I have a Client that will not provide a Risk Assessment to omit an RCD Commando Socket for a Data Cabinet. He wishes to employ a local isolator for the Cabinet, however he is concerned that the PDU Strip that arrived on site from the factory and pre-fitted within the data cabinet would still need an RCD. It is my opinion that the Factory built Data Rack is classed as a piece of equipment and as such does not form part of the Contractor's installation. If the Rack had arrived on site without the PDU strip fitted and it was installed by the Contractor then this would form part of the installation and therefore would require an RCD. Any advice/assistance would be appreciated.
FCU -> Flex -> BS 1363 outlet (as in the pendant socket mentioned before, or a autorewind reel with a trailing socket on the end of the flex) - apparently a connector rather than a socket, so no RCD requirement?
I think this is a socket-outlet, or an accessory with socket-outlets, so I think 411.3.3 (i) applies.
But BS 7671's definition of a socket outlet specifies that it's 'installed with the fixed wiring' (which I take to mean connected to the fixed wiring rather than at the same time as the fixed wiring) - sockets one the end a bit of free flex doesn't seem to match that at all. They do seem to match BS 7671's definition of a Connector though.
Life would be so much simpler if BS 7671 definitions just said that equipment was a 'xyz' if it complied with a standard that had the word 'xyz' in its title (not least in the old "is an FCU a distribution board?" debate) - but whether through historical accident or otherwise, JPEL/64 seem to have its own opinions on such matters. We surely can't just ignore Part 2 when reading BS 7671?
FCU -> Flex -> BS 1363 outlet (as in the pendant socket mentioned before, or a autorewind reel with a trailing socket on the end of the flex) - apparently a connector rather than a socket, so no RCD requirement?
I think this is a socket-outlet, or an accessory with socket-outlets, so I think 411.3.3 (i) applies.
But BS 7671's definition of a socket outlet specifies that it's 'installed with the fixed wiring' (which I take to mean connected to the fixed wiring rather than at the same time as the fixed wiring) - sockets one the end a bit of free flex doesn't seem to match that at all. They do seem to match BS 7671's definition of a Connector though.
Life would be so much simpler if BS 7671 definitions just said that equipment was a 'xyz' if it complied with a standard that had the word 'xyz' in its title (not least in the old "is an FCU a distribution board?" debate) - but whether through historical accident or otherwise, JPEL/64 seem to have its own opinions on such matters. We surely can't just ignore Part 2 when reading BS 7671?
