minor works cert help

[sinaloan]

hi there i am filling in a minor works cert and in part 2 it asks for 'overcurrent protective device for the modified circuit' and 'residual current device'. i have a split load board with one rcd on it. the work has been carried out on a ring circuit on the rcd side so i assume i put in the rcd box i fill in the rcds details? in the 'overcurrent protective device for the modified circuit' box do i put in the mains switch bs number 60947-3 or do i put in the main fuse bs number 1361?

 

[sinaloan]

when i do the testing on my fuseboard i take it i cant pull the main fuse then? do i just turn the mains switch off to turn it off and start testing or take the tails out of the meter? how fussy will the nic inspector be

 

[topquark]

Just putting the rated current of the main fuse is wrong (well assuming the circuits load was designed correctly ). There are some "rules of thumb" that are often used. I'd suggest going though the exercise of doing it by the OSG though, coz it's useful to have that off the top of your head as well.

 

[topquark]

I think this thread is getting to be like that pantomime song

"There's a hole in my bucket dear Lisa, dear Lisa"

and finishes

"There's a hole in my bucket dear Lisa, dear Lisa a hole"

AaaRRRR! 'oles is what's left after an electron goes on sabatical

 

[Geoffsd]

when i do the testing on my fuseboard i take it i cant pull the main fuse then? do i just turn the mains switch off to turn it off and start testing or take the tails out of the meter? how fussy will the nic inspector be

Is this a wind-up?

 

[topquark]

when i do the testing on my fuseboard i take it i cant pull the main fuse then? do i just turn the mains switch off to turn it off and start testing or take the tails out of the meter? how fussy will the nic inspector be

No, you can't pull the main fuse (it'll be sealed anyway). You turn the main switch off then perform a safe isolation to prove that your circuits are dead.

 

[sinaloan]

when i changed the fuseboard i just taped the ends of the tails up

 

[sinaloan]

only joking by the way lol

 

[topquark]

only joking by the way lol

It helps to have a sense of humour 'round 'ere

 

[Des 56]

No, you can't pull the main fuse (it'll be sealed anyway). You turn the main switch off then perform a safe isolation to prove that your circuits are dead.

Stop trying to wind people up,you know its easier and a lot less bother pulling the fuse and taking the tails out

 

[Goody]

when i changed the fuseboard i just taped the ends of the tails up

Did you connect both the end of the live tails together before taping or taped them separately, LOL.

 

[sinaloan]

hahaha cheers for all the help everyone much appreciated

 

[Geoffsd]

It helps to have a sense of humour 'round 'ere

Fair enough but unless you know the OP personally and judging by his other questions I fail to see how you would know he wasn't serious.

 

[topquark]

Fair enough but unless you know the OP personally and judging by his other questions I fail to see how you would know he wasn't serious.

I didn't, but hey I have (aledgedly!) been said to wind people up sometimes.

 

[Deleted member 26818]

You shouldn't just tape up live tails, put them in plastic bags first.

 

[Goody]

Putting them in rubber gloves (use separate finger holes) is lot safer, but make sure you have checked the rubber gloves rating first, LOL!