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Landlord electrical safety certificate

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Hi all, my father in law has a rental property that was completely rewired and with new split load CU five years ago. The installation is now due an inspection. Will the fact that the CU is plastic constitute a "fail"?

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    The guidance from NAPIT would be code 3, but forum members don’t like NAPIT Codebreakers and will tell you to make your own mind up.


    If it’s a plastic enclosure and the consumer unit is in a non-combustible cupboard then there isn’t an issue.


    It’s gone full circle and goes back to my first post, where is it located?


    Empty the rubbish out of the cupboard under the stairs and ensure the cupboard meets the description of being non-combustible then, assuming it’s not showing any signs of over heating it complies with the regs and there’s nothing to code.


    It it’s showing signs of overheating and in a cupboard being used to store your bottle of turps, then there’s definitely a issue.


    Andy B.




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    The guidance from NAPIT would be code 3, but forum members don’t like NAPIT Codebreakers and will tell you to make your own mind up.


    If it’s a plastic enclosure and the consumer unit is in a non-combustible cupboard then there isn’t an issue.


    It’s gone full circle and goes back to my first post, where is it located?


    Empty the rubbish out of the cupboard under the stairs and ensure the cupboard meets the description of being non-combustible then, assuming it’s not showing any signs of over heating it complies with the regs and there’s nothing to code.


    It it’s showing signs of overheating and in a cupboard being used to store your bottle of turps, then there’s definitely a issue.


    Andy B.




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