As to the original question - I'm an RGI & I do all my own electrical work.
Could one of you sparkies explain why a 3 pin plug in a non switched socket is a risk?
Also why boiler manu's always tell u to put a 3 amp fuse in the 'plug' when as we all know - the fuse only protects the cable not the appliance. If it were wired on 13A flex then why a 3 amp fuse?
There is more to modern heating controls than the 30 year old S+Y plan. The wiring of an all singing all dancing heating system is infinitely more complex than a bit of 2.5 linked between two points in a domestic dwelling. As to testing - the 2391 that u seem so keen to tell everyone u have is for testing the installation. As all boiler wiring & controls are downstream of the Fused spur then none of them need ELI tests or any of that clap trap. I will test earth continuity to the Fused spur then u can dance about all day testing whatever you want upstraem of that. If I dont move the spur then I haven't touched the installation so it doesn't need notifying either.
Considering u can be a full scope NIC Domestic installer in 10 days I wouldn't shout to much about the majority of new sparkies. Some I have met dont even understand ohms law or fault current.
Oh & MI's always trump BS
Could one of you sparkies explain why a 3 pin plug in a non switched socket is a risk?
Also why boiler manu's always tell u to put a 3 amp fuse in the 'plug' when as we all know - the fuse only protects the cable not the appliance. If it were wired on 13A flex then why a 3 amp fuse?
There is more to modern heating controls than the 30 year old S+Y plan. The wiring of an all singing all dancing heating system is infinitely more complex than a bit of 2.5 linked between two points in a domestic dwelling. As to testing - the 2391 that u seem so keen to tell everyone u have is for testing the installation. As all boiler wiring & controls are downstream of the Fused spur then none of them need ELI tests or any of that clap trap. I will test earth continuity to the Fused spur then u can dance about all day testing whatever you want upstraem of that. If I dont move the spur then I haven't touched the installation so it doesn't need notifying either.
Considering u can be a full scope NIC Domestic installer in 10 days I wouldn't shout to much about the majority of new sparkies. Some I have met dont even understand ohms law or fault current.
Oh & MI's always trump BS