On Fri, 13 Jul 2007 10:16:41 +0100, ":Jerry:"
mused:


"John Rumm" wrote in message
...
Peter Twydell wrote:
In message , Hugo
Nebula writes
On Mon, 11 Jun 2007 11:33:50 +0100, a particular chimpanzee,
"Roger
Mills" randomly hit the keyboard and
produced:

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
wrote:

The difference is that it is in a garage, and therefore
notifiable. I
think the reason is that garages are outside the earthed
equipotential
zone.

Can you please quote chapter and verse to support that assertion?

Chapter and verse to refute that assertion. AD P, Tables 1 & 2,
note
f): "Detached garages and sheds are not special locations. Work
within them is notifiable only if it involves new outdoor wiring".

Does that mean I can fit a 13A socket to the outside of my garage
without going through all the Part P nonsense if the garage is
already wired up?

Part P table 2, Note J:

"The installation of a socket outlet on an external wall is
notifiable, since the socket-outlet is an outdoor connector that
could be connected to cables that cross the garden and requires RCD
protection."

This is distinct from the "outdoor wiring" in the first para though
since that is referring to the wring necessary that crosses the
garden to get to the garage. Once inside the garage you can make non
notifiable alterations, but this ain't one of them.


So all this is going to do is, people will just ignore the law (as
normally happens with 'bad law)

Seems to be the most common option IME.

or people will obey the letter of the
law and either do as Denis suggests (outside socket connected via a
lead and plug inside the building)

Part p mentions that and specifically includes fixed wiring with the
final connection being a plug and socket arrangement.

or run even longer extension
leads - possibly daisy-chaining them and probably using a non RCD
protected supply - and they wonder why it's being referred to as part
Pee or ****! :~(

Quite.
--
Regards,
Stuart.