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Exposed: Cash for logos and drive by inspections

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Inadequate inspections on the safety of wiring in buildings across England are increasing the risk of fires, E&T has found. A flawed regulatory system has sparked a race to the bottom, with some businesses profiting at the expense of the public’s safety. 

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    People are expecting electrical installations from the 1960's with wooden rewirable fuse boards and lighting circuits that do not have a circuit protective conductor to be passed as satisfactory, because the installation has remained virtually unaltered since then and it complied with the regulations at the time.

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    People are expecting electrical installations from the 1960's with wooden rewirable fuse boards and lighting circuits that do not have a circuit protective conductor to be passed as satisfactory, because the installation has remained virtually unaltered since then and it complied with the regulations at the time.

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  • in reply to Sparkingchip

    If the installation is used only by an old careful couple that do no D.I.Y.  or fit metal light fittings then all may be o.k. I have come across the same, and if the installation is undisturbed then may be quite suitable for continued use by them. BUT, if it is a family home with children and animals, and a D.I.Y. person, things may not be so safe.

    The older installations had wooden back boxes behind light switches so even the accessory fixing screws could not become live. Alternatively the metal boxes had nylon lugs so that the accessory fixing screws were insulated from the non earthed box behind it. 

    This stupid forum has answers/replies all over the place. THERE IS NO SENSIBLE CONTIUNUITY ON LONG POSTS. IT IS A MESS.

    Z.

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