what code

[bigspark17]

No guide book can tell an Inspector who has actually seen an installation how recommendations must be made.

It is clearly stated that these are at the discretion of the Inspector.

It shouldn't even be called a Best Practice Guide, but simply the Electrical Safety Council's or whoever's opinion. That is all that it is


And where have you aeen this? How many people need to tell you coding isnt up to your personal prefrence!!

 

[HandySparks]

And where have you aeen this? How many people need to tell you coding isnt up to your personal prefrence!!

ESF best practice guide No.4 issue 4, page 12.
"It entirely a matter for the competent person conducting the inspection to decide on the Classification Code to be attributed to an observation."

For example, I might code a finger-sized hole in the surface pattress of a socket at skirting level in a childs bedroom as a C1. The same damaged socket on a garage ceiling supplying a door opener might only get a C2 from me.

 

[7029 dave]

ESF best practice guide No.4 issue 4, page 12.
"It entirely a matter for the competent person conducting the inspection to decide on the Classification Code to be attributed to an observation."

For example, I might code a finger-sized hole in the surface pattress of a socket at skirting level in a childs bedroom as a C1. The same damaged socket on a garage ceiling supplying a door opener might only get a C2 from me.

That maybe so, but your getting away from the op's question on existing installations without rcd protection, nothing to do with broken accessories.

 

[HandySparks]

That maybe so, but your getting away from the op's question on existing installations without rcd protection, nothing to do with broken accessories.

OK then, an outside socket without 30mA RCD protection would always get a C2 from me, even if it was so old that it pre-dated RCDs and complied with the regs at the time. Most inside sockets without RCD protection would get a C3.

 

[7029 dave]

OK then, an outside socket without 30mA RCD protection would always get a C2 from me, even if it was so old that it pre-dated RCDs and complied with the regs at the time. Most inside sockets without RCD protection would get a C3.

I would code the same in this instance, if it was say an outside lewden socket with no rcd protection.

 

[Deleted member 26818]

It's unlikely that an outside socket would have been installed at a time when there was no requirement for 30mA RCD protection.