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Does this installation violate any regulations?

Andrew Lees

I have a water pipe running above and in close proximity to my electrical meter and CU (consumer unit) and I was wondering if this violates any installation regulations and would likely mean that I cannot obtain an electrical installation inspection certificate for my property?

The house did not originally have plumbing in this area and the previous owners have installed this pipe to service a shower room on the floor above.

Any thoughts on if this is a problem would be appreciated. Suggestions for what can be done would also be welcomed.

Thanks,

Andrew.

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    An interesting question!

    I think that we must assume that the drain is sound and will not leak all over the electrical tackle. I am not at all sure that it is within scope of an EICR. Of course if the drain were leaking and the electrical installation was soaking wet, a report should mention it.

    That bit of plastic above the CU needs to be put back into its proper place.

    I suspect that the CU is hardly "accessible" as it should be, but you wouldn't (shouldn't) get a fail for that.

    Whoever butchered the cornice should be strung up.

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    An interesting question!

    I think that we must assume that the drain is sound and will not leak all over the electrical tackle. I am not at all sure that it is within scope of an EICR. Of course if the drain were leaking and the electrical installation was soaking wet, a report should mention it.

    That bit of plastic above the CU needs to be put back into its proper place.

    I suspect that the CU is hardly "accessible" as it should be, but you wouldn't (shouldn't) get a fail for that.

    Whoever butchered the cornice should be strung up.

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  • 0 in reply to Chris Pearson

    It's o.k. Chris, the consumer unit has a drain hole at the bottom with tails in it but it will still work as a drain hole.

    Z.

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