Amendment 2 is out today

[Lister1987]

Will the OSG remain the same?

Course not, they'll change the colour, throw throw a few typos and 1 bit of information thry forgot last time around and they'll call it "new and improved'

 

[123]

Will the OSG remain the same?

Nope...and all the Guidance Notes will change as well

 

[cloverman]

Nope...and all the Guidance Notes will change as well

Yep ! The money making machine keeps rolling on

 

[neon1991]

so is the addition of AFDD's on all circuits up to 32a, for all installation or just higher risk installations such as high rise flats?? got a few consumer unit changes coming up in April and I dont think that the valid excuse of "regs change" is going to make up for the £500+ change in price

 

[Dustydazzler]

I am holding off quoting for AFDDs at the moment , for 2 reasons

1 They are crazy expensive

2 I am unconvinced that they even work

 

[timhoward]

Let's wait 20 more days...and see!
It will either be no change at all, or sell an many CU upgrades as possible before July.
I'd be very surprised if AFDD's are instantly mandatory in all domestic premises.

 

[Dustydazzler]

Let's wait 20 more days...and see!
It will either be no change at all, or sell an many CU upgrades as possible before July.
I'd be very surprised if AFDD's are instantly mandatory in all domestic premises.

They aren't even mandatory on all circuits in America & Canada , so don't know why they would be mandatory here

Imo AFDDs should be an 'optional' upgrade , not a mandatory regulation

 

[Rockingit]

My only thoughts on the great AFDD debate is just that I'd assume after Grenfell that the Fire Service will have pushed for them very hard indeed for anything that might even resemble BMO's. We wait to see.

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

I will be keen to learn more about the stuff on foundation earthing, will make life interesting on some jobs

 

[Dustydazzler]

Any news of LSOH cable for domestics

Saw something on social media , think it might have been something Nick Bundy wrote that LSOH would be replacing PVC for house wiring ?

 

[buzzlightyear]

i bet the Chinese will be rubbing their hands , 50p to make 125.00 to sell . what an earth goes through the IET heads .
its ok some customer will need to take out a second mortgage for them to go in .

 

[timhoward]

There was something about a shorter checklist for EICRs at one point. That one's gone rather quiet.

Any news of LSOH cable for domestics

Saw something on social media , think it might have been something Nick Bundy wrote that LSOH would be replacing PVC for house wiring ?

Hope not.
Though last week I made a stupid mistake and managed to 1st fix about 80m of singles that looked like 2.5mm and turned out to be 1.5mm LSOH. I wasn't happy!

 

[Dustydazzler]

There was something about a shorter checklist for EICRs at one point. That one's gone rather quiet.

Hope not.
Thought last week I made a stupid mistake and managed to 1st fix about 80m of singles that looked like 2.5mm and turned out to be 1.5mm LSOH. I wasn't happy!

Reminds me when I done my training , one of the older boys spent all day rewiring an entire rfc of about 20 sockets in 1.5mm 3c n earth thinking it was 2.5 twin n earth

 

[Pretty Mouth]

There was something about a shorter checklist for EICRs at one point. That one's gone rather quiet.

I think it was the EIC that was planned to be a lot shorter, only 10 inspection tick boxes IIRC. From someone who hates paperwork, it's a step in the right direction, but we'll see.

 

[Bear]

Hi all. This is what I've read about it today.
Hope the like works.

I find it strange there making AFDD mandatory?

https://electrical.------.org/wirin...-2-of-the-18th-edition-bs-76712018plusa22022/