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Periodic Inspection of electrical installation

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  • 10-12-2020 9:53pm
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    thecat777
    Registered Users Posts: 22 ✭


    Hi, we are in a process of buying a house and we were given an electrical cert by the vendor in relation to the electrical works in the house. The cert notes the following: neutral and earth cables not connected up in sequence and a note that this does not comply with current rules.

    What does that mean, is this something serious that we need to be concerned, can this be fixed, should we be looking into fixing it after we buy the house or should we ask vendor to look into this now?

    Many thanks


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    #2
    Lenar3556
    Registered Users Posts: 1,380 ✭✭✭Lenar3556


    Very minor. It is good practise to connect the neutral and earth conductors to the relevant bus bar in the same order as the protective devices - really just for ease of identification at a later date.

    I wouldn’t worry about it.


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    kramer1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 305 ✭✭kramer1


    That actually in the rules or just deemed best practice?


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    Risteard81
    Registered Users Posts: 2,567 ✭✭✭Risteard81


    kramer1 wrote: »
    That actually in the rules or just deemed best practice?

    It's a requirement of the Rules.


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    meercat
    Registered Users Posts: 4,743 ✭✭✭meercat


    If this is the only issue then it really is a minor one. I would ask the seller for a copy of the test records also. This would ensure a thorough periodic inspection report was carried out.


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