diff --git a/src/nodeClass.js b/src/nodeClass.js
index d49657a..928e18a 100644
--- a/src/nodeClass.js
+++ b/src/nodeClass.js
@@ -39,32 +39,16 @@ class nodeClass {
 
   /**
    * Load and merge default config with user-defined settings.
+   * Uses ConfigManager.buildConfig() for base sections (general, asset, functionality),
+   * then adds measurement-specific domain config.
    * @param {object} uiConfig - Raw config from Node-RED UI.
    */
   _loadConfig(uiConfig,node) {
     const cfgMgr = new configManager();
     this.defaultConfig = cfgMgr.getConfig(this.name);
 
-    // Merge UI config over defaults
-    this.config = {
-      general: {
-        name: this.name,
-        id: node.id, // node.id is for the child registration process
-        unit: uiConfig.unit, // add converter options later to convert to default units (need like a model that defines this which units we are going to use and then conver to those standards)
-        logging: {
-          enabled: uiConfig.enableLog,
-          logLevel: uiConfig.logLevel
-        }
-      },
-      asset: {
-        uuid: uiConfig.assetUuid, //need to add this later to the asset model
-        tagCode: uiConfig.assetTagCode, //need to add this later to the asset model
-        supplier: uiConfig.supplier,
-        category: uiConfig.category, //add later to define as the software type 
-        type: uiConfig.assetType,
-        model: uiConfig.model,
-        unit: uiConfig.unit
-      },
+    // Build config: base sections + measurement-specific domain config
+    this.config = cfgMgr.buildConfig(this.name, uiConfig, node.id, {
       scaling: {
         enabled: uiConfig.scaling,
         inputMin: uiConfig.i_min,
@@ -79,14 +63,8 @@ class nodeClass {
       },
       simulation: {
         enabled: uiConfig.simulator
-      },
-      functionality: {
-        positionVsParent: uiConfig.positionVsParent,// Default to 'atEquipment' if not specified
-        distance: uiConfig.hasDistance ? uiConfig.distance : undefined
       }
-    };
-
-    console.log(`position vs child for ${this.name} is ${this.config.functionality.positionVsParent} the distance is ${this.config.functionality.distance}`);
+    });
 
     // Utility for formatting outputs
     this._output = new outputUtils();