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I was reading the Professional Electrician on-line rag, the other day, their latest edition. There was a link on the 18th Edition, from a company that sells earth rods etc. They were rubbing their hands about us having to install earth rods everywhere, 'cos its in the forthcoming 18th.

Someone is either gonna have a lot of extra work, or some company gonna have a lot of scrap copper on their hands :)
 
but the rods ain't copper. they are steel with a few microns of copper electroplated on.
 
Putting earth rods everywhere isn't going to make the 18th, it'll be in the 1st Amendment in 2021 so I hear.

I don't understand decisions like this. Either it's needed for reasons of safety or it isn't. Is it under extended review or something ?
If they are trying to palm the responsibility off onto the DNOs then it gets my support of course :D
 
Well ........... if the IET think they can write bullet proof regs to cover this then let them..........................

Earth rods for multistory flats anyone?

If they are more than a few storeys high they will almost certainly have decent earth electrodes installed already.
If the reg resembles the draft then smaller blocks will need it installed and connected to the incoming supply, not a separate earth electrode for each flat.

The problem will be the same as usual, people who read what they think is written not what is actually there.
 
they can write whatever they want in the 18th, but they still cannot answer a basic question. like .... Who's ate all the pies?
 
Well ........... if the IET think they can write bullet proof regs to cover this then let them..........................

Earth rods for multistory flats anyone?
Murdoch,
You know that the IET don't write the regs any more, they are merely the publisher.
They are written by a committee, dominated by manufacturers and others who have a vested interest in changes that mean they can sell more product, training, and books.
Fact.
 
Murdoch,
You know that the IET don't write the regs any more, they are merely the publisher.
They are written by a committee, dominated by manufacturers and others who have a vested interest in changes that mean they can sell more product, training, and books.
Fact.

Yet they are "published" by the IET .............. so they need to be held accountable ....................

The Bible is more coherent than BS 7671
 

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