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AFDDs AMD 2

John Peckham
In response to the suggestion of separate threads for individual changes to the 18th I thought I would start this one for AFDDs.


So what are the forum members views on the new requirement for AFDDs?


What is the safety case for the change? E.g impact on public safety, fires etc.Evidence?


What is the impact on the installation industry? How easy to fit, cost advantages disadvantages etc?


Will you feedback to the BSI on the changes and what will you say?


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    About 10 years ago, I carried out an "EICR" on a 2nd floor flat, because the casing of plastic CU, mounted at high level on the stairway was burnt with a hole in it. The position of the CU on an escape route (stairway), then lead to close monitoring; had the CU been unseen in a cupboard, the damage could have taken longer tto detect with more risk. The CU was changed but again with a plastic one, since there was no requirement for a metal one at that time. 


    The Americans (and Canadians), have recognised for many years, the danger of arcs - the reason why there is now mandatory regulation for their arc-fault circuit interrupter (AFCI or AFDD) in homes. I think they will eventualy come down in price in the UK, and also become mandatory in homes etc. The insurance companies will also probably drive this. At present, consumers will probably baulk at the difference in cost.  


    BTW where is Geoff Blackwell ........... a valued contributor?


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    About 10 years ago, I carried out an "EICR" on a 2nd floor flat, because the casing of plastic CU, mounted at high level on the stairway was burnt with a hole in it. The position of the CU on an escape route (stairway), then lead to close monitoring; had the CU been unseen in a cupboard, the damage could have taken longer tto detect with more risk. The CU was changed but again with a plastic one, since there was no requirement for a metal one at that time. 


    The Americans (and Canadians), have recognised for many years, the danger of arcs - the reason why there is now mandatory regulation for their arc-fault circuit interrupter (AFCI or AFDD) in homes. I think they will eventualy come down in price in the UK, and also become mandatory in homes etc. The insurance companies will also probably drive this. At present, consumers will probably baulk at the difference in cost.  


    BTW where is Geoff Blackwell ........... a valued contributor?


    Jaymack
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