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Carrying out an EICR and have discovered a lighting circuit has a borrowed neutral from ring main. No RCD as its old 3036 fuses but have a disagreement with my colleague who believes it should only be a C3 for improvement recommended. I was almost certain it be flagged as a C2. Anyone able to voice opinion (and who owes who a beer!)
 
C3 = improvement recommended. He can't honestly think thats just a C3 - If he thinks that's a C3 i dread to think what else he classes as a C3.

...I dread to think what he classes anything as a matter of fact, wonder how severe his C1's must be.... "i know i can see the evidence of burning, and i can smell the burning...but its not on fire yet so its not dangerous" haha.

Def C2.
 
...I dread to think what he classes anything as a matter of fact, wonder how severe his C1's must be....


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I'd give this city being destroyed by tornado a C2. :-D
Well its not that serious to warrant a 1 is it ?
 
Lol how long would that borrowed neutral of been there? Probably forever! C1 is immediate action required and c2 is urgent remedial action required. As its from the ringmain I would say c2, but if it was from 1 lighting circuit to another then c3 IMO! X
 
Carrying out an EICR and have discovered a lighting circuit has a borrowed neutral from ring main. No RCD as its old 3036 fuses but have a disagreement with my colleague who believes it should only be a C3 for improvement recommended. I was almost certain it be flagged as a C2. Anyone able to voice opinion (and who owes who a beer!)
just note it will you and move on.....
 
This situation is a code 2, not a 1 , not a 3 but a 2. Also if there is no cpc in the lighting circuit but all fittings/accesories are class 2 type then a code 3 is applied, if there is any class 1 fittings installed then it becomes a c2......hope this helps ))))))
 
C3 = improvement recommended. He can't honestly think thats just a C3 - If he thinks that's a C3 i dread to think what else he classes as a C3.

...I dread to think what he classes anything as a matter of fact, wonder how severe his C1's must be.... "i know i can see the evidence of burning, and i can smell the burning...but its not on fire yet so its not dangerous" haha.

Def C2.
stop talkin like a penis will ya......
end if the day it comes down to wether the shared neutral is capable carrying the current return of any loads tied to it.....
 
I'm not sure I understand what the danger is here. From what's described the neutral wouldn't be switched anywhere anyway, other than the main switch and maybe at each socket which there is no requirement for.
C3 IMO.
 

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