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  1. P

    Can I add PIV to lighting circuit with no RCD protection?

    As I've mainly done site work and moved into domestic recently, I'm a bit rusty on stuff like this, but if I'm adding a loft PIV unit to an existing lighting circuit via an unswitched fused spur, if the lighting circuit has no RCD protection am I allowed to install it? Same question for if...
  2. N

    C2 Vs C3 for no RCD on various circuits

    So I'm getting various responses to this depending on how things are interpreted. Here's a scenario: Assume property is a tenanted property. Assume cables are run buried in walls/under plaster (depth unknown). Which of these circuits merit a C2 if they are not RCD protected. 1. Lights 2...
  3. O

    Electrical inspection EICR no RCD

    Did a couple of inspections on 2 x 2 bed ground floor flood damaged flats today, only 4 circuits in each, bizarrely one socket circuit and 2 lighting circuits and one cooker circuit in each. Just a 4 way MCB consumer unit in each without RCD protection on any circuit, built and wired in the...
  4. P

    EICR fail: No RCD Protection for lights etc.

    I am a landlord and my managing estate agent just recently organised an electrician to carry out EICR. Came back as unsatisfactory, no RCD protection on: lights, smoke alarm, door bell and immersion heater. There is RCD protection on sockets and cooker. Electrician suggests changing the...
  5. Fazz711

    Hw many computers for no RCD

    We have to put two new tower sockets in to a office at work. At the moment we have two towers but four sets of four desks. The two sets of four without towers are fed via extension leads hence the need for two new towers. I have been told by our tech guy we aren't fitting RCBO on the two new...
  6. K

    UK Old 8.5K shower wired to 30 amp fuse with no RCD. Is it still safe & ok to use?

    8.5K shower unit is wired to plastic box consumer unit to 30 amp cartridge fuse with no RCD It’s the original shower installed when the house was built around 1995 The shower is still fully working after all these years, never blowing the cartridge fuse before Am I right to presume RCD wasn’t...
  7. Z

    Plastic board above entrance with bs1361 fuses only - no RCD protection. How would you code that?

    Hello engineers. I did EICR in two bed rented flat in a block of flats. There is old plastic fuseboard just above the entry door. There are only bs1361 fuses inside and no RCD. All luminaries are plastic.The board and wiring are in good condition. Any advise on how should i code that?
  8. newfutile

    Meter tails no rcd in stud wall

    During an EICR meter tails were found entering the cavity and coming down a stud wall to a consumer unit about 5 meters (direct distance) away. they do have an isolator but no rcd or other protection . as cables buried in a wall have to have (RCD) Residual Current Device at 30mA and generally...
  9. S

    EICR - Unsatisfactory - No RCD - C2

    Hi all, have just ordered my first EICR ever for a studio to 1-bed conversion flat in London. It cost a little less than £80 and the electrician had great reviews on the site I booked him on. It came back with 4x C2 and 1x C3, all related to RCD. The summary was unsatisfactory with comment "No...
  10. R

    Fused fuse board no rcd or breakers eicr rating

    Hello I live in a rental in scotland and have recently had an EICR carried out. I have an old fuse wire fuse board on a wooden plate with no rcd or breakers, I had assumed this would be a C1 or C2 but this came back as a C3. Surely this is incorrect if the plastic fuse boards are C3s surely no...
  11. Y

    Unsatisfactory EICR - No RCD Protection

    Hi, I have an Unsatisfactory EICR with the following observations. The flat block was built in 1930 (Art deco) and it was refurbished in 2010 ( I suppose some rewiring was done) Contacted the inspector who charged 104 pounds for one bed in London and the report comes back unsatisfactory mainly...
  12. B

    No RCD !! C2 or C3

    Got an EICR to do tomorrow so just getting a headstart on paperwork .. customers sent me a few pics , straight away fuse board is OAF .. no RCD ... Now .. how do I code this ? And what's your thought process .. I have it in my head that , should a customer be able to run an extension lead out...
  13. Raptor0014

    Electric shower and no RCD

    Evening all. Doing a EICR in a rental today and presented with this. installation date is 1992 and there seems to be no records since. At some point in the recent past someone has added a electric shower circuit. Obviously a smash and grab merchant as no earth sleeve and it was the same in...
  14. Pretty Mouth

    What code? No RCD, outside lights

    Outdoor lighting circuit (domestic) without 30mA RCD additional protection, what code would you give it? I'm leaning toward C2 as (A) outside lights have a habit of filling up with water, and (B) anyone touching it may be in contact with the bare ground. What are your thoughts?
  15. D

    No RCD domestic lighting

    Firstly sorry if this has been asked before. Carrying out alot of EICRs because of the new rental laws. Keep coming across boards with just one RCD. Lighting circuits not protected normally I issue a C2 for this and had no problems but one landlord who thinks he knows everything has queried my...
  16. J

    New light fittings, no rcd

    just a quick one, I’m doing 18th edition next week but have been asked to quote for changing pendant lights for new stainless steel lights. Assuming all bonding, wiring and tests check out etc, does this now require an rcd?
  17. Tallman

    Spur circuit cutting out then restoring - no RCD trip

    This is a new one to me.. a small spur circuit (3 double sockets) on ground floor, several small load items connected - table lamp, assorted AV kit (TV, Amp, DVD). On just these 3 sockets only, the power cuts, sometimes flicking on - off - on again. Other times it'll stay off for 1-3 minutes...
  18. K

    new socket on no rcd protected house

    Hi all, A house has no rcd protection and im not able to change to an rcbo on the relevant circuit. A new CU is not an option. A new socket is required in one room where the only other power source is on an opposite wall therefore I see the best option is to chase the wall out where the new...
  19. D

    2015 built nursery building with no RCD protection to undersink water heaters

    Evening all, I was doing some repairs to emergency lights in a school and when I went into the switch room to find the fuses for the lights I found the heating board by mistake, reading down the chart I soon realised my error but then saw that there was no RCD protection to the 15 or so heaters...
  20. J

    TT system with No RCD

    Been out to replace an oven on an installation which pre dates the need for RCD's so only has MCB's, the earthing arrangement is TT. As I am only changing the oven this need not be RCD protected but is the maximum Ze still 200ohms?

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