Recent content by Sonny2017

Are you london based? All electricians are pricing their work at between £40-55/hour

Thanks All, I will try to find out why they are not suggesting this way forward.

Yes, they did. They said otherwise I would not comply with the new regulations.

Another electrician said they would also replace the CU. I am wondering if that is the least complicated.

This are the issues: Exposed insulation where cable enters ccu Ring circuit arcking - one of the terminals is rattling some terminals not properly tight on buzzbar Earth wire on electric meter not standard The electrician is saying if the current consumer unit is updated to a RCD there may be...

The shower

The current consumer unit only has one rcd covering one circuit so the majority have no rcd. Some terminals are not properly tight to busbar. For a rental it is better to have all protected.

Hello I have a 1 bed rental and there are some issues with the electrics which a new consumer unit will resolve. I would like some advice please as to whether it is necessary to install one with a RCBO as my electrician seems to think - she says that RCD consumer units will trip out...