C2 code for no RCDs?

[westward10]

That board is obsolete so any new Memera/Eaton will not fit. The second hand market is the only place to obtain a Memera 2000 main rcd switch.

 

[Dartlec]

I have no problem with RCD protection. My issue is the need to correct C2s within 28 days and the high quote to change the whole board "urgently".
I'll take your advice about fitting an RCD main switch.

One of the biggest issues with the way the new law was introduced was the limit of 28 days on rectifying C2s. At a time when all electricians were going to be busy, let alone during a lock down, it always meant there would be limited chance to shop around or get many alternatives, so leaving some landlords pressured to have expensive or overpriced work that may or may not be necessary.

Some C2s should be corrected fairly urgently (bonding for example), but there are others where the installation is not unsafe (lack of RCDs for example), just that it isn't as safe as it could be and perhaps should be.

So it could have been made the discretion of the inspector to say that this should be changed within 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, etc. for each issue. Sure some rogue ones would put everything to a week to ensure they got the work, but they'd also risk getting a reputation and not getting any repeat work once the initial boom has died down.

I wonder whether NAPIT inspectors will start to be avoided by the canny landlords who realise that they are generally stricter than alternatives

There should have also been much better education in advance though - aimed at landlords particularly - and open about the fact that consumer units older than say 20 years old may need to be changed, with the requisite costs, to comply.