Hi all,
As part of doing a part-ex on our house we had an Electrical Visual Inspection Report carried out on the house. From the comments made below is there anything that stands out as an "issue" that could get in the way. I dont want the builders of our new home to try and squeeze any more money than we need to...By the way the house was re-wired in 1988.
Replace with new split load consumer unit, including RCD’s and MCB’s
Conduit to earth electrode broken below decking, earth electrode no longer accessible for inspection
There is no supplementary earthing between exposed conductive parts and the circuit protective conductors within the bathroom
Kitchen light hit by cupboard doors, would recommend repositioning or fitting recessed light fitments.
The socket outlet for the oven & hob would appear to be behind the appliances , so access for isolation is impossible, I would recommend repositioning socket outlet into cupboard side of the appliances.
Some of the socket outlets are mounted directly above the skirting, this can cause problems for appliances that have moulded plug tops not sitting into the sockets correctly when plugged in.Also some of the socket outlets have not been earthed to there metal back box.
It would appear that there could be more socket outlet spurs,than there is socket outlets connected to the ring final circuit, this could result in over loading the circuit.
No identification sleeving as been used to identify switched lives at light switches.
A green yellow core of a flexible cable as been used as a link across the rear of the switch for a common live link, this requires removing and an appropriate coloured conductor used
The earth electrode resistance measured at 158 Ohms, the required resistance should be a Max of 100 Ohms for a TT System. I would recommend connection to the TNCS connection on the incoming supply.
I know its a long post but many thanks for your help.
As part of doing a part-ex on our house we had an Electrical Visual Inspection Report carried out on the house. From the comments made below is there anything that stands out as an "issue" that could get in the way. I dont want the builders of our new home to try and squeeze any more money than we need to...By the way the house was re-wired in 1988.
Replace with new split load consumer unit, including RCD’s and MCB’s
Conduit to earth electrode broken below decking, earth electrode no longer accessible for inspection
There is no supplementary earthing between exposed conductive parts and the circuit protective conductors within the bathroom
Kitchen light hit by cupboard doors, would recommend repositioning or fitting recessed light fitments.
The socket outlet for the oven & hob would appear to be behind the appliances , so access for isolation is impossible, I would recommend repositioning socket outlet into cupboard side of the appliances.
Some of the socket outlets are mounted directly above the skirting, this can cause problems for appliances that have moulded plug tops not sitting into the sockets correctly when plugged in.Also some of the socket outlets have not been earthed to there metal back box.
It would appear that there could be more socket outlet spurs,than there is socket outlets connected to the ring final circuit, this could result in over loading the circuit.
No identification sleeving as been used to identify switched lives at light switches.
A green yellow core of a flexible cable as been used as a link across the rear of the switch for a common live link, this requires removing and an appropriate coloured conductor used
The earth electrode resistance measured at 158 Ohms, the required resistance should be a Max of 100 Ohms for a TT System. I would recommend connection to the TNCS connection on the incoming supply.
I know its a long post but many thanks for your help.