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#141148 06/29/04 02:36 PM
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Hi Teach..

sorry mate but if you noticed i put down the size of the bathroom,, and anyway the socket was in zone 2 so thats a no no in my book..so was the drier and oil heater..

its all right you all saying that its ok on an rcd, but how many of these get tested after we have fitted them??

was on a small extension to a house last week with a tt system, thought i better test the rod,, yep no earth,, so much for your rcd now..had to install 2 new rods to get a reading..

anyway the point i was making was that the contractor was in the NICEIC..



[This message has been edited by PaulCornwall (edited 06-29-2004).]

#141149 06/29/04 05:04 PM
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oops!
I must be careful with off the cuff remarks in future!
I didnt notice the size of the bathroom till id posted.
Then i got the book out and read it again....
If a washer was in zone 3 it would have to be on a spur protected by an rcd.
Can I say that Im real glad I stumbled on this site as its nice to converse with learned people!

#141150 06/29/04 05:50 PM
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The only problem I have nower days is that every one has a smart arse lawyer who would have no hesitation in sueing us as last man in if ever anything whent wrong,

Sure enough, although as lawyers like to nit-pick over technicalities of law, they should realize that there was no legal obligation for the owner to follow BS7671 anyway.

But if we get into that, the new part P building regulations could open a can of worms anyway, as one section indicated compliance with electrical standards by following BS7671 or the wiring rules of other EEC countries. That would definitely given legal weight to the arguments that sockets in bathrooms are acceptable, as almost every other EU country allows them.

Have a look here for the discussion we had about the new Part P Regs.:
https://www.electrical-contractor.net/ubb/Forum9/HTML/000255.html

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