So you would think that there wouldn’t be too much difference between the regulatory requirements on the relatively small island of Ireland. Well, having provided RCBO protection for all circuits in a domestic installation in the South, the contractor from Northern Ireland who erected the installation, is turned down as according to the RECI inspector, RCBO protection should only be provided for socket outlets and circuits supplying the bathroom zones. The inspector insisted that the the circuits supplying washing machine freezer etc should have the RCBOs replaced with mcbs as nuisance tripping would be an issue.
Bathroom circuits require a dedicated RCD (e.g. RCBO), so it is a Rule breach for say bathroom lighting to share a circuit with the general lighting on that floor.
A freezer can either be supplied by a dedicated RCD or by the likes of an FCU without RCD protection.
My slight confusion is that a non-registered contractor cannot legally wire a domestic installation. Was this an inspection following an application to join RECI or a routine inspection?
I have always found the RECI Inspectors to be excellent and fair.
Bathroom circuits require a dedicated RCD (e.g. RCBO), so it is a Rule breach for say bathroom lighting to share a circuit with the general lighting on that floor.
A freezer can either be supplied by a dedicated RCD or by the likes of an FCU without RCD protection.
My slight confusion is that a non-registered contractor cannot legally wire a domestic installation. Was this an inspection following an application to join RECI or a routine inspection?
I have always found the RECI Inspectors to be excellent and fair.
