On Sun, 29 Jul 2018 14:31:41 +0100, Tim Watts
wrote:

On 29/07/18 14:09, Steve wrote:
On Sun, 29 Jul 2018 13:49:27 +0100
Tim Watts wrote:

On 28/07/18 22:49, John Rumm wrote:
I have added a summary of some of the changes in the 18th edition
he

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/...story#18th_edn

(not exhaustive - just a quick flick through!)




"So cables supported in plastic trunking or in plastic conduit will
also need additional metal clips."


How does that work with conduit?


Saddle clips, I guess.



That does seem to be the only viable method...

To be honest I hate the plastic clips anyway so this would be an
improvement.

But overall, I feel the 18th is just looking for things to change
without any real justification or cost/benefit.

Yes, RCDs on lights is OK - but was effectively there anyway.

Losing the exception of a non RCD socket is dumb - at least they should
have said "you can, but with a non standard (eg Walsall gauge) outlet" -
which would have stopped it being blithely used for lawnmowers.

I don't think Walsall Gauge is a concept that is well understood by
the public. I have a Schuko socket in my utility room and a lot of
people don't know that that is.

All that would happen is that someone would put an adaptor on eBay to
allow standard plugs to fit non-standard sockets. Or people would
swap it over for something more useful. Is the distance between the
screws also non-standard to prevent this?