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Insulated tails used to supply flats

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We have a block of flats completed in 2017 that have supplies to individual flats in insulated twin and earth.

These cables are fed from a switch fuse and then into a ceiling disappearing into the building fabric.

I no longer carry electrical regs books (Approved sparks but fire specialist) but I did flag up the poor way these cables were installed and questioned if they required a RCD as they were not in metal conduit of armoured cables as I normally see.

Was it not a requirement in a 2015 amendment that all cables such as this were protected/RCD?

Many thanks for taking the time to read.

Paul.
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    Around 15 metres of tails run up the exterior cavity wall, through the joists then back down inside the metal stud wall.

    The house was built around six months ago by a national home builder starting with B. 

    Reliance on the suppliers fuse is easy to spot,  the lack of 30 mA RCD protection would require investigation that would require damage to the fabric of the building. 

    So what comments would you add to an EICR?


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    Around 15 metres of tails run up the exterior cavity wall, through the joists then back down inside the metal stud wall.

    The house was built around six months ago by a national home builder starting with B. 

    Reliance on the suppliers fuse is easy to spot,  the lack of 30 mA RCD protection would require investigation that would require damage to the fabric of the building. 

    So what comments would you add to an EICR?


    AndyBetteridge
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