Recent content by ebee

Agreed - in fact one thing to increase that type of thing is the good old borrwed N ;)

Just to clarify regarding to my previous posts on this topic. In my humble opinion, removing and then replacing a consumer unit on and existing installation prior to any siufficient amount testing and inspecting regime is bordering upon the criminal. Once sufficiently I & T then faults would be...

well if you read it you will know the answer Taylor lad! Reader asking for advice and we doing our best to give it.

Yes good example, an installation with virually no proper earthing could be a serious issue, bonding too. Go back far enough and earthing was not always considered as importantly in some things (lighting circuits being a good example) and likewise bonding too, in fact bonding went from not...

"And it appears that it was a board swap with live testing afterwards . No IR testing done by the sound of it." Not the approach I would usually take - I would do relevant testing (quite probably an EICR or thereabouts) and the the change then the final tests.

unfortunately there is a lot of wisdom in that. some tradesmen might be slightly biased even a little bit shall we say unconciously. some might be downright rogues. a lot are somewhere in between so removing that link is a good starter for ten. you might happen to someone who you trust...

Well in any EICR/PIR I have ever done, if I get to the point at any stage I halt the insp/test and and inform the customer if what I have discovered so far renders it so unsatisfactory that I have already concluded that a rewire is needed or a massive corrections regarding extense of works...

As part of a consumer unit change I would insist on an EICR first, it would be foolish to do otherwise!

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PS I would never use an angle grinder in a house that is occupied even if the owners are on holiday for a couple of weeks. Empty house no carpets or carpets rolled up maybe.

Though Eric rightly metions RCBO/RCD and ins res I woud have assumed that any decent electrician would be looking for a well above maximum ins res reading and commenting at least. Same with borrowed N they should not be there in the first place and are not safe but would seldom be noticed in...

The main thing is - is it satisfactory for continued us A consumer unit could be renewed and fitted with RCBOs and possibly an OPD this might considerably raise safety in you situation if evevery thing else is reasonable. Any defects could be co.rrected if minor and perhaps minimal upheaval...

Yes, as Eric has alluded to, we all give our opinions about the why and wherefore and though we might have specific knowledge we are not infallible so asking your DNO should be your first start and take it from there we are advising you the best we can . Run the question thru (so called) AI...

lol I like that one , a good chuckle with , I suspect, more than just a small splattering of truth. There is sometimes a tendency to auto blame certain preconceived ideas without enough real thought, we all have a tendency to do it at times to one degree or another and sometimes it spreads thru...