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Hi there,
Been doing periodics for 10 years now... Will someone clarify to me, now the 17th has come into effect, what regulations i'm testing to.... for example I was told by a very good spark that if the installation complies to 16th edition regs then its a pass with all the nessary notes explaning it must be upgraded, he even gives out one year certs to enforce this.
Another sparky however said that this isn't right and he is telling customers that everything must now comply to 17th edition. so if that means a re-wire so be it.
Have a look at this, excent free official advice, whilst on this page click on the 17th edition link under Other on the left of the page, questions from sparks but with official answers and guidance
Some of the GUIDANCE is somewhatisleading - the definitions of what constitutes a Code 1 and 2 have been tinkered with to satisfy a hidden agenda.
Personally I use common sense and experience above guidance given by faceless armchair experts.
PIRS are a legal doucement, so what ever you put on them should be based on what you think and know from experience.I "personally" think that as long as we can identify dagerous or at risk situations, and the differences between them and not to current standards situations we will be fine. The regs are there to be interpreted by us .
Cheers
As a rule of thumb, should I do a visual inspection and immediately see that the installation is too outdated, I would give a Code 1 and advise a complete rewire. Why continue testing when you know that you're going to come across so many departures?
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