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AMD 2. SPDs Shall Be Provided

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So, again, where is the evidence that these things are actually guaranteed to 'save' your equipment? After all, if we are now required to 'sell' the concept to the customer, and then rely upon the outcome of their decision we need hard evidence that the things are actually capable of saving that "£4000 television"?

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    I am hampered in this discussion by having to wait until next week before I get my new big brown book, but I am pleased to see that the topic has been greatly simplified.

    If I understand briefings elsewhere correctly, SPDs should be provided unless the owner of the installation declines them, which seems very reasonable. One might draw an analogy between mandatory vehicle insurance and SPDs where their absence might give rise to a risk to life on the one hand; and optional domestic insurance and a risk which is limited to a few bits of equipment on the other hand.

    I must say that I would have preferred opt-in to opt-out as we do for most aspects of our lives.

    Back to the technical ...

    Where is the best place to put SPDs? Does one at the origin cover everything? And if it is difficult or impracticable to install one at the origin, is it sufficient to install one at any final distribution boards? My thinking here is that if a CU is to be changed, it is both easy and cheap to buy one with an SPD already fitted so why would you not do so?

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    I am hampered in this discussion by having to wait until next week before I get my new big brown book, but I am pleased to see that the topic has been greatly simplified.

    If I understand briefings elsewhere correctly, SPDs should be provided unless the owner of the installation declines them, which seems very reasonable. One might draw an analogy between mandatory vehicle insurance and SPDs where their absence might give rise to a risk to life on the one hand; and optional domestic insurance and a risk which is limited to a few bits of equipment on the other hand.

    I must say that I would have preferred opt-in to opt-out as we do for most aspects of our lives.

    Back to the technical ...

    Where is the best place to put SPDs? Does one at the origin cover everything? And if it is difficult or impracticable to install one at the origin, is it sufficient to install one at any final distribution boards? My thinking here is that if a CU is to be changed, it is both easy and cheap to buy one with an SPD already fitted so why would you not do so?

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