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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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  • HMOs have to be licensed, each council sets standards for their own area,

    Years ago locally in HMOs with BS3036 fuse boards either the fuse board had to be enclosed in a non-combustible cupboard or replaced with a new consumer unit with MCBs, which in those days meant consumer unit with a plastic enclosure, because it was a long time before the Wiring Regulations introduced requirements for non- combustible consumer units or cupboards.

    If the local council decide that AFDD in HMOs are required, so be it, it’s up to each local council to decide.

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  • HMOs have to be licensed, each council sets standards for their own area,

    Years ago locally in HMOs with BS3036 fuse boards either the fuse board had to be enclosed in a non-combustible cupboard or replaced with a new consumer unit with MCBs, which in those days meant consumer unit with a plastic enclosure, because it was a long time before the Wiring Regulations introduced requirements for non- combustible consumer units or cupboards.

    If the local council decide that AFDD in HMOs are required, so be it, it’s up to each local council to decide.

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