what does this mean?

[thekingiam]

Q25. Considering Regulations 134.1.1 and 510.2 which require equipment to be installed in accordance with instructions provided by the manufacturer, are installers now required to check torque settings for connection tightness at consumer units where these are manufacturers’ instructions.

Yes. It is necessary to check that all connections are tight, and any specific installation instructions must also
be followed.

does this mean i have to invest in a torque wrench, does it have to be adequately insulated.
can i use the one i used on my car .?.
or do they mean just check tight connections?

New or rewired domestic and similar installations : Electrical Safety Council

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Was changing a steeple MCB for an RCBO the other day, board previously fitted by us a couple of years ago, RCBO would not fit due to clamping onto bus bar in a different way. Apparently when Crabtree bought Steeple they changed the design of the MCB's without making them backwardly compatible. Wasted at least an hour and then had to tell the church I'd have to change the board anyway. Denmans gave me the Crabtree reps number and after I'd finished shouting at him he gave me a free 17th board fully loaded!

a church.....with a steeple....

 

[Guitarist]

Tighter, tighter, tighter, broken!

It's always just after you think to yourself "any tighter and it will break"....

 

[spark 68]

Has anybody on here actually used a 'Torque screwdriver' yet ?

I ask because I was building some panels (agency work) a year or two ago, and while it is industry standard practice to torque up and mark bus bar bolts and ACB's etc.. etc., the specs on this job were that the MCB's and the like were to be torqued up as well.

Honestly they felt slack as $h*% at the manufacturers recommended settings, you could have easily got another 3 or 4 turns on without over tightening, it just did not feel right at all, I thought I had made a mistake with the settings lol.

Another thing to add to the growing list of equipment that needs calibrating.

Ps. I don't own one of these Torque screwdrivers myself, and doubt I would use one by choice for the above reasons.