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If a test result is a fail, the report shows a code. As you know, there is no obligation for the customer to act on the report so the report is all advisory. I did refer to satisfactory earth determining whether to change a switch front. Try googling RCD switches

Replacing the switch face plates is not adding to the circuit. If I were called to this job, I would confirm the earth is satisfactory. If it is not, I'd leave the plastic fronts in place and stick a label on the CU advising against fitting metal switches. If the OP cannot confirm the earth...

When you say it’s a sealed Cu, can you see what inside it. This circuit sounds well dodgy. As I read this you have a socket and this has a plug with 2 cables. The plug limits the supply to 13A, so I’m curious as to what is in the cu. as for the inspection. When I started out the advice was to...

I posted a reference to 1 regulation, directly linked to the advice I gave to ensure there is a functioning earth before fitting metal sockets or switches. Not exactly spouting regulations. I would hope Jeremy found this useful advice. As for your advice to forget about the regs I have no answer.

It is not should. That Circuit must have one or more protective measures. See 410.3.3. If no cpc is present, fitting metal switch would mean the circuit does not comply with the regs. If the switch became energised, it would be potentially dangerous.

I’d second Andy here. The most useful videos are posted by trainers. They are posted as additional training and you can see how and where they link to courses. Some of the ‘here is my day’ videos are entertaining and don’t pretend to be educational. I have bought tools after seeing them used...

I was pointing that an earth must be found and tested before fitting a metal socket or switch. The stuff about different types of switch applies to plastic as well as metal. Good luck testing a light switch with a plug tester.

If your wiring is very old, there may be no earth. If there is an earth, it may not be working properly. The current plastic switches are `double insulated` and won't be live if you have a fault. If you fit brass and there is a fault, the faceplates may be live and this presents a danger.

Not due to the water in the whiskey :)

If you want to feed equipment in an outbuilding, you need to look at the loads before deciding to spur off the ring. You may need a dedicated circuit.

The starting point for circuit design is to determine what electrical equipment you plan to use. This gives us prospective loads. We can the look at the current installation and decide what options are open to ‘design’ your circuits. You start at the point where you have the circuit. The...

Should say try to wind us up. You post nonsense and you refuse to give any details as to what you are trying to do. I really am not wound up.

This guy is just here to wind us up.

What appliances do you tend to use? That drives the design. You need to calculate the load.

You have had 8 pages of advice yet nobody here knows what your requirements are. To advise we need to know what you have and what you need. A picture paints a thousand words, so could you post a photo of your current installation?

If you tell us what the circuits are to supply and what you have now there may be options available which don’t need Messing about with your current cu.

I fit 4 sockets in a room and one has a loose terminal. If the Socket burn out, it is my responsibility to sort it. If the circuit tests fine and the problem is due to the customer’s equipment, I am not responsible. If the problem is RCD tripping, due to a fault I missed, it is my issue to...

When you say sorted, what has your electrician done? Just curious, but why do you need this extra CU? I assume you want a feed for a new circuit.

Following your logic an electrician can’t win. We don’t know why any RCD trips. If there is a fault in the circuit, the electrician should fix it. If is due to an appliance, or actions taken by the customer, there is no come back on the electrician. I will chat with the customer and take best...

Are you adding new circuits, or taking a feed from those already in place?