eicr -query over classification codes

[MDJ]

I couldn't sleep at night if I connected 2 rings on one breaker due to bad practice, so as it has been done by others in this house personally I would try to talk the customer into having the job done right myself, not saying it is a must by any means, but there you are, rollocks to the tin hat I'm happy with my views on this so let the games begin

 

[Guest111]

I couldn't sleep at night if I connected 2 rings on one breaker due to bad practice, so as it has been done by others in this house personally I would try to talk the customer into having the job done right myself, not saying it is a must by any means, but there you are, rollocks to the tin hat I'm happy with my views on this so let the games begin

Agree with you Mike about bad practice but as regards danger then more of a nuisance imo,if 2 rings on a 32A breaker then it's going to potentially be tripping more often due to the potential extra load but its only the same as having one ring for the whole house isn't it? Still rough though and I personally would want to change it,the only way I would and indeed have stuck 2 rings on one breaker was a situation with a failed breaker late at night where the circuit could not be left dead and no other breaker available,but it was replaced first thing next day.

 

[Welchyboy]

Why c2!, no way! As long as the integrity of the circuits are fine and it's not overloading the mcb causing it to open and rcd protected

Just poor workmanship

 

[MDJ]

Just poor workmanship

Amen to that

 

[moose]

Hehe, was there enough spare ways when the spark wired it, maybe he over estimated the amount of breakers in the board, ive seen so many circuits in boards now its hard to see past simple errors ppl make, usually when i get there its changing time anyway.

Its always easy to say bad practice in iensight, its what you can do to correct the bad practice maybe do as suggested Add a breaker, maybe make one continues ring and change the fuse.

Its also recommended to use 20A for CU now not 32A so maybe look at some suggetion errors here also, its only bad practice when you know it is.

 

[Guest55]

Ah , the old bad practice card , always used when you cant actually find any technical evidence that something is wrong. ;-)

C2 = potential to cause accident / injury / fire.

2 circuits into 1suitably rated mcb where there is no risk of overload damage to cable = no code.

inconvienience to householder who has probably learnt to live with it is not a codeable defect.
a mention in the report comments box at most.

 

[Welchyboy]

Ah , the old bad practice card , always used when you cant actually find any technical evidence that something is wrong. ;-)

C2 = potential to cause accident / injury / fire.

2 circuits into 1suitably rated mcb where there is no risk of overload damage to cable = no code.

inconvienience to householder who has probably learnt to live with it is not a codeable defect.
a mention in the report comments box at most.

Yep I'd agree with that!

 

[MDJ]

Ah , the old bad practice card , always used when you cant actually find any technical evidence that something is wrong. ;-)
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I can't actually find anything right with it Biff TBH.

 

[Engineer54]

Nothing wrong with an up front RCD, apart from inconvenience.... The 2 ring into a single MCB is basically the same as a single RFC for the whole house, ...i'm sure everyone has seen that situation before. So basically a code 3 at most or/and a report comment....

Not ideal for both situations, but not really codeable either, more as everyone else says, bad practice than anything else!!