For £40 I’d rather just fit it than bother doing the calculation/rail assessment ?
Yeah I’m getting this idea too but it’s like the chances of that happening are very slim don’t you think? Will probably just fit in anywayin my own house, i probably wouldn't bother.
at a customers place, why wouldn't you?
£50 on the price of the job, 30 to 40 on the cost of materials. quid's in??
the last thing you want is a customer coming back to you in 10 months time saying that all there tv's and computers have gone bang and they cant understand why because they have an up to date electrical installation and thought it should protect there equipment.
right or wrong, it is an argument that you don't need to have.
[automerge]1596230261[/automerge]
Will never know if it just becomes faulty on its own or if it’s surgedOr I would ask 'How many appliance faults have been caused by surges over the years?'
[automerge]1596230330[/automerge]
Oh I thought it actually protects from lightning / power loss / voltage disturbanceI am going for the clever marketing theory.
Not seen many things damaged by a surge.
Seen stuff destroyed by lightning, spd not going to protect against that.
Seen stuff damaged by loss of neutral, not sure if spd could protect against prolonged overvoltage.
[automerge]1596230550[/automerge]
This is exactly my dilemma. I’m going for a Hager split rcd board. The spd is about £80. I know this might sound wrong but should I just include the spd as part of the consumer unit material cost without mentioning the spd itself? The customer will more than likely be like ahh nah leave that then I’ll be thinking I should fit it then it’ll be like a debate about an spd which “Might” save their appliances. You know how it goes. “If it works, don’t worry about it” the client will say lolYou don't have to fit an SPD in a single dwelling unit. You don't need to do a risk assessment
It might be a good idea to fit one, depending on cost.
The problem I have is I really like to fit Hager consumer units. I don't know if its the same for everyone, but adding an SPD is costing me more like £80 extra so I tend not to as the customers are not keen on that much extra cost.
Last edited: