I have 2 questions. My daughters new house.
1. I have replaced both (damaged) cables serving a ring main socket. One of the new cables has been taken back to the adjoining socket. The other cable, however, goes back to the consumer unit via a convoluted path and would require dismantling kitchen units and tiling to replace.
I have therefore joined the two ends of the new and existing cable together using a JB under the floor. Does this meet regulations?
2. The previous occupiers had an extension built and have wired several new lights to the ring main using a fused spur. It will create a fair amount of disruption to dis it from the ring main and join it into the lighting circuit. If I change the fused spur to an RCD or RCBO spur would that meet regs?
I don't like the existing fused spur because it is a bog standard in line 5 amp fuse (that could easily be replaced with a 13amp fuse)
1. I have replaced both (damaged) cables serving a ring main socket. One of the new cables has been taken back to the adjoining socket. The other cable, however, goes back to the consumer unit via a convoluted path and would require dismantling kitchen units and tiling to replace.
I have therefore joined the two ends of the new and existing cable together using a JB under the floor. Does this meet regulations?
2. The previous occupiers had an extension built and have wired several new lights to the ring main using a fused spur. It will create a fair amount of disruption to dis it from the ring main and join it into the lighting circuit. If I change the fused spur to an RCD or RCBO spur would that meet regs?
I don't like the existing fused spur because it is a bog standard in line 5 amp fuse (that could easily be replaced with a 13amp fuse)