Compliant or not?

[Dave 85]

Clearly your course instructor is not an "out the box" thinker.
Spur to feed lights ? perfectly acceptable , seen it a hundred times , done it myself plenty times.
;-)

What is it they say about 'those who cant do'........

 

[somersetsparks]

What is it they say about 'those who cant do'........

Preach?

 

[Adam W]

It's not ideal and I don't think anyone would try to say that it is, but I was under the impression CUs should be divided up so you get lights and sockets in the same room on different RCDs, MCBs etc so one could be isolated or operate and you would still have light in the room. Unless the bathroom is exceptionally large you wouldn't have sockets in there anyway, ie you'd only have a lighting circuit (on one breaker) so in a bathroom the issue of segregation of circuits is purely academic since (immersion heater aside, which would probably be in a cupboard) there is only one circuit.

 

[Guest55]

What is it they say about 'those who cant do'........

Thats true in many ways.
Though i must say that my electrical theory teacher at college was an ex electricity board engineer with 30 yrs on the tools.
There was nothing he didnt know , awesome guy.
And i've thought about becoming a electrical tutor myself for quite some time - i hope the comment wont apply to yours truely lol.

 

[Strima]

I like to spur loft lights from the RFC using an SFCU, that way you can work on the upstairs lights in the future without having to don the headtorch, no different to spurring off for any other room.

With the varying amount of balding designs and installations around there is never a text book answer.

 

[Dave 85]

Thats true in many ways.
Though i must say that my electrical theory teacher at college was an ex electricity board engineer with 30 yrs on the tools.
There was nothing he didnt know , awesome guy.
And i've thought about becoming a electrical tutor myself for quite some time - i hope the comment wont apply to yours truely lol.

I had 6 tutors in 3 and a half years of night college
1st year
Practical tutor:terrible, used to kick us out an hour early, did not know about sleeving wires brown blue etc
Theory tutor: Average (total wa**er though)

2nd year
Practical tutor: Average (bit too old school for my liking)
Theory tutor: Terrible (class petition got him removed eventually)

3rd year:
Practical tutor: same guy as 2nd year (taught the same thing over and over for two years)
Theory tutor: Very good

17th edition: Very good (NIC inspector by day)

So all in all a fairly below par bunch but no worse than the teachers I had at school (significantly better in fact)

 

[Guest55]

^^^ thats a really sad reflection on the tutors you've had and a pity you never experienced better.
Every one of the guys at my tech were at the top of their game , great times learning the trade.

 

[Rob Smith 643]

No, the course tutor was a knowledgeable guy with a solid background in commercial/domestic electrics. Like a lot of good tutors, they will give you the book answer and practical examples also, but only if the audience is one that knows the difference. There was some right odd folk on the course, some reet awkward ones so in his defence I think he stuck to the book, which was our loss really. Hey ho.

 

[Guest55]

No, the course tutor was a knowledgeable guy with a solid background in commercial/domestic electrics. Like a lot of good tutors, they will give you the book answer and practical examples also, but only if the audience is one that knows the difference. There was some right odd folk on the course, some reet awkward ones so in his defence I think he stuck to the book, which was our loss really. Hey ho.

A sound reply Rob
But theres nothing i know of in bs7671 that says you cant spur supply lights.
Admittedly i would try not to , but its always an option if needs must.

 

[Rob Smith 643]

A sound reply Rob
But theres nothing i know of in bs7671 that says you cant spur supply lights.
Admittedly i would try not to , but its always an option if needs must.

The guy who raised the query did so in all sincerity and put it forward as an option if other options were cost restrictive or impractical.