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You purchased it, he should not have fitted it.
Would you refuse to fit a Hager dual RCD board if the customer specifically asked you to?
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You purchased it, he should not have fitted it.
He emailed me the day he "finished" at 11.36pm, demanding payment by the next morning. Then texted me after midnight, as I informed him at 4pm just after he left, one of the lights was not working demanding the balance minus a grand.The job isn't FINSIHSED until you get your EIC (certificate) and YOU are 100% with the JOB you were quoted for. IF you are NOT happy then DONT PAY
Just to add the box was sealed, and came from TLC, and he approved it, told me which breakers etc to order.Would you refuse to fit a Hager dual RCD board if the customer specifically asked you to?
No issue with this approachJust to add the box was sealed, and came from TLC, and he approved it, told me which breakers etc to order.
Yes the Regulations do not advise them for residential properties.Would you refuse to fit a Hager dual RCD board if the customer specifically asked you to?
Can someone confirm, if there is a code number under BS standards that the work needs to be good workmanship.This is the question.
Apart from being a little untidy, does the work conform to BS7671. (good workmanship not withstanding)
Was a certificate issued would be the more important question.
Yes the Regulations do not advise them for residential properties.
You are likely to need to list it as a departure something you really don't want to be doing, see Regulation 531.3.2 (ii). What the customer wants should not sway you from what is correct.I understand that, and the reasons why, but if a customer specifically requested fitment of a quality dual RCD board, I can't see any reason not to.
I'd certainly put forth a persuasive argument in favour of an alternative set up, but can't think of any reason why one shouldn't be fitted at a customer's request.
Hold on, his quote was to supply and fit a dual RCD fuse board made by contactum (spelling). His quote was never RCBO etc.I understand that, and the reasons why, but if a customer specifically requested fitment of a quality dual RCD board, I can't see any reason not to.
I'd certainly put forth a persuasive argument in favour of an alternative set up, but can't think of any reason why one shouldn't be fitted at a customer's request.
@westward10 my understanding is that they look like this - and I'd expect to see some glimpse of the CPC .It is difficult to see, but my understanding is the two top connections of the SPD are Earth, and while I can see they are linked, I can't actually see any earth cable connecting them to the earth terminal.
That wasn't the wisest move really.You say dual rcd is not recommended. If im honest I didn’t want to spend the money on a rcbo- there are 14 circuits.
What did he want to fit? Was it Fusebox? Any RCBO board would have been better.To clarify he wanted to supply and fit some crap board.
The main reason is that the regs encourage us to design to limit cumulative earth leakage and specifically tell us to consider RCBO's in residential premises. (Section 314 and section 531.3.2 )I understand that, and the reasons why, but if a customer specifically requested fitment of a quality dual RCD board, I can't see any reason not to.
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