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I have an unused roof vent which used to serve a cooker extractor, what is the best way to seal this? The 110mm plastic pipe emerges through the roof tiles via a lead pipe opening about 120mm wide, I have easy access to this as it is adjacent to a flat roof, at the moment it still has the...

Yes, I realise it was a bit of tongue in cheek, if you look at my last post, I have discovered there is an earth bond and the revised quote of £418 involves no cable runs just fit a new RCD & housing for two circuits, Hob & cooker which are currently connected to a Square D Quickline CB which...

Yes, I am inclined to agree, one quote for everything should be the way to go, however the quote I had and accepted did state any work required to bring up to standard would be subject to separate quote. As the house is only 15 years old I ignorantly believed that it would be all okay...

Thanks for your help, I think I just need to clarify what work they have quoted and try to re-negotiate a price or get another quote.

This is an installation only installed 15 years ago, very unlikely my house is going to burn down with the electrics as they are, but yes I do understand that they should be updated to the current regulations if work is being done and have never once said they shouldn't. :?

Very amusing, and a bit of an exaggeration but not much help. :wink:

Thanks for that, didn't know about notification, so would guess that maybe why it is a bit cheaper to just add another CU as I assume this isn't notifiable? I take your point about not wanting to supervise me to pay him less, can't blame him really.. :lol: If I added the extra CU, am I...

As I was a qualified electrician but over almost 40 years ago now, I was thinking of replacing the consumer unit with a 17th edition Consumer unit myself, however not sure if this causes a problem when the electrician will do his checks on the kitchen installation?

It is not a complete refit, all wiring is there, they mentioned something about adding a Henley block to bring just the 2-3 necessary circuits from existing consumer to a small extra fuse box (haven't had a written quote as yet so only going by what was said on phone and during there visit)...

The £850 wasn't just for bonding cable but to add another consumer unit for kitchen circuit as no RCCB on my existing consumer unit, just circuit breakers. How it works - I understand that the kitchen installer guys connect appliances etc and another electrical company attend to check...

Okay thanks, will check it out perhaps the earth bond is hidden as there is one to the gas intake.

The water pipes have been bonded but just not where the stop cock is apparently, so I am assuming this is a new reg since house was built.

Thanks Chris for your answers, it wont be just one circuit for the kitchen, I believe it will be 3.

Not sure why this matters.. £850. I expect he is telling the truth but it wouldn't be unheard of to try and sell me a new one when perhaps it isn't really necessary. So, in your sarcastic way you are confirming that the regulations have changed since the house was built.. I haven't got...

I am having a new kitchen fitted and the electrician has given me a quote to run an earth wire from the consumer unit to the incoming water mains pipe. Also to add a main RCCB as my Square D Qwickline 12 way consumer unit only has a main switch, he has told me it isn't possible to get a RCCB...

Yes, my existing system is a sealed system with a Megaflow, no room to fit the expansion vessel elsewhere so looks like it will be in the cupboard with the boiler as there is room for it. I know the boiler has a guarantee but the Homecare 200 actually covers the complete system, not just the...

Thanks for the reply Tony, I will ask the installers when they come to fit it all. The reason I choose BG was because they have reduced their price by about £1200 since I had quote last year as they now have a new pricing structure. I appreciate I could still probably get it a bit cheaper...

I am about to have a new BG 330+ boiler fitted to replace my existing system boiler. The existing boiler has an integral expansion vessel mounted at the back of the boiler, however the parts for my new boiler have just been delivered and include a separate Zilmet red expansion vessel, which...

Thanks for your help micky, not quite sure what to do now, will give it some thought. :wink:

Thanks for your answers micky, BG replaced the expansion vessel last year, and only last week did the guy charge it up with a foot pump..? This quote was from nPower..£3385 which also included a powerflush, fitting a Magnaclean and TRV's upstairs, thought this was expensive but better than BG...