Rules and Guidelines
Want to participate in the discussions? Please read our Community Rules and Guidelines. Need some help? Visit Support and Answers.

  • State Not Answered
  • Locked Locked
  • Replies 24 replies
  • Subscribers 45 subscribers
  • Views 4320 views
  • Users 0 members are here
Options
You may also be interested in
This discussion has been locked.
You can no longer post new replies to this discussion. If you have a question you can start a new discussion

CHANGES IN AMD 2 RELUCTANCE TO COMPLY

John Peckham

I heard before AMD 2 that compliance with the requirement to install AFDDs where required would stop clients having consumer units upgraded due to the additional cost. 

The requirement to fit as a "shall" is limited to 4 types of installation has anyone experienced a refusal to upgrade the installation with AFDDs when replacing a consumer unit?

Also has anyone experienced any reluctance when upgrading an installation where SPDs are required under the new provisions of AMD 2?

The same question as above, any reluctance to install smoke detectors in domestic premises where an SPD needs to be fitted to the circuit supply the smoke detectors?

Thanks

JP

 

Parents
  • 0

    Five years ago I did an EICR for a Black and White Thatched cottage, the customer has phoned me because it's time to do it again. 

    Five years ago there was vermin damage to cables in the loft, I replaced these using low smoke cable which has a white sheath to identify them from the original grey sheathed cables, if any white sheathed cables are vermin damaged it has definitely happened since the last inspection. 

    So it should be straightforward,  go back redo the inspection and testing paying particular attention to the cables in the loft, checking them carefully for vermin damage. 

    Except now we have to consider the requirements for AFDD, from memory I think there's a couple of consumer units for the house plus another for EVSE to charge a Tesla that had just been installed five years ago and I excluded from the EICR.

    Five years ago I said it was satisfactory,  now I need to have a discussion about installing AFDDs, which could easily be £2K or more. 

    I think I will leave it until after the weekend to have this conversation to give myself time to think about it. 

Reply
  • 0

    Five years ago I did an EICR for a Black and White Thatched cottage, the customer has phoned me because it's time to do it again. 

    Five years ago there was vermin damage to cables in the loft, I replaced these using low smoke cable which has a white sheath to identify them from the original grey sheathed cables, if any white sheathed cables are vermin damaged it has definitely happened since the last inspection. 

    So it should be straightforward,  go back redo the inspection and testing paying particular attention to the cables in the loft, checking them carefully for vermin damage. 

    Except now we have to consider the requirements for AFDD, from memory I think there's a couple of consumer units for the house plus another for EVSE to charge a Tesla that had just been installed five years ago and I excluded from the EICR.

    Five years ago I said it was satisfactory,  now I need to have a discussion about installing AFDDs, which could easily be £2K or more. 

    I think I will leave it until after the weekend to have this conversation to give myself time to think about it. 

Children
No Data

Community Rules & Guidelines