CU Swop

[gopukhanna]

Hi all,

Kindly excuse me if I sound naive because I am not knowledgable in this area.

I am looking forward to get my kitchen refurbished which would include removal of all existing units, electrical sockets ( which will be embedded in walls after refurbishment). There is some flooring, wall and ceiling work to be done (mainly levelling and finishing) prior to putting new kitchen units. There is no extension in building what so ever but obviously a little bit of redesigning. Also, I am looking for a few extra electrical sockets.

The CU near the electrical meter (under the stairs and seperated from kitchen by a brick wall) is old domino type and a thick cable is supplying the kitchen with separate 30 AMP fuse for cooker (though mine is gas cooker with electric oven). It has been suggested that it should be upgraded to the recent electrical regulations. Also, a separate kitchen ring is also suggested by some.

My questions are-

1. Will I need any planning permission for undertaking this refurbishment?
2. If the CU is changed by a registered installer and also the kitchen is 'ringed' by him. Can he self certify it?
3. Do I have to seek permission from electricity suppliers or anybody else before getting CU changed?

Any help/suggestion/advice will be highly appreciated

 

[ElectricDunc]

If it's a like for like swap Part P does not apply regardless of which room it's in. The circuit is not being altered so nothing is actually changing.

gopukhanna you may want to start a new thread regarding your question rather then 'hijacking' this one. Your more likely to get an answer to your questions as more people will see it. Basically the answer to your question as a whole is get a Part P registered installer who will be associated with NIC EIC, NAPIT, ELECSA or one of the other self certification schemes.

 

[ColJack]

this hijack has been split off to it's own topic, please reply there...

 

[gopukhanna]

Thanks for the reples. Very much appreciated. Sorry for starting a topic here as I was still in the process of figuring out how to post a new one. Very sorry!!!

 

[ElectricDunc]

Not to worry gopukhanna, hijacking isn't a threatening or bad term on a forum, it's just a term used when the topic goes off topic nothing else. I've posted on your topic some details you may find useful.