I want some work doing on my electrics but over the years of living here I've noticed a few issues with the set up and was hoping for views on how big the issues are in terms of safety and cost to resolve by an electrician. I can then get them to fix the issues alongside the extra work I want.
As background, the setup is how we inherited it when we moved in a few years ago. Upstairs was rewired by previous owner in 2006 - we have the cert. They also earthed the lighting circuits and had a new consumer unit as part of that. So here goes:
- The upstairs sockets are not on the RCD protection.
- There are 3 lighting circuits, none are RCD protected but 1 of them (kitchen) has an extractor fan and outside light wired on it.
- One room downstairs has its sockets on 2 circuits - both have to be turned off at the consumer unit for the sockets not to work.
- The hall and landing lights have their earth cable snipped short so the switch cannot be earthed. Other lights on the same circuit have earth connected switches but are they really earthed if the whole circuit isn't?
- Downstairs sockets and lights are still on old wiring colours. Doesn't bother me but don't want an electrician to insist on rewiring it.
Thanks in advance.
As background, the setup is how we inherited it when we moved in a few years ago. Upstairs was rewired by previous owner in 2006 - we have the cert. They also earthed the lighting circuits and had a new consumer unit as part of that. So here goes:
- The upstairs sockets are not on the RCD protection.
- There are 3 lighting circuits, none are RCD protected but 1 of them (kitchen) has an extractor fan and outside light wired on it.
- One room downstairs has its sockets on 2 circuits - both have to be turned off at the consumer unit for the sockets not to work.
- The hall and landing lights have their earth cable snipped short so the switch cannot be earthed. Other lights on the same circuit have earth connected switches but are they really earthed if the whole circuit isn't?
- Downstairs sockets and lights are still on old wiring colours. Doesn't bother me but don't want an electrician to insist on rewiring it.
Thanks in advance.