Part P Crap

[binthere]

Just a question to seek views:

Part P covers wet area's i.e kitchen's and bathroom's

The law states part p is required for all electrical work in those area's which includes low voltage 12v systems, fortunatly an allowance in law has permitted kitchen s to be exempt.

There is no allowance for bathroom's !!

Test requirement's for part p require a 500v insulation test not a good idea for 12v systems !!!!

You do a bungalow with a vulnerable bathroom, what do YOU personally do !

I believe NACOSS are a bit iffy on this one.

Views welcome :

[kka]

my understanding is that the 500v insulation test only applies to the mains feed, to test that the wire of the circuit you are breaking into, is okay. and i think anything which is below 50v is exempt from part p ****. please correct me if i am wrong and if lurch is around he will give you chapter and verse, as will some of the other, who's names slip my memory, i am getting old.

[esp-protocol]

Letter from NSI 3rd November.

To all NACOSS gold, fire gold, Systems silver and fire silver approved companies.

PART_P_Info.pdf

[breff]

We had that letter and were pointed to this by NECIEC, pay particular attention to note3. special locations.

It does say ELV though not SELV, so still clear as mud.

Pocket_20Guide_208.pdf

[binthere]

Just a question to seek views:

Part P covers wet area's i.e kitchen's and bathroom's

The law states part p is required for all electrical work in those area's which includes low voltage 12v systems, fortunatly an allowance in law has permitted kitchen s to be exempt.

There is no allowance for bathroom's !!

Test requirement's for part p require a 500v insulation test not a good idea for 12v systems !!!!

You do a bungalow with a vulnerable bathroom, what do YOU personally do !

I believe NACOSS are a bit iffy on this one.

Views welcome :

I thought that would be a good question I 'Think' it means kitchen exempt bathroom a 'no' which make's

'Part P' even more stupid, fOR US !

I am of the opinion any electrical device means 'ANY' electrical device.

Which is a pile of 's t' because if the villain realises this absolutly stupid beyond belief fact I might be so bold as to ask where is his/her obvious point of entry.

Perhaps we should ALL register for Part P and pay