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Obvious departures from the regulations at first glance at a new consumer unit.

Jaymack
I was asked to give an EICR on an domestic property which is to be placed on the market (part P applicable). I found that a builder as part of the other renovation work, (new doors, windows and kitchen etc.) has carried out the installation of a new metal consumer unit. On first opening this dual RCD unit, the 2 lighting circuits were on one R.C.D., and the 2 final ring circuits on the other R.C.D,, it was obvious also, that some wires to the new CB's were short and not lengthened, resulting in a bird's nest at the M.C.B.''s.


Plainly, a qualified electrician hadn't carried out the work. What would the readers as registered electricians have done ?. 1. Walk away. 2. Propose to have an E.I.C.R. carried out (UNSATISFACTORY), then carry out the rectification work and issue MWC's.3. Rectify the obvious departures, issue M.W.C.'s and then issue a SATISFACTORY E.I.C.R. 


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    You could, and if you plugged in a 3 bar fire into each of the 4 sockets all 4 13A fuses would be within rating, so it would be a race between the 30A hot wire fuse, (or in a modern set up the 32A MCB that has replaced it), and the adaptors or wall sockets falling apart.

    Again , the unfused adaptors are rated at 13A total max, and there is a need for folk to be a bit sensible about not overloading them, as it is perfectly possible to do dangerous things with no fuse operating, including stacking up adaptors.


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    You could, and if you plugged in a 3 bar fire into each of the 4 sockets all 4 13A fuses would be within rating, so it would be a race between the 30A hot wire fuse, (or in a modern set up the 32A MCB that has replaced it), and the adaptors or wall sockets falling apart.

    Again , the unfused adaptors are rated at 13A total max, and there is a need for folk to be a bit sensible about not overloading them, as it is perfectly possible to do dangerous things with no fuse operating, including stacking up adaptors.


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