You said you wanted to hear more about Arc Fault Detection Devices (AFDDs) on the podcast, so that’s what we’re covering this week, with Michael Peace of the IET. Darren and Dave dive into the technical details and regulations to answer some of your questions.
Topics: -
- What does the regs book say about AFDDs?
- How the regs apply in higher risk buildings and why they’ve changed
- How incidents like the Grenfell fire affect regulations
- What further changes may come with the 3rd amendment?
- Is false tripping an issue?
- How AFDD regulations apply to homes of multiple occupation, student accommodation and care homes
- What happens when you have a mixture of new and existing circuits?
- Why don’t you need AFDDs in lighting circuits?
The IET https://bit.ly/2xejV8i
