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Sorry, I know you're disappointed, but I have no pictures. The client was at my shoulder the whole time I was there.
I went to a tenanted flat today. Shower tripping.
I tested IR, good. Loop, 0.5 ohms, RCBO operating satisfactorily.
Shower 10.8kW on 40A circuit on 6milli. Shower circuit comes from 60A Wylex board (via B40) into an MEM board with B 40A RCBO in.
The top of the MEM board was completely butchered: you could touch the (badly) terminated conductors in the top of the RCBO. The iso switch was in Z2 (on a level with the top of the shower cubicle, right next to it). To cap it all off, there was no bonding, no RCD protection for any other circuits and there was a wall light in the bathroom (std GU10 spot with rocker switch) also in Z2.
Aside from the lack of RCD protection, I condemned the installation.
Harsh?
The client thought so. I spent a long time explaining myself to no avail.
I went to a tenanted flat today. Shower tripping.
I tested IR, good. Loop, 0.5 ohms, RCBO operating satisfactorily.
Shower 10.8kW on 40A circuit on 6milli. Shower circuit comes from 60A Wylex board (via B40) into an MEM board with B 40A RCBO in.
The top of the MEM board was completely butchered: you could touch the (badly) terminated conductors in the top of the RCBO. The iso switch was in Z2 (on a level with the top of the shower cubicle, right next to it). To cap it all off, there was no bonding, no RCD protection for any other circuits and there was a wall light in the bathroom (std GU10 spot with rocker switch) also in Z2.
Aside from the lack of RCD protection, I condemned the installation.
Harsh?
The client thought so. I spent a long time explaining myself to no avail.