Recent content by KKen

Apologies, it was not my intention to appear to be arguing against the excellent advice that has been supplied. I was just trying to determine the urgency of the remedial work. I will get it resolved correctly as soon as funds allow. Thanks again for all the help. Ken.

I believe that BS7671 came into existance in 1992, so given that the house was built in the 1970s, large portions of it probably don't meet BS7671 wiring regulations. Should I get my entire house re-wired every time the regulations change? This is not a new installation, this is an issue I...

Fair point. However it's blatantly obvious that there are two wires going into the unit and something clearly a bit odd in the wiring. Any future sparky who even glances at it and assumes it's isolated will probably be well used to getting a shock! I was more concerned with whether there...

Agreed however a big sticker warning of such would be cheaper than a rewire if there is no other reason

My extractor fan makes a lot of noise with very little to show for it. I was hoping to do a simple swap for a replacement fan, however when looking at the wiring, it doesn't follow best practise as shown here: //www.diynot.com/wiki/electrics:lighting:fan Instead, a 2 pole isolator...

Just checked, SWA earth connected to house ring final AND a separate earth wire comes out of the garage CU and goes through the wall and into the ground. Bizarre. Garage CU has the same stylised initials scrawled on it as the house CU ("dFh"). I'd like to meet Mr/Mrs dFH to ask what they'd...

You've confirmed my concerns. At least part of it (the SWA and garage CU) look professional. I just can't believe it's configured as a spur! My thoughts are to employ a sparks to connect a new wire from the CU to the existing junction box and test the onward connections. How easy is it to...

Hi, I found this forum after researching into the possibilty of adding another socket to the existing wiring in my garage. After reading the posts and advice, I'm now worried about the existing wiring, never mind adding anything new! Here's a very crude drawing of the existing setup...