Design of consumer units for amendment 3

[Guest666]

I really don't think they are going to change the meaning of English words though.

Is is this better from the Oxford dictionary:

Made of material that does not burn if exposed to fire; incombustible.

That's no specific enough for this application of the phrase, the temperature the material is going to be exposed to needs to be defined.
Steel will burn if exposed to fire of sufficient temperature,

no, fire MIGHT cause steel to oxidize, depending on the alloy, but think of steel as a block of ice. Steel melts at 2800 degrees F and boils and evaporates at 5400 degrees. Some metals like magnesium can possibly catch fire but not steel

The IEE cannot just redefine the English language.

 

[davesparks]

no, fire MIGHT cause steel to oxidize, depending on the alloy, but think of steel as a block of ice. Steel melts at 2800 degrees F and boils and evaporates at 5400 degrees. Some metals like magnesium can possibly catch fire but not steel

The IEE cannot just redefine the English language.

Leave steel in a forge for too long and it will be burning when you pull it out.

 

[shanky887614]

Yes if is a phrase used in many industries, but that doesn't mean their definitions if it can be applied to bs7671.

its a british standard mate, it over rules bs7671 as bs7671 is a guide and not statutory

 

[davesparks]

its a british standard mate, it over rules bs7671 as bs7671 is a guide and not statutory

wtf do you think the bs in bs7671 stands for?

 

[shanky887614]

wtf do you think the bs in bs7671 stands for?

the regs book is a guide not law.

like you bull$hit (british standarda obviously)

 

[Anthony S]

I don't understand what you are getting at TBH? I find the new reg about noncombustible DB's a load of bollox IMO. I just pointed out what 1 manufacturers stance was on the situation.

Your not allowed mate lol

 

[davesparks]

the regs book is a guide not law.

like you bull$hit (british standarda obviously)

Right so your post at 33 is a nonsense, you said a British standard overrules another British standard due to the fact British standards are non statutory.

 

[Guest666]

Leave steel in a forge for too long and it will be burning when you pull it out.

But we are talking about a consumer unit????

 

[Leesparkykent]

Your not allowed mate lol

Obviously not lol, I now know for future reference haha.

 

[davesparks]

But we are talking about a consumer unit????

We are talking about a regulation which requires a non-combustible material, but offers no definition of non-combustible.

 

[Guest666]

We are talking about a regulation which requires a non-combustible material, but offers no definition of non-combustible.

Why do you need BS7671 to tell you the definition of a well used English word? Non-combustible means a material that does not ignite itself when a flame is in contact with it. I think you are joking now. Lol.

 

[HandySparks]

Why do you need BS7671 to tell you the definition of a well used English word? Non-combustible means a material that does not ignite itself when a flame is in contact with it. I think you are joking now. Lol.

Quite a nice little explanation and demo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ubop-51dJjg

 

[davesparks]

Why do you need BS7671 to tell you the definition of a well used English word? Non-combustible means a material that does not ignite itself when a flame is in contact with it. I think you are joking now. Lol.

I am not joking.
Language by it's very nature is constantly evolving and subject to regional variations and interpretation. Different dictionaries will give different definitions of the same word.

 

[Guest666]

Quite a nice little explanation and demo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ubop-51dJjg

The steel wool exercise illustrates the principle on metal so thin that the heat provided by a candle allows for oxidization with the oxygen present in the atmosphere.

 

[Guest666]

I am not joking.
Language by it's very nature is constantly evolving and subject to regional variations and interpretation. Different dictionaries will give different definitions of the same word.

We are talking about the English language not regional dialect or slang. Yes language evolves. So has this thread.