Recent content by salawiner

I'm a little nervous to respond - looks like I've kicked a hornet's nest! To answer some of the points - Some tenants have had kettles/microwaves/fridges in their rooms - I have no problem with that. Having a current limiting device to stop them doing something is not what I want - what I...

Thanks all for the suggestions and info. the current CU is not full - the MCB's with the labels on are used, the rest aren't, so could be replaced with the meters. I can move everything around so there would be one MCB, one meter for each room. The Busbar could (as Iggifer says) be cut down...

The rooms are just three bedrooms, with a shared kitchen (with the only cooker) and bathroom. This is the fusebox/consumer unit (I'm a bit old-fashioned in my terms!) So it's modern set-up, and there's room for at least three of these units, possibly one for the communal sockets as well. I...

Hi all, I have three rooms I let out above a shop, where the rent includes all the utilities as they are shared with the shop. I want to have the ability to charge residents for excessive electricity usage, and have found these, which look like I could have one per room in the fusebox (the...

The cable length from fusebox to light switch (where the socket will be) is around 10m. The RCD will be installed when the fusebox is replaced, which may well be before this work is done - I was just wanting to clarify the options.

Thanks for the info - seems obvious to use a fused switchplate for the light switch, don't know why I didn't think of it - there is already another similar to this for the outside security light. As for the question regarding an RCD - lets just say I have fusewire on my shopping list! The...

Hi all, a bit of an odd one (trying to save money again!) I have a garage which is attached to my property with a fluorescent light inside. I have traced the cable for this back to the fusebox, and for some reason it was run in with 2.5mm T&E with a dedicated 10A fuse. I want to put a...

Very good point - and they will probably get the parts cheaper too, so despite the labour charges it may even work out cheaper! Thanks for the confirmation and the perspective.

Hi all, just a question about the 'legality' of a suggestion someone put to me in an attempt to save me money: I have a 3 bedroom HMO above a shop, which needs to be rewired, as there is currently only one socket in each room, and it has not been rewired in many years. A friend suggested...

Just for the fun of it, I have managed to put together a photo and annotations to show what is in the shop at the moment... The fusebox has 8 fuses: 2 for the shop lights 1 for the flats lights (all of them) 1 for the shop sockets (all of them!!!!) 1 for the flats sockets (all of...

Thanks for the info & help, it has eased my mind on how to proceed. Now that I know what is needed I need to do some prep work on the excess crap that is in the shop's electrical box before getting an electrician to carry out this work. at least now I know what to plan for, so I can make sure I...

Agreed - I'm afraid I have taken on something which has had a lot of oversights. The stairs from the shop to the first floor are still in place, with studwork and sheets of plasterboard at the top, which is both a waste of space and completely unsuitable, but this is an ongoing task. As it...

sorry, duplicate post.

I can't post a picture at the moment - I live away from the shop, but suffice to say that the current fusebox is an old metal one with fuses that still use fusewire! My main plan is to replace the fusebox in the shop. The shop has been renovated in stages, and before I bought it had three...

I understand what you are saying, and agree that it is better to plan ahead. Currently there is only one boiler though, so it feeds the water for the flats and the shop - fitting a 2nd boiler, re-routing all the pipes etc is a bigger headache than I was hoping for, so having the flats rented as...