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Non ip rated bathroom light in zone 2 what you reckon guys
Code 2 or
Code 3
Code 2 or
Code 3
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IMO its down to you as the person testing the premises and deciding what code if any is required. You have first hand experience and have seen the fitting in question and as long as you are happy that it is not a potential danger fair enough! As can be seen from some of the replies some think differently !Personally I think code 3 unless any1 has got any reference to say otherwise.
There was a discussion on here yesterday regarding lack of 30mA RCD protection on an old installation. The general view was code 3 for that with the explanation that it was ok on the day it was installed. I think that is a code 2 irrellevant on whether it was ok on the day it was installed.
I think at the end of the day you have to judge it as you see fit because everyone will have different views. Every install is different as well as everyones opinion. I think it is still very interesting to see everybodies opinion so keep up the good work
To 17th, supp. bonding is required unless all circuits meet the required disconnection times, and an RCD is installed, and all extraneous-conductive parts in the location are connected by main protective bonding conductors to the MET, so you would argue it is "potentially dangerous" (C2).Why is no supplementary bonding a Code 2 if there is no 30mA RCD protection?. From memory
supplementary bonding between circuits came into effect mid way of 16th Edition, before that was not needed as I recall
To 17th, supp. bonding is required unless all circuits meet the required disconnection times, and an RCD is installed, and all extraneous-conductive parts in the location are connected by main protective bonding conductors to the MET, so you would argue it is "potentially dangerous" (C2).
To OP, I think C2 as it is "potentially dangerous".
I was always taught:
-Code 1 if there is a danger and a fault
-Code 2 if there isn't a fault but it'd be dangerous under fault conditions
-Code 3 if there is no danger or fault but isn't compliant to latest regs
No, but it means they're "potentially dangerous" or else why would the regs have been changed?Does that mean that all those installations done before 16th are dangerous because they had no 30mA RCD or supplementary earthing?
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