New wiring regs on the way and it may mean a NEW fuse box to many of us!!!

We (Andrew Woolgar, Tom Lane, Darren Meakin and me) have just left the a NIC Tech advice seminar in Barnet, London on the new regs coming in next year.

Big changes in fuse boxes...

An amended version of the wiring regulations will be published in January.

The new version will include changes to the electrical condition report section, new requirements for mobile and transportable electrical units and changes for the installation of luminaires and light fittings – bringing them in line with the latest international and European standards.

Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET) Wiring Regulations BS 7671:2008 incorporating amendment 3:2015 will be available in January 2015 in both print and digital formats.

The IET Wiring Regulations sets out the national standard for which all new and amended electrical installations are to comply.

This latest amendment is the third, following Amendment No.1, published in 2011, and Amendment No.2 in 2013.

The biggest change that will affect you and I - The forthcoming edition will also include the new Regulation 421.1.200. This regulation requires that within domestic (household) premises, consumer units and similar switchgear assemblies shall comply with BS EN 61439-3 and shall have their enclosure manufactured from non-combustible material, or enclosed in a cabinet or enclosure constructed of non-combustible material and complying with Regulation 132.12. This has been developed to mitigate fire risk.

This is going to be a really significant change.

More later...