Hi All
Happy new year to all!
First post but long timer lurker, so thanks for all the previous help!
Just wanted to clarify something I have been given some conflicting advice about, from two separate QS's for the NIC.
I was advised by one, that since the recent amendment the NIC no longer required us to complete R1+R2 tests (link at the board etc) on a circuit, if we had previous test certs and no changes had been made. Completing a Zs for the circuit was more than acceptable. This applied to radials, but not rings. We should continue to complete ring testing as normal, end to ends etc. Rings should be tested exactly the same, at the board, not the outlets etc.
A second Qs is advising me that there is no longer a requirement to complete the ring testing as per above and that Zs on a ring is acceptable, no need to do end to ends, unless your Zs's seem to be wildly different.
I am slightly confused as I fail to see how you can prove the continuity of a ring without doing the proper end to end testing? But their position is you should be limiting any dismantling/interference, so you shouldn't touch the rings or dismantle in that regard?
This is purely on EICRs, and we largely work in a commercial environment. I have been doing full ring testing regardless, but he is telling me I am wasting my time and has direct contact with the NIC, whereas I do not. So I know there is a chance I could be completely wrong!
Hope this all made sense and I welcome and advice.
Thank you!
Happy new year to all!
First post but long timer lurker, so thanks for all the previous help!
Just wanted to clarify something I have been given some conflicting advice about, from two separate QS's for the NIC.
I was advised by one, that since the recent amendment the NIC no longer required us to complete R1+R2 tests (link at the board etc) on a circuit, if we had previous test certs and no changes had been made. Completing a Zs for the circuit was more than acceptable. This applied to radials, but not rings. We should continue to complete ring testing as normal, end to ends etc. Rings should be tested exactly the same, at the board, not the outlets etc.
A second Qs is advising me that there is no longer a requirement to complete the ring testing as per above and that Zs on a ring is acceptable, no need to do end to ends, unless your Zs's seem to be wildly different.
I am slightly confused as I fail to see how you can prove the continuity of a ring without doing the proper end to end testing? But their position is you should be limiting any dismantling/interference, so you shouldn't touch the rings or dismantle in that regard?
This is purely on EICRs, and we largely work in a commercial environment. I have been doing full ring testing regardless, but he is telling me I am wasting my time and has direct contact with the NIC, whereas I do not. So I know there is a chance I could be completely wrong!
Hope this all made sense and I welcome and advice.
Thank you!