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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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    I was contemplating the enormous ballsache of changing the DB at the origin in my garage when it occurred to me that AFDD there simply isn't necessary. The wiring is singles in metal conduit. The standard of workmanship is first rate - I know 'cos I did it myself. ? I cannot envisage how the fixed wiring could be damaged so that it gave rise to an arc fault.


    So what is the risk?


    I suppose that T&E stuffed under floorboards is at risk of rodent damage.


    Then there is the poor workmanship of Bodgit & Scarper, but could they be relied upon to install AFDD correctly?


    Lastly, there are the flexes on appliances which are left plugged in all the time. We have all seen plugs with the sheath pared back too far and nothing clamped under the cord grip, but with moulded plugs, they should be a thing of the past. Then there are flexes clamped in doors with not a thought given to any damage which may occur.


    So it seems to me that AFDDs are a solution for a problem which should not exist if people treated their electrical equipment with proper respect.
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    I was contemplating the enormous ballsache of changing the DB at the origin in my garage when it occurred to me that AFDD there simply isn't necessary. The wiring is singles in metal conduit. The standard of workmanship is first rate - I know 'cos I did it myself. ? I cannot envisage how the fixed wiring could be damaged so that it gave rise to an arc fault.


    So what is the risk?


    I suppose that T&E stuffed under floorboards is at risk of rodent damage.


    Then there is the poor workmanship of Bodgit & Scarper, but could they be relied upon to install AFDD correctly?


    Lastly, there are the flexes on appliances which are left plugged in all the time. We have all seen plugs with the sheath pared back too far and nothing clamped under the cord grip, but with moulded plugs, they should be a thing of the past. Then there are flexes clamped in doors with not a thought given to any damage which may occur.


    So it seems to me that AFDDs are a solution for a problem which should not exist if people treated their electrical equipment with proper respect.
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