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Landlord electrical inspections from July!

Dear IET & HMG,

Please could you get your acts togother and co-ordinate your efforts in order that they correspond a little more with the Real World please?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_UN84w8brk

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  • Going back to the video linked to in the original post, it should be noted that something that was apparently missed on the first inspection and subsequently picked up on the second inspection is that the main switch is damaged, replacement of the main switch was presumably then recommended on the EICR.


    If a compatible 30 mA DP RCD can be obtained and installed as a replacement for the damaged main switch, virtually every observation on the EICR would be dealt with.


    However, I had a similar situation a couple of years ago and contacted a merchant to get a price for a Newlec RCD to install as a replacement for a DP main switch in the consumer unit of a flat and it was not a cost effective solution with the RCD being priced at over £90 including VAT and with there only being three circuits in the flat it was actually better to fit a completely new consumer unit with three RCBOs in it that has a metal enclosure.


    Andy Betteridge
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  • Going back to the video linked to in the original post, it should be noted that something that was apparently missed on the first inspection and subsequently picked up on the second inspection is that the main switch is damaged, replacement of the main switch was presumably then recommended on the EICR.


    If a compatible 30 mA DP RCD can be obtained and installed as a replacement for the damaged main switch, virtually every observation on the EICR would be dealt with.


    However, I had a similar situation a couple of years ago and contacted a merchant to get a price for a Newlec RCD to install as a replacement for a DP main switch in the consumer unit of a flat and it was not a cost effective solution with the RCD being priced at over £90 including VAT and with there only being three circuits in the flat it was actually better to fit a completely new consumer unit with three RCBOs in it that has a metal enclosure.


    Andy Betteridge
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