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RCD and ELV for bathroom extractor?
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<blockquote data-quote="SPECIAL LOCATION" data-source="post: 18271" data-attributes="member: 250"><p>This is one of those areas you can debate till the cows come home...</p><p></p><p>(oh, Apache is home so thats the end of that debate!:^OGuiness Drink)</p><p></p><p>The EIC or MWC you sign.. is for your NEW work..</p><p></p><p>to say that that new work complies with current reg..</p><p></p><p>Now you don't go round the whole of the lighting circuit to verify all switch wires are correctly identified with sleeve....</p><p></p><p>or twin brown or twin red cable..</p><p></p><p>or that all CPC's are sleeved Grn/Yel</p><p></p><p>or that all ES fittings are correct polarity..</p><p></p><p>or that there are no wooden back boxes etc.. etc..</p><p></p><p>AND</p><p></p><p>your alteration may be a branch of the circuit or prior to the furthest point so the Zs may be unaltered...</p><p></p><p>So you NEVER actually prove the WHOLE circuit anyway??</p><p></p><p>By the same argument you could say I have to RCD the whole installation because I have increased the max demand by putting a extra light fitting in!</p><p></p><p>I think to the exact word of the regs it is just your new work that should comply...</p><p></p><p>BUT... :| </p><p></p><p>it is obvious to anyone with common sense that the trend is now toward RCD everything....</p><p></p><p>and as I have said before IMHO.</p><p></p><p>adding an extra</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SPECIAL LOCATION, post: 18271, member: 250"] This is one of those areas you can debate till the cows come home... (oh, Apache is home so thats the end of that debate!:^OGuiness Drink) The EIC or MWC you sign.. is for your NEW work.. to say that that new work complies with current reg.. Now you don't go round the whole of the lighting circuit to verify all switch wires are correctly identified with sleeve.... or twin brown or twin red cable.. or that all CPC's are sleeved Grn/Yel or that all ES fittings are correct polarity.. or that there are no wooden back boxes etc.. etc.. AND your alteration may be a branch of the circuit or prior to the furthest point so the Zs may be unaltered... So you NEVER actually prove the WHOLE circuit anyway?? By the same argument you could say I have to RCD the whole installation because I have increased the max demand by putting a extra light fitting in! I think to the exact word of the regs it is just your new work that should comply... BUT... :| it is obvious to anyone with common sense that the trend is now toward RCD everything.... and as I have said before IMHO. adding an extra [/QUOTE]
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