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132.16 "....will be adequate" X 2.

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132.16 states: "No addition or alteration, temporary or permanent, shall be made to an existing installation, unless it has been ascertained that the rating and the condition of any existing equipment, including the distributor, will be adequate for the altered circumstances. Furthermore, the earthing and bonding arrangements, if necessary for the protective measures applied for safety of the installation, shall be adequate."


Does that mean that we can't work on any installation that is less than adequate electrically?


I recently undertook necessary work on an installation that needed a lot of additional work done to bring the whole installation up to modern standards. The small amount of work that I did (new consumer unit and oil pipe bonding) increased safety considerably, but the home owners did not want additional work done at that time. So, should I not have fitted a new consumer unit?


Z.


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    AJJewsbury:




    132.16 states: "No addition or alteration, temporary or permanent, shall be made to an existing installation, unless it has been ascertained that the rating and the condition of any existing equipment, including the distributor, will be adequate for the altered circumstances. Furthermore, the earthing and bonding arrangements, if necessary for the protective measures applied for safety of the installation, shall be adequate."



    My copy seems to have slightly different wording...


    No addition, temporary or permanent, shall be made to an existing installation, unless it has been ascertained that the rating and the condition of any existing equipment, including that of the distributor, will be adequate for the altered circumstances. Furthermore, the earthing and bonding arrangements, if necessary for the protective measure applied for the safety of the alteration or addition, shall be adequate.


    I don't know if that helps any...


      - Andy.

     




    Well spotted Andy, my version came from the "wrong glasses " edition of B.S. 7671. The second sentence does indeed apply to adequate earthing and bonding of the addition or alteration.


    Z.


     

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    AJJewsbury:




    132.16 states: "No addition or alteration, temporary or permanent, shall be made to an existing installation, unless it has been ascertained that the rating and the condition of any existing equipment, including the distributor, will be adequate for the altered circumstances. Furthermore, the earthing and bonding arrangements, if necessary for the protective measures applied for safety of the installation, shall be adequate."



    My copy seems to have slightly different wording...


    No addition, temporary or permanent, shall be made to an existing installation, unless it has been ascertained that the rating and the condition of any existing equipment, including that of the distributor, will be adequate for the altered circumstances. Furthermore, the earthing and bonding arrangements, if necessary for the protective measure applied for the safety of the alteration or addition, shall be adequate.


    I don't know if that helps any...


      - Andy.

     




    Well spotted Andy, my version came from the "wrong glasses " edition of B.S. 7671. The second sentence does indeed apply to adequate earthing and bonding of the addition or alteration.


    Z.


     

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