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Electrician understanding of Electrical Vehicle Charging installations

Jaymack

I note from my future assessment visit under notes, that the NiCEIC reserve the right to visit the location where an EVC installation has been installed. Methinks there may be concern on the quality of installations by their members whether future or not. I have enrolled on their onsite course which includes a copy of the IET Code of Practice - Edition 4. I did enrol since I was aware of the knowledge and other standards required by the installer. I have not carried out any of these such installations but I was asked to quote for one, so having seen what was involved w.r.t. earthing requirements and consultation with the supplier etc. I gave an initial quote of £50 for an initial survey etc. to this domestic property. I didn't get any response so I assume that the eventual contractor simply gave a quote. I am now concerned on the quality of such installations. Should it be made compulsory to inspect such installations by a competent authority before energisation?'

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  • in reply to Sparkingchip
    Sparkingchip said:
    Incidentally, I actually bought some new Type A RCDs to upgrade my consumer unit last year, but used them on a job and now need to order some more, should I sleep soundly knowing I have not upgraded?

    TN earthing system? Then, yes, sleep soundly. It is additional protection. Your circuit breaker will still work no matter how much DC current is in the circuit.

    Giving a 'C2' to an existing circuit on an EICR for use of a Type AC RCD is over the top IMO. How many million houses have these Type ACs?  How many people die from electric shocks when they are protected by type AC RCDs? Vanishingly small, if any at all. So why the need to make it a C2?

    It still bugs me with plastic CUs. Change to metal CUs (whcih isnt a bad thing overall), as the manufacturers didnt make their CUs to the product standard, and caught fire. Why werent the Manufacturers taken to Court for their lax attitude , or was it total disregard to product standards?

    How do we know they are following the standards now for Type A RCDs? Could they be selling Type AC but labelling them as Type A?

  • This post is a really good example of why this forum is now pretty useless.

    There is a comment inserted between posts from two months ago instead of being added in sequence at the end of the post, it’s not the posters fault as that is how the forum is laid out, but this forum layout is nonsensical.

  • in reply to Sparkingchip

    Agreed.

    Z.

  • Indeed - there needs to be a 'flat view' option where the posts are listed unthreaded in simple time of arrival order. I do not see why the software writers cannot see that.

  • I do not see why the software writers cannot see that.

    Software types will see it as a tree structure and think it perfectly logical. Classic getting what you asked for as distinct from what you wanted. You can always impose what you want on the system by using the plain "Reply" button at the top of the thread rather than the "Reply to..." ones under each reply.

       - Andy.

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