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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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  • An RCD upgrade is not £500-600 Andy, This is part of the problem, it is that electricians see the only way to add an RCD as changing the DB, and making a lot of money doing it, it is not. As far as an Inspectors scheme, that is an excellent idea. We will have to wait and see. Then there is the RCBO thing, OK if you are changing the board it may be a good idea, but it does cost and really there are very few benefits. In fact it probably makes an RCD trip on a random circuit 10 x less likely, and testing a board full every 6 months will never happen!

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  • An RCD upgrade is not £500-600 Andy, This is part of the problem, it is that electricians see the only way to add an RCD as changing the DB, and making a lot of money doing it, it is not. As far as an Inspectors scheme, that is an excellent idea. We will have to wait and see. Then there is the RCBO thing, OK if you are changing the board it may be a good idea, but it does cost and really there are very few benefits. In fact it probably makes an RCD trip on a random circuit 10 x less likely, and testing a board full every 6 months will never happen!

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