RCD in rented property

[Octopus]

People who code "no RCD" any higher than 4 are not doing the trade any favours and/or probably trying to scare customers into spending more money.

An assessment of the property is simply that, and not an assessment of whether it complies to the 17th edition.

 

[Octopus]

But what if your scheme provider says, any socket that can reasonably be expected to supply outdoor equipment (Or somfing like dat) should be code 2 without rcd protection.
Example NIC EIC (after the two hour wait) technical.
Also I cover the botty these days. Tenant gets a fatal shock you did the PIR, Its poo poo's time.

IMHO You can still code 4 the lack of RCD, and put a remark in the "comments or summary" area recommending the change

 

[SirKit Breaker]

It matters not what any scheme providers says or thinks, it is purely opinion. If you take a 1962 Ford Anglia for its MOT, it does not need seatbelts, because when it was registered they were not standard, nor will it fail the test because they are not fitted, the MOT inspector or Dept of Transport can not give you an advisory because they are not fitted as they are there to test to standards, not opinions. We are no different in my mind.

Cheers..........Howard

 

[nickblake]

IMHO You can still code 4 the lack of RCD, and put a remark in the "comments or summary" area recommending the change

Wonder what we'll do when the amendments come out ,im sure code 4 is going

 

[ian.settle1]

Wonder what we'll do when the amendments come out ,im sure code 4 is going

So is 1, 2 and 3 in theory as they are being renamed.

 

[nickblake]

thats true ian never thought of that ,

 

[baldsparkies]

So in 2012 when this electrical safety thingy comes out, will code 1 and 2s still be recommended an unsatisfactory or do you reckon it will be just the code 1s now that code 4 is going bye bye's. What do you reckon ??

 

[roukel01]

I can see where you are coming from, but i still disagree with you. If you are assessing it to current standards, then there is still no requirement to fit RCD protection if it was not a requirement at the time the install was done. The install is OK except for non compliance to 17th edition so it has to be a code 4. We have to test and inspect without opinion. I agree it would be my recommendation to fit some kind of RCD protection, but i wouldn't code 2 it, as this is just my opinion. I would put comments in the comments part of the report to recommend upgrades as i saw fit.

Cheers.......Howard

I'm sticking with code 2 for sockets downstairs. Electrical Safety Council say the same in their best practice guide for Periodic Inspections, so thats good enough for me.