New house - does the CU comply to the current regs

[Octopus]

So I was in a new build today - signed off 3 months ago...

No surface trunking, all cables in walls and ceilings ..... the OCPD's for circuits 1 to 3 look wrong to me

Discuss!

 

[Strima]

Can you confirm the type of cable and depth of fitting/ mechanical protection etc?

 

[Doomed]

Forgive me if I'm wrong, but I think that the installation has to comply with the regulations at the time of design of the install, so if it was designed 10 years ago and just not built until now it might be legitimate.

 

[Pete999]

So I was in a new build today - signed off 3 months ago...

No surface trunking, all cables in walls and ceilings ..... the OCPD's for circuits 1 to 3 look wrong to me

Discuss!

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Why do you consider the first three wrong Mate

 

[Risteard]

Forgive me if I'm wrong, but I think that the installation has to comply with the regulations at the time of design of the install, so if it was designed 10 years ago and just not built until now it might be legitimate.

I don't think it's credible to claim that a domestic electrical installation has been designed 10 years before its construction. For big projects there is good reason for that (but not with undue delay in starting) but it would be a nonsense to claim that for a domestic and certainly with that length of time passing.

 

[123]

I don't think it's credible to claim that a domestic electrical installation has been designed 10 years before its construction. For big projects there is good reason for that (but not with undue delay in starting) but it would be a nonsense to claim that for a domestic and certainly with that length of time passing.

And if it was the case, I doubt they would have fitted a metal clad dual RCD High Integrity Board

 

[123]

Why do you consider the first three wrong Mate

Lack of RCD Protection one would assume. The wonky all over the place MCB's just look s**t

 

[buzzlightyear]

Why do you consider the first three wrong Mate

may be Pete, that the cables are buried in the wall for those circuits .

 

[Grant webber]

Strange to have the wiring colours sticker on if its 3 month old new build? Why would there be old colours installed

 

[Taylortwocities]

The wonky all over the place MCB's just look s**t

That is a design feature of MK boards!

 

[Midwest]

Being's though that 10 years ago, they had the forethought to anticipate fitting a ferris metal CU in anticipation of a regulation update, they would of done the same for the other anticipated reg changes.

Looks like someone's dropped a metal clad clanger.

 

[buzzlightyear]

Looks like someone's dropped a metal clad clanger.

 

[Octopus]

Why do you consider the first three wrong Mate

Lack of RCD protection .......... obviously.

Dual colour label - wtf
Smoke alarms label - not completed

And no, the design wasn't 10 years ago ......

 

[Strima]

Forgive me if I'm wrong, but I think that the installation has to comply with the regulations at the time of design of the install, so if it was designed 10 years ago and just not built until now it might be legitimate.

You are correct however if someone was installing now to a design that was ten years old I would be raising more than an eyebrow.

 

[Pete999]

may be Pete, that the cables are buried in the wall for those circuits .

Well the OP says, or I believe he says that the first 3 OCPDs look wrong, but I see where you are coming from.

 

[Octopus]

Well the OP says, or I believe he says that the first 3 OCPDs look wrong, but I see where you are coming from.

So Pete999 - would you wire a new house in 2017 or 2018 without RCD protection to these circuits?

 

[buzzlightyear]

you think that's bad ,been to a customers house today .
to put back there light .they had upgrade c/u not one sticker on ,done two weeks ago ,ask the customer any paper work with that ,no he said .I will chase the spark that fitted it.

 

[Pete999]

Lack of RCD protection .......... obviously.

Dual colour label - wtf
Smoke alarms label - not completed

And no, the design wasn't 10 years ago ......

Sorry I thought you actually meant that they were wrong types etc

 

[elsparko]

maybe the installer cant read so just fits every sticker he is provided with

 

[elsparko]

you think that's bad ,been to a customers house today .
to put back there light .they had upgrade c/u not one sticker on ,done two weeks ago ,ask the customer any paper work with that ,no he said .I will chase the spark that fitted it.

good luck with that, probably cash in hand