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Hi Dean Will you just confirm the Specification of the RCD on the Consumer Unit. Should that have read 80A /30mA ?

Hi Wesj. I think we are all in agreement that your Electrician, regardless of the reason. has gone agaist the Spirit of the Regulations, and cannot complete the EIC without noting this occurance. It will have to be stated as a Departure in the Details of Departures box of the...

Pff. What sort of testing of the circuit did you carry out before starting alteration work ? Also, is this circuit protected by a 30mA RCD ?

As long as the boilers are not sited in a special location i.e. bathroom /Shower room etc, then supplementary bonding is not required. Having said that I have a feeling that there may be a Corgi / Gas safe reg requiring it. If so tell them to do it !

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- hi i want to run power to my parents summer house. You have notified your local Building control about your intentions then ?

Well dont worry about anything Barnman the Part P electrician will take care of everything for you...He will know the answer to ALL your questions.

You mention you have a water heater. if it is supplied via metallic pipework then you will also have a big issue regarding the equipotential zone And Exporting of the Earthing system from the Main building

Darren . the work you intend to do may well not be notifiable, it does however, still have to comply with the building regulations...some of your questions relate toPART A Structure. you may wish to study the guidance notes on this section before any channelling of walls etc. In order to...

Hi steve, Pleased to hear about the job being notified etc. Just one bit of advise ,you may or may not be aware of when chopping out your chases be sure to keep to the safe zones.

Dont the phrases " Building Control Notification Work" or " Part P Competant Person Scheme have a Relevance Here ?

Well Posted Ban ! Explained much more concisely than I could ever do :lol: Regards Spark 1

Agreed ! I think the NICEIC inspector was interpreting the recommendarions incorrectly. In my opinion it is bad practice to route cables through a Bathroom that are concealed [ unless going directly to an accessory or equipment] for obvious reasons. In..the case of surface trunking this is...

Cant think of any reason why it should not be.

Thats good news Connor, Your poor circuit breaker can now have a more peacful life :)

STI Under previous Regulations ,in general only socket outlets Likely to supply equipment outdoors required RCD protection, though in practice when rewiring or at a Fusebox upgrade All sockets where usually provided with the 30mA RCD protection. If it is wished to fully comply with the...

Hi Boy george. What you are proposing to do is referred to as Third Party Certification and is not permissable under the Building Regulations. There is no such application where he can "Sign off" work not undertaken by himself. You will be unable to gain a Building...

Hi Stefan. Ensure the Electrician you engage is "Part P registered"and can supply you with Electrical Certification {MWC} and a Building Regulations Compliance Certificate .

When was the job designed ? When the Electrical Installaton Certificate is completed for this job it will have to be stated in the Departures box. You would be well advized to discuss this with your LABC if you are not a member of a self -certification scheme. On the issue of sleeving...

Hi STI. It does appear you may well have a TT system, A Qualified Electrician will be needed to verify this for you. If it is a TT system the 100mA RCD will have been installed for indirect protection due to the poor earthing characteristics of this type of supply system. The socket...

Adam . Thats were my thoughts were . Is sounds like a possibility Conor has made this sort of error