What are peoples thoughts on this, should socket outlets in the general public areas be RCD/RCBO protected? I believe they do and have put them down as a C2 on a recent EICR but recently got a phone call to say it's a C3!
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Ah well thats different then...QS and Electrical Manager
Your QS?It was the QS and Electrical Manager
Your QS?It was the QS and Electrical Manager
weather its been up dated or not reg are the regs.Well of course that has been updated now so that Skilled persons bit has been removed.
Aha beaten to it by @Ian1981
We have the same issue with outdoor light fittings not being mechanically protected and wanting to put them on rcd/RCBO protection, it always gets knocked back.To be honest I would C3 sockets domestically say for upstairs were sockets are generally not likely to be used for supplying outdoor equipment yet they can be multiple USB type so I don't see any relevance.
This is not domestic of course
YepYour QS?
Told them that and had many an argument over it, he changes the codings without us knowing it, we found out by one of the lads in the office telling us.tell them, and its down to the test engineer and your the one that testing it.
the answer for that tell him to sign all the eicr test sheets .Told them that and had many an argument over it, he changes the codings without us knowing it, we found out by one of the lads in the office telling us.
Well that's nice of him to tell you and your guys.Told them that and had many an argument over it, he changes the codings without us knowing it, we found out by one of the lads in the office telling us.
Well he should anyway as QSsign all the eicr test sheets
your right their .Well he should anyway as QS
We have the same issue with outdoor light fittings not being mechanically protected and wanting to put them on rcd/RCBO protection, it always gets knocked back.
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