Issuing and installation certificate

[chris day]

I had an emergency call out to replace a consumer unit, (used a fully 18th edition compliant board) when compiling the installation certificate your not allowed any limitations.

now i know the rest of the house does not need to conform to 18th edition standards but The house is a large house so asides from anything obviously non compliant highlighted in my testing am i expected to ensure 100% of the installation is con formative because i cant with cables being in floors wall and partitions, i also certainly wont be dropping every accessory.

Where do i stand on this?

 

[Toneyz]

All misconceived terminology. eg Part P approved electrician.

 

[Toneyz]

All misconceived terminology. eg Part P approved

I gathered that, so why call them 18th edition CUs?

electrician.
Marketing Pete.

 

[Dustydazzler]

I gathered that, so why call them 18th edition CUs?

If they have an spd I guess we could start calling them 18th Ed compliant ...?

 

[Dustydazzler]

I gathered that, so why call them 18th edition CUs?

If they have an spd I guess we could start calling them 18th Ed compliant ...?

All misconceived terminology. eg Part P approved electrician.

Part pee qualified me

 

[ipf]

What the heck is an 18th board

Hell fire, my house has only ever had two...…...must have been really unlucky with bad installers to be to have had that many......

 

[markthebuilder]

So sparkys can charge customers more than the charged whoever recommended them. Because the board they are fitting is up to 18th edition . it makes customers feel good knowing they have bought the latest kit .

 

[Toneyz]

So sparkys can charge customers more than the charged whoever recommended them. Because the board they are fitting is up to 18th edition . it makes customers feel good knowing they have bought the latest kit .

There's your answer Pete.

 

[Andy78]

I gathered that, so why call them 18th edition CUs?

I would say mainly marketing, but some have made changes. For instance Hager's consumer units marked up "18th" now come with 100A RCDs as standard instead of 63A and 80A options, the RCDs are type A not type AC, and some include SPDs.

 

[chris day]

You need to be able to operate the fuse board in the event a horse crashes through the house and attempts to chew on it.
So it needs to be horse proof... can’t believe you didn’t know that

 

[Fitzy]

I gathered that, so why call them 18th edition CUs?

So the suppliers can charge extra for them, the same goes for 18th edition MFT’s.

 

[MJPD29]

I presume an 18th edition board is the same as a 17th edition board?

 

[eleanor jones]

18th is metal, not plastic

 

[Dustydazzler]

18th is metal, not plastic

Mental or Metal