Soldato
My house was built in 1996, and as far as I'm aware, has no electrical issues. I realise that regs are always changing, but I know now and again there are more significant changes.
Currently I have a CU with RCD's stamped to BS3871, a main CB with 30mA rating stamped to BS4293, and the CU itself is stamped BS5486 Pt 13 all of which I understand has been superseded. Now obviously I don't want to shell out a packet of cash for something that already works fine, but if anything major has changed, I'd like to keep up to date given a fair amount of technology in the house, and workshop machinery in the garage.
I'm just looking to move on from "critical" jobs in the house and more on to jobs to make things "just so".
The question is - does this need changing, or shall I just stick with this until such time as I need more circuits? My understanding is that the 30mA change was the most critical, which I have. With them just being RCD's I guess I don't have any overcurrent protection, but I think this is still the case unless I was to fork out a lot of money for RCBO's?
Cheers.
Currently I have a CU with RCD's stamped to BS3871, a main CB with 30mA rating stamped to BS4293, and the CU itself is stamped BS5486 Pt 13 all of which I understand has been superseded. Now obviously I don't want to shell out a packet of cash for something that already works fine, but if anything major has changed, I'd like to keep up to date given a fair amount of technology in the house, and workshop machinery in the garage.
I'm just looking to move on from "critical" jobs in the house and more on to jobs to make things "just so".
The question is - does this need changing, or shall I just stick with this until such time as I need more circuits? My understanding is that the 30mA change was the most critical, which I have. With them just being RCD's I guess I don't have any overcurrent protection, but I think this is still the case unless I was to fork out a lot of money for RCBO's?
Cheers.