The DPC of the draft 18th edition of BS 7671

[davesparks]

It's delayed until close of play Monday 5th June due to technical issues.

Yeah, their wonderful new arc fault disconnecting device has tripped and nobody can work out why.

 

[Ian1981]

My advice is don't buy the book when it first comes out if you don't have too as it will probably have errors in it, at least the on site guide did and guidance note 3

 

[Midwest]

It's delayed until close of play Monday 5th June due to technical issues.

Bunch of lite weights. Bet they'll have another excuse Monday. I'm gonna read something else on holiday.

 

[The Ghost]

I pay for a digital subscription that will auto update anything they put out including BS7671 GN1-8 and a few more.

 

[Ian1981]

I pay for a digital subscription that will auto update anything they put out including BS7671 GN1-8 and a few more.

How much does that cost if you don't mind me asking?

 

[SparkyChick]

How much does that cost if you don't mind me asking?

I've just been looking... starts at £63+VAT and goes up to £368+VAT... per year.

Wiring Regulations digital subscription: Bronze package - IET Electrical - http://electrical.------.org/wiring-regulations/digital/packages.cfm

 

[The Ghost]

£260

How much

 

[SparkyChick]

£260

Is that a discounted member's price?

 

[The Ghost]

discounted

Nay

 

[The Ghost]

As the principal subscriber I can invite other people on to my sub. I did this with a few electricians even offerred @Rpa07 to come in, but he didn't, but anyway got most of it paid for. I let people who work for me (improvers) access it as well. It is sterling really.

 

[SparkyChick]

Would you mind posting a link to the page where you can subscribe?

 

[The Ghost]

link

Avec plaisir Mdme. Electrical Standards Plus - IET Electrical - http://electrical.------.org/wiring-regulations/digital/

 

[Richard Burns]

Hmm 83 (sorry 79 now) days to comment and 254 days before they start to resolve the comments, just 63 days before it is published.
How much attention are they going to be paying to the comments?

That is not to say you should not comment, it is well worth making sensible and strong reports about the new approaches that we will find out about on Monday night.

 

[Midwest]

£260

Being a cheap skate, all I need is the latest edition of BS 7671 and possibly the OSG, so too expensive for me.

 

[SparkyChick]

Avec plaisir Mdme. Electrical Standards Plus - IET Electrical - http://electrical.------.org/wiring-regulations/digital/

Merci Monsieur

The prices have gone up as that's the page I was looking at.

 

[Midwest]

Courses, the cheapest way to gain qualification?

When I did the 17th, spent £400 odd, to spend the weekend with some bloke reading out bits of BS 7671, handing out some Q&A's, bit of discussion, followed by C&G on-line exam. I'd be hard pushed to justify that to my picky customers.

 

[The Ghost]

justify that to my picky customers

Picky customers who don't care you are not up to date? Not very picky are they.

 

[Dave OCD]

Picky customers who don't care you are not up to date? Not very picky are they.

Actually that's the trouble, a lot of customers really wouldn't care and be far more interested in getting work done as cheaply as possible, but that sort are best avoided.

 

[The Ghost]

best avoided

Yeh I am not interested in customers who want cheap, I only do quality installation and surprisingly there are more customers who want a job done properly than not. Quite a lot of people (some do not) want their electrics safe and properly done and do worry about it.

 

[Octopus]

I'm just concerned that electricians won't bother to read it, comment on it or will submit unhelpful comments that will just get ignored.
This is an opportunity to try and head off any particularly bad changes, Andy maybe even get them to consider fixing some of the crap that's in there at the moment.

Nice idea but..... do they actually take note? or are they just out to generate as much revenue as possible ?