Which edition the consumer unit is

[Risteard]

Never read Best Practice Guides just use experience.

I see people quoting the Best Practice Guide for EICRs too when discussing industrial/commercial inspections. It clearly states at the beginning of the Best Practice Guide that it is only aimed at domestic installations.

But it should always be remembered that these Best Practice Guides are only the opinion of their author(s). The inspector must come to his/her own conclusions.

 

[Adam W]

This is starting to sound like the old "there's no such thing as a part P qualification" argument (it's called the C&G 2393).

Manufacturers called split load boards "17th edition consumer units" because they were manufactured to comply with the 17th edition.
More recently they started marketing split load boards made out of steel as "Amendment 3 consumer units".
So not only are consumer units being described by the edition of BS7671, they're now being described by the amendment of that edition.

 

[Risteard]

This is starting to sound like the old "there's no such thing as a part P qualification" argument (it's called the C&G 2393).

Manufacturers called split load boards "17th edition consumer units" because they were manufactured to comply with the 17th edition.
More recently they started marketing split load boards made out of steel as "Amendment 3 consumer units".
So not only are consumer units being described by the edition of BS7671, they're now being described by the amendment of that edition.

It's a wonder they didn't describe them as "Amendment 3 (delayed implementation)" DBs given that the new requirement was postponed for a year after the rest came in.

 

[Adam W]

It's a wonder they didn't describe them as "Amendment 3 (delayed implementation)" DBs given that the new requirement was postponed for a year after the rest came in.

I suppose it hasn't quite got the same ring to it.

 

[Risteard]

I suppose it hasn't quite got the same ring to it.

Perhaps not.

 

[DPG]

Is this standard edition or Landlords only copy?
(I'm gonna get Daz to bite sooner or later)

Twunt
Oh and there should be a possessive apostrophe in 'Landlords'.

 

[sparksburnout]

Twunt
Oh and there should be a possessive apostrophe in 'Landlords'.

Yeeeees possibly. You could argue it is aimed specifically at him but you maybe right that in that context it is possessive, good call.

 

[DPG]

Actually now I've read it again you are right. It's a plural in that context. I shall stand in the corner.

 

[satori]

This is starting to sound like the old "there's no such thing as a part P qualification" argument (it's called the C&G 2393).

Manufacturers called...

Manufacturers call their products all sorts of things 'new and improved', 'probably the best lager in the world', 'serves 4', 'gives you wings'. Manufacturers are not to be relied upon, they want to sell you stuff. It's up to the installer to know the regs and know whether, when installed, the part can comply with those regs. The manufacturer can't say a CU complies with BS-7671, they have no idea how some idiot is going to install it and negate all their hard design work.

 

[Adam W]

Manufacturers call their products all sorts of things 'new and improved', 'probably the best lager in the world', 'serves 4', 'gives you wings'. Manufacturers are not to be relied upon, they want to sell you stuff. It's up to the installer to know the regs and know whether, when installed, the part can comply with those regs. The manufacturer can't say a CU complies with BS-7671, they have no idea how some idiot is going to install it and negate all their hard design work.

Maybe not but if they made a consumer unit out of metal there's a much better chance of it complying with amendment 3 than if they made it out of plastic.