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<blockquote data-quote="binky" data-source="post: 491279" data-attributes="member: 490"><p>I have tested a small shop, which has right mixed bag of electrics - it's quite old and even has MICC cable feeding a sub-main, lights and some sockets. Now, needless to say nothibg has been updated for quite a while, and there is currently no RCD provision for any sockets (there's only about 6 in total). Last mods to anything were over 5 years ago when a new board and earth bonding was installed. THe shop is basically a 'pound land' type place, no outdoor works ever undertaken of any sort, basically sockets are used for tills, hoover and kettle. </p><p></p><p>Now, I know current regs insist on RCDs for socket ccts , but how retrospective is this requirement? As I see it, this system was correct at time of installation, and I would recommend RCD for sockets as an update, but is this actually required? </p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="binky, post: 491279, member: 490"] I have tested a small shop, which has right mixed bag of electrics - it's quite old and even has MICC cable feeding a sub-main, lights and some sockets. Now, needless to say nothibg has been updated for quite a while, and there is currently no RCD provision for any sockets (there's only about 6 in total). Last mods to anything were over 5 years ago when a new board and earth bonding was installed. THe shop is basically a 'pound land' type place, no outdoor works ever undertaken of any sort, basically sockets are used for tills, hoover and kettle. Now, I know current regs insist on RCDs for socket ccts , but how retrospective is this requirement? As I see it, this system was correct at time of installation, and I would recommend RCD for sockets as an update, but is this actually required? [/QUOTE]
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