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EEERM? The "new" "properly" qualified sparky has taken the RCD away and has not replaced it!? Then according to my basic understanding the installation does not meet various statutary requirements (eg RCD protection of outdoor useable sockets)? Suggest you contact the new sparky and ask him to...

Didn't mean to cause offence - and glad you can remember. I do wonder about the use of certificates that not even those awarded them can work out - god help the rest of us! A customer could quite legitamately ask to see your quals and not have a clue what was meant or what it qualified you to...

Does rather make me wonder what use the the course was if you can't remember what level it was! No offence, but what else have you forgotten :?: :shock:

Thanks for your help and advice - you were right - supply fuse is 60A - I'm hoping REC will uprate it when I have the isolator fitted in VNF. 60A (14.4 kW)seems a bit light nowadays ? It wouldn't take many appliances to push that surely? Thinks - WMC 2.5 kW, TD 2.5 kW, DW 2 kW,mwave 1.5...

Get it checked - but if no faults are found it could also be static electricity. Given the right conditions it's possible to build up quite a charge which can lead one to think there's a problem with the electrics when its actually that nice new wool carpet and rubber soled shoes!

Apologies - I know some of this has been done before but finding it all and summarising isn't that easy ! I'm thinking of having some electrical work done to add sockets to a conservatoty and garage. Conservatory would be 4 doubles and garage may in the future be converted to office/utility -...

Interesting stuff - is it me or electric cookers now seem to have a lot lower rating than they used too? I've just purchased one that has a max rating of 2.07kW - so the existing circuit with 32A breaker is a bit excessive! Having looked in the back of the cupboards theres a connection unit...