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ARE WE THE MEAT IN THE SANDWICH?

John Peckham
I know I am old grumpy and cynical as my wife tells me that every day! 


However am I right in thinking that BS 7671 and LV installation design requirements are having to compensate for problems in the DNO supplies to building and at the other end poor quality appliances. It appears to me we are having to compensate for other people's failings.


For example having to compensate for DNOs not maintaining their supplies in good working order, I am thinking hear about PEN failures, although their is a statutory duty (ESQCR) to do so. At the other end poor quality appliances susceptible  to transients, counterfieght goods from the Far East and generally not fit for purpose e.g a certain make of fridge freezers, washing machines and tumble driers.


Surely us LV piggy in the middle has become the meat in the sandwich?


Discuss? 


JP


PS where has the smell checker function gone on this forum?
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    I have actually considered installing a SPD at home, though only because I need to do a “bit of tidying up” at the intake, the hob, oven and cooker switch socket are still not RCD protected being separate connected separately from the CU with a fused switch at the intake. So if I stick another small CU in it could easily have an SPD in it. But I will almost certainly skip installing AFDD protection to this circuit. I am assuming a SPD would last a lifetime in my home as I doubt it will ever see active duty.


    Assuming Boris can actually do a wonderful trade deal with the USA, is it actually a possibility that American manufacturers will re-engineer their AFDD to produce UK style consumer units and come in undercutting the manufacturers currently supplying the UK market devastating their businesses?


    Andy Betteridge
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    I have actually considered installing a SPD at home, though only because I need to do a “bit of tidying up” at the intake, the hob, oven and cooker switch socket are still not RCD protected being separate connected separately from the CU with a fused switch at the intake. So if I stick another small CU in it could easily have an SPD in it. But I will almost certainly skip installing AFDD protection to this circuit. I am assuming a SPD would last a lifetime in my home as I doubt it will ever see active duty.


    Assuming Boris can actually do a wonderful trade deal with the USA, is it actually a possibility that American manufacturers will re-engineer their AFDD to produce UK style consumer units and come in undercutting the manufacturers currently supplying the UK market devastating their businesses?


    Andy Betteridge
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