Hello guys,
I will be soon taking on a refub project of a old 1900's (ish house)
Now... the house has been extended and in this part a new 16way, split load CU with a single RCD protecting half the circuits has been fitted and it looks like the old part of the house has been connected up to this as well.
In the old part of the house, the electrics look at around the 70's at a guess, there are some double sockets in the skirting boards.
Now new bathrooms and kitchens are going to be installed, so we will get a electrician in to work along side.
But what i wanted to know is, if the current electrics in the old part of the house (and new) pass the tests and meets the customers requirements, can this all stay? I.E are sockets in skirting boards allowed these days?
Also does the CU have to be upgraded to a dual RCD to conform to 17th?
Thanks in advance.
Paul.
I will be soon taking on a refub project of a old 1900's (ish house)
Now... the house has been extended and in this part a new 16way, split load CU with a single RCD protecting half the circuits has been fitted and it looks like the old part of the house has been connected up to this as well.
In the old part of the house, the electrics look at around the 70's at a guess, there are some double sockets in the skirting boards.
Now new bathrooms and kitchens are going to be installed, so we will get a electrician in to work along side.
But what i wanted to know is, if the current electrics in the old part of the house (and new) pass the tests and meets the customers requirements, can this all stay? I.E are sockets in skirting boards allowed these days?
Also does the CU have to be upgraded to a dual RCD to conform to 17th?
Thanks in advance.
Paul.