If you are about to re-wire a house would you include some of the
changes planned in the 17th addition ?

The one I'm thinking of most is ensuring all ccts in the bathroom are
RCD protected since this eliminates the need to do supplementry
bonding.

BUT ,, would it pass inspection since without bonding it would not
comply with the current 16th edition.

Also, in the case I'm considering, the property will be let out so if
I comply with the 16th edition now will it fail the annual inspection
next year ?

In article . com,
ac1951 writes:
If you are about to re-wire a house would you include some of the
changes planned in the 17th addition ?

The one I'm thinking of most is ensuring all ccts in the bathroom are
RCD protected since this eliminates the need to do supplementry
bonding.

BUT ,, would it pass inspection since without bonding it would not
comply with the current 16th edition.

No it wouldn't.

Also, in the case I'm considering, the property will be let out so if
I comply with the 16th edition now will it fail the annual inspection
next year ?

There's no requirement to update an installation to the current
regs, providing it conformed to the regs in force at the time.

--
Andrew Gabriel
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On Nov 11, 1:41 pm, (Andrew Gabriel)
wrote:
In article . com,
ac1951 writes:

If you are about to re-wire a house would you include some of the
changes planned in the 17th addition ?

The one I'm thinking of most is ensuring all ccts in the bathroom are
RCD protected since this eliminates the need to do supplementry
bonding.

BUT ,, would it pass inspection since without bonding it would not
comply with the current 16th edition.

No it wouldn't.

Also, in the case I'm considering, the property will be let out so if
I comply with the 16th edition now will it fail the annual inspection
next year ?

There's no requirement to update an installation to the current
regs, providing it conformed to the regs in force at the time.

--
Andrew Gabriel
[email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup]

IMHO It would be given a category 5 rating. This is a new but
little advertised grading of installation work...

.......does NOT comply with current regulations, BUT give it a few
weeks and it probably will...then they will change the regs and then
it won't...then it will...then...


obviously no sarcasm intended. Obviously only my opinion and not that
of the NICEIC ECA Uncle Tom Cobbley etc

"Andrew Gabriel" wrote in message
...
In article . com,
ac1951 writes:
If you are about to re-wire a house would you include some of the
changes planned in the 17th addition ?

The one I'm thinking of most is ensuring all ccts in the bathroom are
RCD protected since this eliminates the need to do supplementry
bonding.

BUT ,, would it pass inspection since without bonding it would not
comply with the current 16th edition.

No it wouldn't.

Also, in the case I'm considering, the property will be let out so if
I comply with the 16th edition now will it fail the annual inspection
next year ?

There's no requirement to update an installation to the current
regs, providing it conformed to the regs in force at the time.

--
Andrew Gabriel
[email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup]

The NICEIC told me that the two editions will run concurrently for 6 months

Adam

ARWadsworth wrote:

The NICEIC told me that the two editions will run concurrently for 6 months

The notes accompanying the draft edition say this:

"BS 7671: 2008 Requirements for Electrical Installations is to be issued
on January 1st 2008 and is intended to come into effect on June 1st
2008. Installations designed after 1st June 2008 are to comply with BS
7671:2008."

I think those dates have slipped back a month now, but the key word is
"designed".

--
Andy