Irish wiring regulations - not neutralised

[oscar21]

I (and he probably) would take it a bit more seriously if someone could tell me why it makes it unsafe. I've done countless electrical installations exactly that way in the UK and one one occasion been told it was an excellent job by an ELECSA assessor no less.

 

[westward10]

In the UK you would consult BS7671 so why doesn't he look at IS 10101?

 

[oscar21]

In the UK you would consult BS7671 so why doesn't he look at IS 10101?

He probably will, I think he wants to make it right whether he thinks its serious or not but I won't see him until monday, I only wanted to know what the meaning of neutralised meant but I found it on google anyway and to me it doesn't seem like he needs to jump on the next plane over there and sort it.

 

[Risteard]

You're not correct though - you've mixed up the Earthing Conductor and the Main Protective Conductor ("neutralising link").

Earthing Conductor has a different meaning in I.S. 10101 to BS 7671.

 

[oscar21]

You're not correct though - you've mixed up the Earthing Conductor and the Main Protective Conductor ("neutralising link").

Earthing Conductor has a different meaning in I.S. 10101 to BS 7671.

I just don't get it, in the UK if you connect the earth rod installation to the neutral of an overhead TT system then you create a problem that is deemed so dangerous that it could easily kill someone even if all the required RCD's are present and working, yet in Ireland if you don't do it its just as dangerous, one way must be wrong and I can see how the UK version could easily occur.