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Socket Outlets

Hi,

I'm sure this has cropped up before but how far should we go regarding minimum numbers of socket outlets on an EICR?

As far as I can see, there is nothing in BS7671 regarding this, though the OSG presents a table which seems to be based on recommendations from Electrical Safety First and the Electrical Installation Forum.

I'm not sure insufficient numbers would ever be a C2 (there's nothing potentially dangerous about it unless there's swathes of trailing leads everywhere) and seemingly as it isn't a contravention of anything in BS7671 then it would be a hard push to record this even as C3. 

Interestingly the OSG quotes a regulation number (553.1.7) next to their table (H7) which doesn't correlate to the table at all.

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  • Don’t think anything specific about number of sockets, but as a guide, if there are numerous extension leads around the home(due to shortage of sockets) then C3. If extension leads are passing through fabric of building then C2.

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  • Don’t think anything specific about number of sockets, but as a guide, if there are numerous extension leads around the home(due to shortage of sockets) then C3. If extension leads are passing through fabric of building then C2.

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