Domestic. Has anyone seen this before?

[amckay]

The shower being fed from the dp switch?

Its the first time I have come across this and not sure what to make of it. Have any of you lot seen this before?

 

[telectrix]

i'd C2 it as a potential danger. reason being that someone could switch off the main switch in the CU to work on the shower, which would still be energised, so a potential danger.

 

[amckay]

Well there's a spare MCB in CU which could be took out and replaced with a higher rated rcbo.
The fuse in sub board I believe is 30A.
The shower hasn't worked since Tennant moved in.
I've not been given the work as she got a "cheaper quote"

I'd prob code it a c2

 

[telectrix]

so she'll get some muppet to bodge it. fire or death will see a glut of tv programmes telling joe public that all electricians are incompetent robbing barstewards and we''ll have another part pee fiasco.

 

[amckay]

Prob another "dodgy electricians" watchdog episode too!

 

[Richo77]

I see that method used all the time. 6mm taken off the tails on mains side of switch. It's very common practice. Rough as!

 

[Flanders]

Where is the RCD protection for the shower ?

 

[amckay]

Still in the wholesalers waiting to be bought

 

[Deleted member 9648]

There are thousands of installs like this with no single point of isolation,usually a number of isolators from a henly block. All it needs is a label stating that all isolators need to be off in order to isolate the entire installation. It's a code 3 for me,I cant see a potential danger unless standard safe isolation proceedures are not followed,which is not something which can be reasonably allowed for.

 

[Flanders]

There are thousands of installs like this with no single point of isolation,usually a number of isolators from a henly block. All it needs is a label stating that all isolators need to be off in order to isolate the entire installation. It's a code 3 for me,I cant see a potential danger unless standard safe isolation proceedures are not followed,which is not something which can be reasonably allowed for.

Yes agree code 3 for no single point of isolation but code 2 for no RCD on shower thinks

 

[Pete999]

I see that method used all the time. 6mm taken off the tails on mains side of switch. It's very common practice. Rough as!

A badgers bum?

 

[Deleted member 9648]

Yes agree code 3 for no single point of isolation but code 2 for no RCD on shower thinks

Nope...code 3 as well,otherwise all showers installed prior to 2005 are potentially dangerous.

 

[amckay]

2005?
I only did my 2330 in 2011 so I'm not clued up on previous versions of 7671

 

[Deleted member 9648]

Prior to 2005 there was no requirement for showers....or any other bathroom circuits to be on an RCD as long as disconnection times were met by the OCPD

 

[ipf]

2005?
I only did my 2330 in 2011 so I'm not clued up on previous versions of 7671

So, every non RCD'd circuit in a domestic installation in a code 2, then, is it?

 

[amckay]

So, every non RCD'd circuit in a domestic installation in a code 2, then, is it?

And when is it you think I said this?
Of course I don't think that!