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schoe

Just out of interest if i was to fit a new dual rcd split board and a came across a borrowed netural on a lighting circuit how could i resolve it?


Thanks Chris
 
Hence competent persons onions: or shall we just be like america and prevent anyone swapping like for like (old for new) fronts etc....Its up to the homeowner after all whether they employ anyone to do the work for them or not........
it is within the capability of most home owners to replace a light switch. the sensible ones will isolate the CU before attempting this. then get confused with the switch wiring if there's more than 2 wires, so we come in and it's a case of "£40 to fix it, £60 if you watch, £80 if you've had a go yourself"
 
it is within the capability of most home owners to replace a light switch. the sensible ones will isolate the CU before attempting this. then get confused with the switch wiring if there's more than 2 wires, so we come in and it's a case of "£40 to fix it, £60 if you watch, £80 if you've had a go yourself"
They will deny it of course: embarrasing for them see but 80 quid seems about right.lol.........
 
so wirepuller are you saying you should label it or you should follow safe isolation procedure or both?

Never labelled more than one circuit in a switch,or at the cu or anywhere else....unless there is 400v......
Safe isolation...not neccessarily the full monty if you are just changing a switch,but at least verify it's dead before delving in.
 
not sure how everyone else feels on this subject but i think it is exhausted now, so in a nutshell, some leave borrowed netrals on one mcb, some replace the strapers and remove the borrowed neutral, some label switches, some label back boxes some dont label at all, some think homeowners can change switches and some think they cant, some note it on the PIR some note it on an install cert and some dont note it all, some think the homeowner has the final decision and some believe they dont, so now that is all sorted i'm off to :banghead:
 
not sure how everyone else feels on this subject but i think it is exhausted now, so in a nutshell, some leave borrowed netrals on one mcb, some replace the strapers and remove the borrowed neutral, some label switches, some label back boxes some dont label at all, some think homeowners can change switches and some think they cant, some note it on the PIR some note it on an install cert and some dont note it all, some think the homeowner has the final decision and some believe they dont, so now that is all sorted i'm off to :banghead:
I would just like to say that its up to the competent person (sparky and/or homeowner) as to the action to take....BS7671 and anything seconded to it are after all only guidance notes.....
 
as long as the gaslight pipes are all cross bonded to comply with gas safe guidelines.
 
so..................... who's going to start a thread about an outbuilding with TNC-S exported from a CU with RCD front end protecting the whole installation, where the outbuilding neutral is taken from the upstairs lighting and the line directly from the RCD via a BS88?
 
so..................... who's going to start a thread about an outbuilding with TNC-S exported from a CU with RCD front end protecting the whole installation, where the outbuilding neutral is taken from the upstairs lighting and the line directly from the RCD via a BS88?
Dont you dare tel....weel be here for ever.lol...........
 
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