new shower installation.

Davey1988 · Aug 29, 2014

just installed a new shower in a block of flats. the flats does not have a RCD to protect the installation in the CU in the flat. (Not sure in electrical room for whole building as could not get access).

The Shower cabling is surface mounted but all the other cables in the walls i would of through need RCD protecting.

Im completing the Test sheet and says whats the RCD protecting the installation. Do i just put N/A?

Cheers guys any help aprichated.

trev · Aug 29, 2014

Why are you doing this unsupervised mate?
If you have only installed the shower then that is the only cable you really need to concern yourself with. It is that which must comply with the current regulations. As far as the rest goes then all you can do is recommend.

Davey1988 · Aug 29, 2014

im currently with the NICEIC fella, not long been self employed.

Do i need to write all the circuit details for the rest and i have only tested the shower. just was abit warey that a RCD would of been required, Should i just put N/A in RCD trip times in the test sheet and comment onexisting installation RCD recommend for whole installation? or do i only comment on what i have done.

Dave

trev · Aug 29, 2014

You're only certifying what you have done mate. N/A and comment as appropriate.
The rest of the install is nothing to do with you although I'd have stuck it on an RCBO

telectrix · Aug 29, 2014

what's more to the point is that you should NOT have installed a shower without RCD protection. likelyhood of you being goosed in the prison shower is around the 85% mark.

Baker1988 · Aug 29, 2014

telectrix said:
what's more to the point is that you should NOT have installed a shower without RCD protection. likelyhood of you being goosed in the prison shower is around the 85% mark.

Totally agree mate the work you do should comply woth the current regs (forget about the rest of the property) and as rcds are required you should put it on a rcd it would probily be easier to put in a rcbo or if not at least a inline rcd.

Davey1988 · Sep 1, 2014

thanks for the feedback guys, inline RCD only holds 16A on average, im guessing to buy a 50A one it would cost abit. may be cheaper to get a rcbo.

Cheers fellas