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AFDDs NEW REGULATION IN AMD 2

John Peckham

As you may be aware amendment 2 to the 18th Edition was published in the early hours of this morning. If you have the access to the IET Digital package you may have already seen this change.

The new regulation is.

Arc fault detection devices (AFDD) conforming to BS EN 6206 shall be provided for single phase AC circuits supplying socket outlets with a rated current not exceeding 32A in.

High Rise Residential Buildings (HRRB)

Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs.

Purpose built student accommodation.

Care homes.

For all other premises, the use of AFDDs is recommended for circuits supplying sockets not exceeding 32A.

So we will not be seeing consumer units full of AFDDs if at all in ordinary domestic premises.

Lights blue touch paper and retires.

JP

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  • I know a few HMO owners who have been doing all they can to avoid upgrading their properties, they are not going to be impressed with this change in requirements.

    The minimum EPC rating for rented homes will be increasing in due course as well for all properties, as well as this the number of tenants has been effectively reduced in many HMOs with the minimum floor area in communal areas being increased forcing landlords to extend their property or reduce the number of tenants, many HMO owners who are upgrading their properties end up chasing the elusive "young professionals" as tenants trying to fill their HMOs with young doctors and others, who really should be buying a place of their own.

    This new requirement on its own is probably not a deal breaker for existing and prospective HMO owners, but combined with all the other new requirements it could be the straw that breaks some of their backs.

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  • I know a few HMO owners who have been doing all they can to avoid upgrading their properties, they are not going to be impressed with this change in requirements.

    The minimum EPC rating for rented homes will be increasing in due course as well for all properties, as well as this the number of tenants has been effectively reduced in many HMOs with the minimum floor area in communal areas being increased forcing landlords to extend their property or reduce the number of tenants, many HMO owners who are upgrading their properties end up chasing the elusive "young professionals" as tenants trying to fill their HMOs with young doctors and others, who really should be buying a place of their own.

    This new requirement on its own is probably not a deal breaker for existing and prospective HMO owners, but combined with all the other new requirements it could be the straw that breaks some of their backs.

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