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The work wil not be DIY but out of curiosity I did enquire to BC about the cost of certifying a new circuit and they quoted £181.00 .They did sugest that it would be cheaper to employ a trician.

Hi,Ihave been posting on this site regarding a CU unit and other associated things and noticed that the boiler was fed via a 16 amp fuse in the CU to a FCU witha 3 amp fuse and I just wondered if this was ok .It's been installed for 5 years now with no problems.

Is a 16 amp fuse in the CU ok for a central heating boiler ,the boiler is wired up to this with 2.5 cable then a fcu with a 3 amp fuse into the boiler

Going off the original post a bit here,When I pay the BC charges does their fees cover all notifiable work associated with the loft conversion,building work ,electrical.I know I can ring them tomorrow and get the answer but out of curiosty today would this assumption be correct.

thanks for the replies,the builder has a plumber and a sparks who do this side of the job ,architect plans and relevant calulations for loads etc have gone to BC who now require to be informed of the commencement of work.

So it looks like he will have to renew/replace my consumer unit then to comply as I think the old CU only has mcb,s.The builder is on the councils list for doing council loft conversions so he should be okay and up to date with things. Have any of you guys done wiring for loft conversions,I...

I cannot post pics yet,waiting for daughter to show me how,One other thing I will be having a loft conversion next month and the builder has quoted for double sockets and lights and final testing.I presume the electrician he employers will have to run these ccts to current regs so will this...

I can't get my head round this RCD bit,Is it something that can be fitted to the CU that already houses MCB,s.I always though they were basically the same thing RCD andMCB.Are my electrics ok with the MCB set up . thanks for your replies.By the way have enquired with South Yorks LABC and they...

Have abandoned the idea of a radial and am now going to get a sparks in to either extend ring or put fridge and freezer on its own ring using the mcb.Concerning the post about the RCD,my cu is a Memera 21 and it houses 6 mcb cartridges with a main on off switch where does rcd come into things...

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Thanks for the replies,the circuit is protected by a MEM M6 type1 16amp breaker,is this an rcd?.The two double sockets will be above the work top and then ,coming off the sockets, two fcu ,s will feed the two single sockets for a fridge and a freezer.So will this be ok and is the circuit breaker ok.

I have an unused 2.5 cable coming from my cu protected by a 16amp fuse.Could I run two double sockets and two single sockets off this cable as a radial cicuit.Would I have to notify this work if it was possible to do.The circuit would be in the kitchen area.Regards.

I know they are not in the ideal place but are they wired correctly, ie fcu then socket, and do they contravene regulations. regards max

I have looked on the forum for info about sockets under a sink but cannot find any posts.I have moved to a house and the washing machine and dishwasher sockets are positioned under the sink near the incoming water pipes and waste outlets.The sockets are spurs that are fed off the ring via a...

I have a 4ft brick wall at the front of my garden.I would like to hide it behind some sort of thick slow growing hedgeing plants.Could anybody please advise me what hedge to use. regards max

A bit daft this question,I need to remove a radiator for some work I am having done.Is it ok to remove the rad and then put stop ends on the inlet/outlet pipes of the pipework .The rad will not be replaced.The system is a combi type and the boiler is in my loft space of bungalow.cheers

Thanks for the reply.The roof space is going to be a loft conversion so I would expect the trician will be running a new ring main up there and that was where I hope he could run the spur from.The chimney void seemed like a good idea as it wouldn't create much mess and also I was hoping to...

I intend having a flat screen telly on the chimney breast. Would it be ok to spurr off a socket in my loft and run the cable inside a chimney breast to double socket also in the breast so that the wiring and socket are out of site. The chimney is capped off with a mushroom pot and is not...

Boiler is on a service contract and on last service, engineer changed pcb board has he said it was buzzing a bit?.I do go away for two weeks at a time and I turn my domestic water off when away.As I have said in previous post the heating has not been on and I have only used the hot water when...