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Well, there's one for the firing squad....

….and two.

Ah well, let's make it three......sounds good to me.:cool:

The motion is carried. Let's see the merchandidse then Risteard.
:D
 
Thanks Risteard. What a vast improvement these certificates are on the ones we use over here!
 
Thanks Risteard. What a vast improvement these certificates are on the ones we use over here!
I should add that when Cert No. 3 was introduced it came with a requirement to attach a copy of the Test Record Sheet (essentially the equivalent of the Schedule of Test Results) - but this is a new requirement so does not apply to Cert Nos. 1 or 2 at this time.

Cert No. 1 is essentially for domestic (and small commercial) - anything less than 50kVA.

Cert No. 2 is essentially for industrial (and large commercial) - anything greater than or equal to 50kVA.

Cert No. 3 is for existing installations only and cannot be used to get a supply from the DSO.

Agricultural installations have a supplementary agricultural cert, and people only certifying part of an installation (e.g. lift installation) supply a Sub-system Certificate.
 
I'm not remotely a fan of these schedules. I think they are unnecessary and confusing.

For example:

1.3 Distributor's earthing arrangement

3.1 (a) Distributor's earthing arrangement or installation earth electrode arrangement

So which is relevant to the Distributor's earthing arrangement?

To my mind these boxes serve no purpose whatsoever. (And I don't just mean the ones mentioned - I mean all of them. A simple signature that the installation has been inspected against the Requirements of BS7671 should be adequate instead of pages upon pages of crap.

Hear Hear Risteard. Spot on post that.

I would like to what the plain English campaign would make of the various forms, especially the checklists - it's gobbledygook to Joe and Josephine Public..
 

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