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    GuitarmanU2 replied to the thread Rewire or not?.
    @ericmark Many thanks for sharing your experiences and great tips based on the experience, I hadn't thought about this in the same...
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    GuitarmanU2 reacted to ericmark's post in the thread Rewire or not? with Thanks Thanks.
    An EICR requires the inspector to do a lot of work, which is not required if the result is a re-wire. I only really needed to remove...
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    GuitarmanU2 replied to the thread Rewire or not?.
    Thanks mate, will do, and thinking about it that makes good sense, am i right in think it would be highly unlikely to expect 57 year old...
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    GuitarmanU2 replied to the thread Rewire or not?.
    Thanks, I understand fully what you mean, I was intending to approach this in a more crafty way when the electrician calls, I haven't...
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    GuitarmanU2 reacted to ebee's post in the thread Rewire or not? with Thanks Thanks.
    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...
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    GuitarmanU2 reacted to ebee's post in the thread Rewire or not? with Thanks Thanks.
    Though Eric rightly metions RCBO/RCD and ins res I woud have assumed that any decent electrician would be looking for a well above...
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    GuitarmanU2 reacted to Murdochcat's post in the thread Rewire or not? with Thanks Thanks.
    You might find the switch drops are in metal conduit so pulling new cables would be much easier. You need to “brief” the spark doing...
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    GuitarmanU2 replied to the thread Rewire or not?.
    Thanks too Mudo and Eric, that sounds like a good plan to me, I've now got a qualified electrician calling on Wednesday, if i do have...
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    GuitarmanU2 reacted to ericmark's post in the thread Rewire or not? with Thanks Thanks.
    Many council houses near where I lived were wired with metal conduit which took the earth to the light switches. I would say, select...
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    GuitarmanU2 reacted to Murdochcat's post in the thread Rewire or not? with Thanks Thanks.
    look at the lights. I’ve seen so many installations where the CPC goes from light to light BUT not to the switches I’d say have a...
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    GuitarmanU2 replied to the thread Rewire or not?.
    exactly :)
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    GuitarmanU2 replied to the thread Rewire or not?.
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    GuitarmanU2 replied to the thread Rewire or not?.
    Thanks, i think its the chasing out of walls which scares us the most I've seen those angle grinders in use outdoors and I don't like...
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    GuitarmanU2 reacted to ebee's post in the thread Rewire or not? with Thanks Thanks.
    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...
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    GuitarmanU2 replied to the thread Rewire or not?.
    Thanks for the info, the wiring is pvc for sure, and some recently added lighting such as security lights do have earth and recently...
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