Consumer unit bathroom, nothing on home report?

[SaladFingers]

This is such a useful catch all!!

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2665/regulation/26/made[/QUOTE]

You've got it the wrong way round.

I think the alterations to the bathroom came after the distributor ever made a connection to the house.

 

[westie101]

I think the alterations to the bathroom came after the distributor ever made a connection to the house.

I quite accept that and consider the alterations have given rise to a dangerous situation for both the customer, electrical contractors, DNO and supplier staff that I would issue notice of this to the owner to rectify the situation by having the equipment moved to a safe location.

 

[SaladFingers]

I think the alterations to the bathroom came after the distributor ever made a connection to the house.

I quite accept that and consider the alterations have given rise to a dangerous situation for both the customer, electrical contractors, DNO and supplier staff that I would issue notice of this to the owner to rectify the situation by having the equipment moved to a safe location.

Mmmm, no not really. The danger may be to and only a may, be to the person in the bath, but contractors, DNO, supplier staff? No.

 

[JohnW2]

Where individual conductors pass through a metal enclosure, there is a risk of eddy currents if they do not occupy the same hole.

Thanks. It looks as if I should have gone to Specsavers - I hadn't noticed that it was metal!

Kind Regards, John

 

[westie101]

I would certainly not ask any member of our staff to work on that cut-out (or withdraw the fuse) if it were live. It is probable that it could be made dead from elsewhere but certainly presents some interesting hazards.

End of the day it would probably end up as a dispute with the DTI deciding the issue. Though this is in Scotland so may be a different ball game

 

[SaladFingers]

Where individual conductors pass through a metal enclosure, there is a risk of eddy currents if they do not occupy the same hole.

Just remembered, on other installations where I've not been able to use non metallic gland plate and didn't want one large hole, was to cut a line from one hole to the other, that helps cut eddy's out.

 

[SaladFingers]

I would certainly not ask any member of our staff to work on that cut-out (or withdraw the fuse) if it were live. It is probable that it could be made dead from elsewhere but certainly presents some interesting hazards.

End of the day it would probably end up as a dispute with the DTI deciding the issue. Though this is in Scotland so may be a different ball game

Work shy

 

[big-all]

we need to remember a home buyers report is only to tell the building society that the money they lend is less than the house value
the roof can be falling down it can be full off rot with no electrics plumbing or other services providing its worth more than they are lending that the only consideration and you have no right what so ever to read the report even though you paid for it
always get a full structural survey unless you know what you are talking about

 

[17thman]

there is no sign of an RCD, if there is no socket outlet with RCD protection likely to supply any portable equipment to be used outdoors, then it is a C2 code. So unsatisfactory

 

[securespark]

Where individual conductors pass through a metal enclosure, there is a risk of eddy currents if they do not occupy the same hole.

Thanks. It looks as if I should have gone to Specsavers - I hadn't noticed that it was metal!

Kind Regards, John

It's usually my mistake!

 

[bernardgreen]

NOT GOOD. Getting to the CU when the lights go out is going to be a hazard task. Embarrasing if the bath is being used at the time.


There is a hand held "shower" head on the bath taps. With that in mind that cupboard has to be made water proof if the CU is to remain there.

I would image condensation will be a problem as well.

If the flat was owned and "improved" by a builder / developer and then sold there maybe there is a case for that person to rectify the situation as they created a hazardous situation. First point of call would be the local council to see if they are aware of the work and if not make them aware of a cowboy builder.

The risk involving the council is that the work may not have had permission and may have to be undone

The easy answer ( but expensive ) would be to relocate the CU and cut out to the other side of the wall with cables through the wall below the rim of the bath.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Rather a lot of cables in that trunking?

 

[rjm2k]

NOT GOOD. Getting to the CU when the lights go out is going to be a hazard task. Embarrasing if the bath is being used at the time.

And dangerous as the person in the bath would be the most likely person to go up there, zap.

What's the black thing with the bell wire, a transformer?

 

[Maxatoria]

The cutout and meter look rather new and the guy doing the install certainly wasn't short on phase labels, probably done just before the room was converted as would the DNO even supply a cutout to a point above a bath with just some painted wood to protect it?

Personally i'd want it moving as its an absolute pile of trouble waiting and what happens when the light go out and someone gets out of the bath and hits their head in the dark?

 

[Spark123]

It's a condition report. You can't report the condition of a say, 70s era installtion in accordance to the 17th edtion as you know from the outset they differ and regulations have never been retrospective.

OK, how do I report on the condition of an installation which was done in the 1970s when this was before I started my apprenticeship and have no knowledge of the regs at that time?