NICEIC Certification Scheme Max ZS allowed on NICEIC cert seems wrong?

[Clark3169]

Hi guys. I've recently moved from NAPIT to NICEIC I've just issued a cert. Now the circuit details are as follows.

Lighting, 6amp RCBO

Ze - 0.18
R1&R2 - 0.64
ZS - 0.82

Now by my understanding the max allowed ZS is 6.14 for the type of RCBO so I'm well within the allowed but on the generated minor works cert it says max ZS is 0.46?

Any thoughts? I can't get through to NICEIC as the shut.

 

[TJ Anderson]

Double check you have input correct type. I'd assume B Type by your figure for 6A RCBO.

 

[Plonker 3]

What certification programme are you using?

 

[Risteard]

Double check you have input correct type. I'd assume B Type by your figure for 6A RCBO.

Even a D curve will only be four times lower so it still doesn't make sense (ignoring the 30mA RCD aspect of it).

 

[TJ Anderson]

Even a D curve will only be four times lower so it still doesn't make sense (ignoring the 30mA RCD aspect of it).

Sorry, I did not mean as accurate, but sometimes you can funny values if you put a number in by accident with no relation to an actual type. I have had this myself but on different software.

 

[Bobster]

Correct voltage been inputted into the software?

 

[telectrix]

sure you've inputted 6A and not 60A?

 

[electroyd]

Sounds like you have an input error.

 

[ian.settle1]

Operator error

 

[Clark3169]

I think I've accidental typed that amount in myself. I've gone back through the process and it looks like you are to input the Max allowed ZS yourself. Not sure how I ended up missing it first time but was doing it on iPhone. Thanks for all your suggestions guys. Me being a div I think I'm just used to a different app that automatically entered it.

 

[Deleted member 9648]

Our NIC package (clik software) does not give max Zs values on MW forms,only on EIC's and EICR's.

 

[SPARTYKUS]

Avoid all these kinds of problems and just print out one from the IET and use a biro......

 

[andyb]

Avoid all these kinds of problems and just print out one from the IET and use a biro......

Not sure how that works, you still need to enter max Zs.

 

[SPARTYKUS]

Not sure how that works, you still need to enter max Zs.

No you don't. Not last time I used the IET forms.

 

[ipf]

Our NIC package (clik software) does not give max Zs values on MW forms,only on EIC's and EICR's.

Know what you mean. Keep thinking they'll ugrade it sometime...not that it matters much.

 

[andyb]

No you don't. Not last time I used the IET forms.

I never new that, I've used niceic forms, Castline and at the moment use Tysoft & you have to on those.

 

[SPARTYKUS]

It looks more professional andyb, I give you that.

Im just tight!

 

[andyb]

It looks more professional andyb, I give you that.

Im just tight!

Tysoft is not too bad, but I suppose it is quite an outlay, about £ 175 now I think, but it does look more professional and saves a lot of time and easy to save as PDF for emailimg.

And it fills out max Zs for you.

 

[SPARTYKUS]

Thats a days pay!!

;-)

 

[Clark3169]

Guys don't any of you use the NICEIC ONLINE? It creates your certs and notifys at the same time. Certs look great and you can opt to email them and/or send a paper copy.