How not to standard is this rewire?

[Risteard]

A mate of mine has said he doesn’t think dual RCD boards with a type ac RCD comply with regulations anymore? Do you know if this is the case?
What do you think my next steps are? He’s coming back tomorrow to look at what’s going on with the live wire & mechanical fittings…

Your photos show Type A (not Type AC) RCCBs.

 

[westward10]

What has happened to the cpcs at those block connectors, just twisted together?
I would not be letting that individual touch that installation anymore in fact tell them you are seeking legal advice on how to proceed and this is exactly what you should do.

 

[timhoward]

What has happened to the cpcs at those block connectors, just twisted together?

I was just going to ask exactly the same thing, it looks a little as if they have been cut off...

 

[timhoward]

Well he does now - he said he’ll come sort it Monday but was trying to talk himself out of it on the phone - NAPIT is who hes registered with

Is his NAPIT number on the certificate? If so you can check it online here:

NAPIT Member Search

search.napit.org.uk

(Verify Operatives)

 

[Baddegg]

Not true. as above, they need to be mounted in a suitable box with the cables anchored, and accessible for maintenance not boarded over. And the earth is not connected here which defies any sensible explanation and could result in some fittings not being earthed hence dangerous.

Does anyone think this looks like a mixture of 1.5 & 2.5 sqmm? What circuit configuration would warrant that, in this particular installation?

First time I looked I wasn’t sure the cable on the right wasn’t 1.5?

 

[Baddegg]

I was just going to ask exactly the same thing, it looks a little as if they have been cut off...
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Good Tim!

 

[Baddegg]

Makes you wonder this thread, as when I swapped from stroma to Napit I was put right through the mill on my first annual…..how the hell has this clown done it?

He must’ve shown em someone else’s job

 

[westward10]

One pic they appear to be twisted together maybe they thought you just use them for stripping it then chop them off.

 

[westward10]

I was just going to ask exactly the same thing, it looks a little as if they have been cut off...
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That same pic the others look twisted together.

 

[timhoward]

That same pic the others look twisted together.

It could be that the 1.0 is on its way to a cheap downlight, with the usual cpc problems that cheap downlights come with.