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18th Edition

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A question for all you experts please.

Where would I find in writing that an installation done a few years ago is still OK for use by the public that now does not now compile with 18th edition.

An example would be caravan hook ups Regulation 708.55.1.1 requires that every socket-outlet or connector shall either comply with: BS EN 60309-2 and shall be interlocked and classified to clause 6.1.5 of BS EN 60309-1:1999 to prevent the socket contacts being live when accessible. The hook ups on site don't have this, as installed under I guess17th edition. I informed this situation is correct/legal but where can I find it in writing?

Many thanks for any help.

Steve
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    There is another point here. The cable connector (the socket end of the cable) is not and cannot be interlocked. Whether the interlocked socket is really safer is difficult to determine, because getting a shock from a BS EN 60309 socket with RCD protection is pretty difficult because the socket contacts are well recessed, so contact with both live conductors and not earth requires significant skill (or possibly stupidity), such as pushing wires into the socket. I would code this as C3, it is not unsatisfactory, or in reality any worse than the other end of the hookup cable. It would be quite difficult to argue that one end is safe and the other dangerous because of a paperwork change. Practically it is much more likely that the caravan end is pulled out and dropped into a puddle (by mistake at night) or similar.
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    There is another point here. The cable connector (the socket end of the cable) is not and cannot be interlocked. Whether the interlocked socket is really safer is difficult to determine, because getting a shock from a BS EN 60309 socket with RCD protection is pretty difficult because the socket contacts are well recessed, so contact with both live conductors and not earth requires significant skill (or possibly stupidity), such as pushing wires into the socket. I would code this as C3, it is not unsatisfactory, or in reality any worse than the other end of the hookup cable. It would be quite difficult to argue that one end is safe and the other dangerous because of a paperwork change. Practically it is much more likely that the caravan end is pulled out and dropped into a puddle (by mistake at night) or similar.
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