I am not a qualified electrician - do the reulations allow me to fit a 32 amp rcbo or must this be done by someone suitably qualified?
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The OP appears to be in Wales. I think that means that this work would probably be notifiable (given confirmation of the exact details of what was being done) even if it did not involve a 'new circuit'.Should the associated circuit be a new one this will involve notification to the Local Authority Building Control before the start of the work and involve a not inconsiderable fee.
Agreed.A new circuit IS notifiable either way.
Nope. I took (perhaps incorrectly) the OP's question about whether he could 'fit' an RCBO to refer to adding a 'new' RCBO, not replacing an MCB (or pre-existing RCBO) with an RCBO. That, in itself, would now be notifiable in Wales, but not in England - although it's very likely that a 'new RCBO' would imply a 'new circuit', hence notifiable in both places.Therefore I presume you mean changing an MCB for RCBO - so I will disagree.
Quite, and in the 'you never know' situation, we would probably be dealing with something aboiut which there could be a lot of deabte, and varying opinions.That's alright then. I thought that if it does NOT involve a new circuit then a circuit must already be there and so it would be a replacement. You never know, though.
That was obviously my point.I think that could easily be argued either way ...
Fair enough, but that's obviously introducing other issues. If there were no such 'additional issues', one would obvioulsy have to make a decision as to whether the shift of an 'existing' (and satisfactory) circuit to a new MCB did, or did not, require notification. If I dare say it, the pragmatic answer is probably a rhetorical question - namely "who on earth would ever know that it had been done, even if it did require notification, but was not notified?"!...but I did advise, in that thread, that an electrician should be employed 'to save the LA fee' intimating that it was as the extension of the circuit needs to be done properly although the existing would appear not to have been.
Quite so - and nor can I (comment). As I said, it was a question, not a comment ... but, of course, for a DIYer deciding whether to notify or not, it's not really "£1.80 or £400", but, rather "£0 or £400"!You may very well think that; I could not possibly comment. £1.80 or £400.00
Thanks for the clarification, but I confess that I'm still a bit confused. If an electrician is going to be undertaking this work, why did you ask whether a qualified electrician was needed to fit the RCBO. I also wonder which of the circuits you're talking about replacing an MCB with an RCBO for?Many thanks for the feedback - I'm sorry to have caused a bit of uncertainty by not mentioning that this question is based on replacing an existing MCB with an RCBO as EFLImpudence assumed. The reason I ask the question is I am planning to have new kitchen - the kitchen co. arranged for an electrician to come out and assess costs. He quotes
Reposition socket for dishwasher and fridge - (I don't think required as they remain in situ)
Isolate cooker and extract fan during 1st fix
Reconnect appliances on 2nd fix
Fit 32amp rcbo to existing consumer unit for new range circuit
Full test of kitchen socket circuit and cooker circuit
OK - I think I may be a little closer to understanding! The quote you mention talks about fitting a RCBO in the CU for a 'new range circuit', so I assumed this really was a 'new circuit' (and that it refered to a 'new' RCBO for a new circuit, not an RCBO replacing a previous MCB on an existing circuit), but perhaps I was wrong.JohnW2 - the kitchen fit is only a proposal at this stage I haven't agreed a contract so I just wanted to weigh things up. Re the circuit I guess it relates to the cooker which is being replaced - currently built in electric oven (gas rings) to be replaced with range cooker with electric oven (gas rings).
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