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Was this the right decision for an EICR ?
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<blockquote data-quote="SPECIAL LOCATION" data-source="post: 501680" data-attributes="member: 250"><p>The sockets "used outside" perception is irrelevant, as it was 411.3.3, (Red Book), that required RCD for all sockets rated &lt;20A, used by Ordinary people, for general use..</p><p></p><p>Which would include all sockets in flats even if they are seven floors up! </p><p></p><p>[ Red book published Jan 2008, effective July 2008 ]</p><p></p><p>2020 - 2008 = 12 years ago..</p><p></p><p>{we are NOT talking about a recent change to the regs here}</p><p></p><p>It's one of those arguments where you have to consider a scenario when you have issued an EICR as satisfactory..</p><p></p><p>But then someone get seriously injured due to an electrical socket fault, where an RCD would have reduced/eliminated the injury... </p><p></p><p>What is your defence to the prosecution who quote reg 411.3.3 at you?</p><p></p><p> :C </p><p></p><p>OR </p><p></p><p>taking another perspective...</p><p></p><p>If Mr Landlord is a half-decent guy he may have been putting £5 per month from his rental profits on one side toward electrical maintenance..</p><p></p><p>so 12 years @ £5 per month would give him £720 in the kitty towards a few RCD's....</p><p></p><p>So he could end up with a bit of cash still in the account after a CU upgrade in 2020, following reg changes in 2008..</p><p></p><p> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />opcorn </p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SPECIAL LOCATION, post: 501680, member: 250"] The sockets "used outside" perception is irrelevant, as it was 411.3.3, (Red Book), that required RCD for all sockets rated <20A, used by Ordinary people, for general use.. Which would include all sockets in flats even if they are seven floors up! [ Red book published Jan 2008, effective July 2008 ] 2020 - 2008 = 12 years ago.. {we are NOT talking about a recent change to the regs here} It's one of those arguments where you have to consider a scenario when you have issued an EICR as satisfactory.. But then someone get seriously injured due to an electrical socket fault, where an RCD would have reduced/eliminated the injury... What is your defence to the prosecution who quote reg 411.3.3 at you? :C OR taking another perspective... If Mr Landlord is a half-decent guy he may have been putting £5 per month from his rental profits on one side toward electrical maintenance.. so 12 years @ £5 per month would give him £720 in the kitty towards a few RCD's.... So he could end up with a bit of cash still in the account after a CU upgrade in 2020, following reg changes in 2008.. :popcorn [/QUOTE]
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