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I've attached a crude diagram to help try and explain what I'm talking about and I can get pictures if anybody wants further clarification. Simply put, the supply cable for my combi boiler runs to a very old looking switch inside the airing cupboard (which is also where the combi boiler...

I guess it can't hurt to get a few quotes in. If it really is a couple of hundred maybe I'll even pay if my parents are too reluctant to do so. Maybe if they stopped booking bloody holidays all the time all this would have been sorted by now. I guess we can't all have what we want.

In your experience, any idea what region we'd be looking at paying for this work to be done professionally?

I see what you mean. I told my parents to expect anything from 2 to 4k for it to be totally redone to a top quality standard, is that a good estimate? (I know it could be 2 to 3k but best to give a higher estimate so they're pleasantly surprised when they get a spark to give his/her...

Yeah I know the general view of kitchen fitters just by reading this forum. I would make sure that only qualified electricians do the work. Parents would probably just get 'a fella from the pub' to do it which I would make sure doesn't happen! I really have tried to explain to them how...

Not sure of the exact year but 1960's sometime. I absolutely hear what you're saying, it does need doing and I'd love the work to be done. I've told my parents of the state of the wiring (yes, I still live with my parents - times are hard!) but they shrug it off as simply too expensive to...

I understand the idea of bonding incoming water and gas pipes to earth. And also in the bathroom. Is this what you mean? If it is, this hasn't been done either. As far as I'm aware, apart from everything the previous homeowner meddled with, the wiring etc. in this house is totally original...

They're plastic. I'm aware that none of my light circuits seem to have an earth and therefore I've ensured all light fittings etc are all plastic. Strangely, looking inside the CU, the downstairs lighting circuit is earthed but the cable for the upstairs lighting circuit uses only two core...

To answer all, I'm not in a position to carry out the work myself, I don't know enough and aren't properly equipped aside from a multimeter. One day hopefully I will be as I'm interested in pursuing a career in electricals. Is this an immediate risk to myself and the family? I didn't even...

To 'SUNRAY', by 'protected correctly', do you mean by an FCU as it has this, with a 3A fuse. Here are a couple more pictures inside the fuse box. Don't worry it was all isolated, apart from the live tails coming in of course, I can't isolate those regrettably. Looking at the two...

Firstly, my fuse box has 6 fuses (see picture). There's a fuse for circuits as follows and in order from left to right; shower, d/stairs lighting, u/stairs lighting, water heater, plug sockets, cooker. I was replacing a couple light switches around the house today and decided to pull all...

Did a little bit of digging around and apparently courses from the likes of OLCI are poorly regarded by most of the trade. I'll cross that off the list then. Back to square one!

Thanks to everyone for the responses. Had a realisation today that I NEED to get out of my current job quicker than I originally anticipated. And if I'm going to do that, why not make that career move? As opposed to just moving to more store work and continue feeling equally unfulfilled. In...

Hi all, I finished my A-Levels last year and didn't have a clear idea of what I wanted to do. As a result I got a job working in a store stacking shelves on night shifts. I need a change, and in weighing up my options, a future as an electrician is high on my list. It is something that has...