18th edition update

[Graeme Harrold]

There is tons of speculation about, inc the removal of ring circuits. New insertions into chapter 7 covering more special installations including illuminated signage. Some of this is on the IET website with articles in the "Wiring Matters" magazine. Have a flick through the Summer and Spring issues:

Wiring Matters - magazine for electrical installation contractors - The IET

 

[ian.settle1]

There is tons of speculation about, inc the removal of ring circuits. New insertions into chapter 7 covering more special installations including illuminated signage. Some of this is on the IET website with articles in the "Wiring Matters" magazine. Have a flick through the Summer and Spring issues:

Wiring Matters - magazine for electrical installation contractors - The IET

Problem with doing away with ring circuits is that when installing circuits which have a high leakage current to earth (eg Computers etc) which entails a seperate earth connection at each socket, does it mean that either each socket would have to be wired seperatly or would you have to run a seperate earth cable to the last socket on the radial?

 

[kung]

Just think lads, in years to come are apprentice's apprentice's will be trained to the 220th edition??????

Yer and the MFT's will be £606066086860678608960898960.99p and need a weekly cal ! the yarly assessment will take a year and the assessor will move in and steal your beer and sleep with your wife and eat all the steak then bill you £££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££ !
the regs will need a wheelbarrow and the 22th bs7671111111111111 will be £27,500.99p
18TH ED ? dam you IEE dam you i say !
anyone fancy joining me as a plasterer ?

 

[Tag]

anyone fancy joining me as a plasterer ?

/raises hand

 

[Mark.W]

Yer and the MFT's will be £606066086860678608960898960.99p and need a weekly cal ! the yarly assessment will take a year and the assessor will move in and steal your beer and sleep with your wife and eat all the steak then bill you £££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££ !
the regs will need a wheelbarrow and the 22th bs7671111111111111 will be £27,500.99p
18TH ED ? dam you IEE dam you i say !
anyone fancy joining me as a plasterer ?

22th??? lol !

 

[Spudnik]

Problem with doing away with ring circuits is that when installing circuits which have a high leakage current to earth (eg Computers etc) which entails a seperate earth connection at each socket, does it mean that either each socket would have to be wired seperatly or would you have to run a seperate earth cable to the last socket on the radial?

A separate CPC would need to run alongside the radial circuit, connected to the last socket outlet.

543.7.1.3

 

[kung]

22th??? lol !

ND 22ND lol see what stress its caused already ?

 

[High Tower]

/raises hand

me too if it means i get to fill back boxes with plaster and stick dry wall screws through cables

Mr Cable also speculated that the 18th would have a large concentration on surge protection

 

[scotsparky]

At least Dick Whittington had the decency to wear a mask.

Dick wittington was in Puss in boots the panto!! Dick Turpin was the highwayman

A separate CPC would need to run alongside the radial circuit, connected to the last socket outlet.

543.7.1.3

Usa a 3c swa and the sheath is the secondary CPC

 

[kung]

Dick wittington was in Puss in boots the panto!! Dick Turpin was the highwayman

LOL Quality !

just like Zorro and Batman they wore masks !

 

[Graeme Harrold]

Mr Cable also speculated that the 18th would have a large concentration on surge protection

Yup...........this is also highlighted in the recent Wiring Matters issue.........speculation, dont think so...... more like future reality............

 

[crabapple]

BRB pp 7

15th

red cover 1981
green cover 1983
yellow 84
blue 86
brown 87, 88

16th

red 91, 92, 92
green 94
yellow 97
blue 2001

17th red


dont they have to cycle through and do amendments before getting new colours out

we should all go on strike and give them a royal red, green, yellow, blue 'kcuf u' to stevenage and tell them we're not having it, even if it is 'Tony Cable' as a sweetener!!!

or dont buy the books nor do the courses!!!

or meebe mek the 'free working' apprentices buy them for us!!! the bar stewards

 

[electro]

Do you think there will be a question about BS3036 fuses in the 18th edition exam?

 

[scotsparky]

probbalby electro just to see who remembers them

 

[Notsosmart]

BRB pp 7

15th

red cover 1981
green cover 1983
yellow 84
blue 86
brown 87, 88

16th

red 91, 92, 92
green 94
yellow 97
blue 2001

17th red


dont they have to cycle through and do amendments before getting new colours out

we should all go on strike and give them a royal red, green, yellow, blue 'kcuf u' to stevenage and tell them we're not having it, even if it is 'Tony Cable' as a sweetener!!!

or dont buy the books nor do the courses!!!

or meebe mek the 'free working' apprentices buy them for us!!! the bar stewards

Not that it matters but you forgot Brown (2004.)

Now why do you suppose all these ammendments? ~ It couldn't be that a lot of the times 'improvements' are pushed through without any thought about real world implications?
?
Could it?
?
I won't mention the 15th Edition fiasco with earthing metal window frames! (ok I just did.)
Notice how the 15th Only lasted 10 years & how close the ammendments were; it's similar to the early editions where they were making it up as they go!! Sometimes I think that it is an exercise in getting your name in print.

The eighteenth is likely to encompass the rest of europe so harmonising us all together. Then where will the IEE be? they will have to answer to Brussels ~ B@!!@x so will we!
Still the evidence I'm seeing lately of installation standards; fresh-air bends in conduit etc, we are already at that 'standard'

Yeh yeh I'm a grumpy old man