compulsory E.I.C's for domestic properties?

[MerlinGremlin]

Good afternoon all hope all is well, just a quick question to everyone and to get some feedback. How many agree that all domestic properties should have to have a 20% test done each year to comply with building insurance and make homes much safer? All thoughts welcome please gents and ladies!

 

[Deleted member 26818]

As far as I can tell, it's law now to have at least 3 stickers on a DB/CU.
Oh and that's a 'legal' law, as opposed to any other sorts.

 

[Knobhead]

Ok but if there is a fault on the neutral then surely you want the RCBO to be detecting that fault and disconnect the live instead of disconnecting the fault yeah? That's how it's supposed to work isn't it, detect a fault in one wire and then disconnect another wire but not the one with the fault on it.

Something like that.

If people wonder why I don't like RCBO's, Dave's just given the answer.

 

[shanky887614]

Something like that.

If people wonder why I don't like RCBO's, Dave's just given the answer.

isn't that only sp rcbo's?

I thought the dp rcbo's disconnected both?

 

[Silly Sausage]

Rumours are abound that some poor soul went to do an EICR and he hasn't reported back to work or rung his Mrs.

 

[davesparks]

Rumours are abound that some poor soul went to do an EICR and he hasn't reported back to work or rung his Mrs.

Clearly he wasn't carrying it out at the approved speed of 40MPH then!

 

[davesparks]

isn't that only sp rcbo's?

I thought the dp rcbo's disconnected both?

Yes, it is just the single pole RCBO that suffers from this particular bit of less than genius design.

 

[Knobhead]

As far as I can tell, it's law now to have at least 3 stickers on a DB/CU.
Oh and that's a 'legal' law, as opposed to any other sorts.

Which labels would they be? I’ve yet to see one that gives crucial information regarding a domestic installations.

Which law would that be?

 

[UNG]

As far as I can tell, it's law now to have at least 3 stickers on a DB/CU.
Oh and that's a 'legal' law, as opposed to any other sorts.

As BS7671 has no legal status under what 'legal' law is this required?

 

[Knobhead]

Are there any useful labels for CU's, other than switch designation? (The one that is needed but often isn’t there.)

 

[davesparks]

Are there any useful labels for CU's, other than switch designation? (The one that is needed but often isn’t there.)

I sometimes think a couple of tamper evident labels over the lid screws would be quite useful.

 

[stevethesparks]

A Ze label could be useful for any future visits - inside would do.

 

[davesparks]

What's your thinking behind that one?

 

[Knobhead]

I sometimes think a couple of tamper evident labels over the lid screws would be quite useful.

Computer manufacturers tried that in the late 80s. It went to court and it was deemed an unfair trading practice.

 

[davesparks]

Computer manufacturers tried that in the late 80s. It went to court and it was deemed an unfair trading practice.

I guess they had different reasons for putting them there.

I don't want to stop anyone else from opening it, I just want to know if someone has been in there if I get called back for any reason.

 

[ferg]

I guess they had different reasons for putting them there.

I don't want to stop anyone else from opening it, I just want to know if someone has been in there if I get called back for any reason.

Recently I opened up a board I'd installed.
The words out of my mouth were something like
" Good golly and gosh, what is this I see before me?
The probability that this addition was by me is quite small.
Which one of you fine woodworking gentlemen has been expanding your horizons?
Ahh 'twas you good sir.
Could I please ask you to refrain from such activities in future?"

Or something like that anyway