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It’s about 500mm from the ceiling on a wall there is nothing around it now as was partly behind a kitchen cupboard which have now all been removed.The lighting circuit has no earth so all fittings are plastic. My electrician is coming out this week to have a look and check if live and make it safe.

I am refurbishing my kitchen and have come across this, it was above the old kitchen cabinets? What is it and what do I need to do to make it safe?

Thank you for the replies

So moved into a house about 60 years old and the separate upstairs toilet has a normal wall light switch should this be changed to a ceiling cord pull one? Like what is in bathrooms?

Update so having some additional work done and so getting all the issues fixed while he is is and he is also going to check the work inside the consumer unit. It’s frustrating that another “qualified” NAPIT registered electrician can continue to practice work that does not conform to current regs.

Apparently also has not upgraded the earth cable to 16mm. So what is the correct course of action do I complain to NAPIT who he is registered with?

So the electrician has been out to rectify but is the gap of the cables going in the bottom compliant with the gaps?

After pictures showing what the electrician has done to make it compliant?

Broken one by Roton600 posted 19 Feb 2012 at 12:16 PM before picture

Picture of cables

Hi just brought a new house and the consumer unit was changed prior to us moving in, the cable going into the consumer unit just hang and not attached to the wall or in trunking. I have attached a picture of the old consumer unit but the cable problem is the same. so is it a requirement for...

Thanks it’s a British Gas hive and have sorted it now thanks

Just moved into a house and have no instructions for the hot water and heating control unit and it has not model or manufactures name. Anyone have the instructions or what make and model it it Picture attached thanks

Moving into a house soon and wanted to ask a question if the electricity meter is a pre payment one first before I look silly and ask for them to ensure the key is available, as I have never seen or used one. Or is is just a normal meter and not a pre payment one. The gas is just a normal meter.

Ok thank you that’s good advice