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Splitting tails on crappy old installations.

justinneedham
Who uses the "Split the tails and ignore the faults" approach in domestic works? ( -Fondly used by many PV installers). 


-Where do you believe your responsibility ends, and how does the argument go if you might nonetheless be re-connecting tails to a potentially dangerous existing installation?
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    Personally I believe that we as professionals have a moral and legal duty to ensure a safe and reliable installation. If we see a potentially dangerous situation we should make the owner (and user if different) of the installation, aware of such.


    I normally check such things as smoke alarms with the owners permission. I ask when was the last time they were tested in a friendly way. Recently I found some mains interlinked ones that had life expired. "They were only installed recently" the owners said. Yes, but that was 10 years ago. They were about to let their thatched roof cottage.


    There is nothing wrong with connecting into tails if they are in good condition and adequately sized. It used to be the norm years ago when the fuse box was fully occupied and a new cooker circuit or shower circuit was to be installed. Back in the days of hot fuse wire and no R.C.D.s.


    Safety is paramount, and our reputations (or more) are at stake if we undertake work that is not safe and compliant.


    134.1.1.  131.1.2.


    Z.
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    Personally I believe that we as professionals have a moral and legal duty to ensure a safe and reliable installation. If we see a potentially dangerous situation we should make the owner (and user if different) of the installation, aware of such.


    I normally check such things as smoke alarms with the owners permission. I ask when was the last time they were tested in a friendly way. Recently I found some mains interlinked ones that had life expired. "They were only installed recently" the owners said. Yes, but that was 10 years ago. They were about to let their thatched roof cottage.


    There is nothing wrong with connecting into tails if they are in good condition and adequately sized. It used to be the norm years ago when the fuse box was fully occupied and a new cooker circuit or shower circuit was to be installed. Back in the days of hot fuse wire and no R.C.D.s.


    Safety is paramount, and our reputations (or more) are at stake if we undertake work that is not safe and compliant.


    134.1.1.  131.1.2.


    Z.
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