors-du-contrôle","Constats typiques lors du contrôle",[16,890,891],{},"Dans les anciennes installations, l’interrupteur général manque parfois complètement, ou seul un interrupteur unipolaire est présent et ne coupe pas le neutre. Vérifiez ces points avant le contrôle :",[155,893,894,897,900,903],{},[135,895,896],{},"Un interrupteur général est-il présent ?",[135,898,899],{},"Coupe-t-il simultanément tous les conducteurs de ligne (et le neutre s’il existe) ?",[135,901,902],{},"Son intensité assignée atteint-elle au moins 40 A en logement et convient-elle à l’installation ?",[135,904,905],{},"Le tableau est-il librement accessible – pas derrière un meuble ni dans un local fermé ?",[11,907,909],{"id":908},"interrupteur-général-et-fusible-principal-deux-choses-différentes","Interrupteur général et fusible principal : deux choses différentes",[16,911,912,913,916,917,34],{},"L’interrupteur général n’est ",[19,914,915],{},"pas une protection contre les surintensités",". Il sectionne, il ne protège pas. La protection contre les surintensités est assurée par le dispositif du gestionnaire de réseau en amont du compteur et par les disjoncteurs du tableau. À l’inverse, le dispositif du gestionnaire de réseau ne peut assurer la fonction d’interrupteur général que s’il est expressément conçu pour le sectionnement (5.3.5.1 b). Le pouvoir de coupure requis pour les disjoncteurs en aval est expliqué dans ",[181,918,920],{"href":919},"\u002Ffr\u002Fblog\u002Fpouvoir-de-coupure-disjoncteur-ka","Pouvoir de coupure des disjoncteurs",[11,922,924],{"id":923},"interrupteur-général-et-différentiel-à-lorigine","Interrupteur général et différentiel à l’origine",[16,926,927],{},"À l’origine d’une installation domestique se trouve en outre au moins un différentiel de 300 mA au plus, au moins de type A et d’une intensité nominale d’au moins 40 A (4.2.4.3 b, 5.3.5.3 a). Il assure la fonction de sectionnement conformément au point a.3 de la sous-section 5.3.3.1. C’est une exigence imposée à cet appareil, pas une exception au 5.3.5.1 b : comme substitut de l’interrupteur-sectionneur général, le RGIE ne cite expressément que la protection contre les surintensités du gestionnaire de réseau. Si un seul appareil remplit les deux rôles, vous le démontrez par ses caractéristiques. Le schéma unifilaire doit en tout cas indiquer sans ambiguïté quel appareil assure la fonction d’interrupteur-sectionneur général.",[11,929,931],{"id":930},"concevoir-linterrupteur-général-dans-planelec","Concevoir l’interrupteur général dans PlanElec",[16,933,934,935,938,939,943],{},"Dans ",[181,936,202],{"href":937},"\u002Ffr",", vous placez l’interrupteur général avec son nombre de pôles et son intensité assignée sur le schéma unifilaire et dans le tableau. L’auto-contrôle RGIE signale comme erreur un interrupteur général manquant et un interrupteur général inférieur à 40 A en logement. Le périmètre complet figure dans ",[181,940,942],{"href":941},"\u002Ffr\u002Fhelp\u002Fce-que-verifie-l-autocontrole","Ce que vérifie l’autocontrôle",". Le contrôle de l’installation réalisée relève de l’organisme agréé.",[11,945,947],{"id":946},"articles-liés","Articles liés",[155,949,950,956,962],{},[135,951,952],{},[181,953,955],{"href":954},"\u002Ffr\u002Fblog\u002Fchecklist-controle","Checklist de contrôle : ce que vérifie l’agent-visiteur",[135,957,958],{},[181,959,961],{"href":960},"\u002Ffr\u002Fblog\u002F30ma-ddr-par-prise","Un différentiel 30 mA par prise ?",[135,963,964],{},[181,965,967],{"href":966},"\u002Ffr\u002Fblog\u002Fcontrole-electrique","Contrôle électrique en Belgique",[16,969,970],{},[236,971,972,973,978],{},"Base réglementaire : RGIE Livre 1, version 06, sous-section 5.3.5.1 b et c, complétée par 4.2.4.3 b, 5.3.3.1 a.3 et 5.3.5.3 a. Seul le texte officiel du ",[181,974,977],{"href":975,"rel":976},"https:\u002F\u002Feconomie.fgov.be\u002Ffr\u002Fpublications\u002Freglement-general-sur-les",[243],"SPF Économie"," fait foi.",{"title":247,"searchDepth":248,"depth":248,"links":980},[981,982,983,984,985,986,987,988],{"id":769,"depth":248,"text":770},{"id":797,"depth":248,"text":798},{"id":869,"depth":248,"text":870},{"id":887,"depth":248,"text":888},{"id":908,"depth":248,"text":909},{"id":923,"depth":248,"text":924},{"id":930,"depth":248,"text":931},{"id":946,"depth":248,"text":947},"Oui : tout tableau principal comporte un interrupteur-sectionneur général coupant simultanément tous les conducteurs de ligne – d’au moins 40 A en logement (RGIE 5.3.5.1 b). Toutes les exigences.","fr",{},"\u002Fblog\u002Fmain-switch-mandatory.fr",{"title":764,"description":989},"Interrupteur général obligatoire ? 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