In the “Sticky” section, “The Which book of Wiring an Lighting” is recommended.
I moved into a new (1934) house about 6 months ago. I need to do some maintenance on the installation as some aspects of it are ‘shocking’ to say the least. Is a cooker socket in the bathroom to isolate the shower against regulations?
Anyhow, before I start doing anything. Or before I get an electrician to do anything, I’d like to read up on what is what so that I can start planning.
Interesting points that I have learnt just from browsing this site include the recommended height of sockets; not putting a Fridge-Freezer on an RCD protected circuit; lack of need for an RCD on SWA cable. I could go on…
With electrics, if something looks too complicated, I’ll leave damn well alone and get someone in who knows what they’re doing. I just want to have a bit more knowledge so I know what to ask for when I get someone to maybe replace my consumer unit or replace the dodgy wiring in the garage.
“The Which book of Lighting and Wiring” was published in 2000. Is this maybe a bit out of date now?
Many thanks in advance
G
I moved into a new (1934) house about 6 months ago. I need to do some maintenance on the installation as some aspects of it are ‘shocking’ to say the least. Is a cooker socket in the bathroom to isolate the shower against regulations?
Anyhow, before I start doing anything. Or before I get an electrician to do anything, I’d like to read up on what is what so that I can start planning.
Interesting points that I have learnt just from browsing this site include the recommended height of sockets; not putting a Fridge-Freezer on an RCD protected circuit; lack of need for an RCD on SWA cable. I could go on…
With electrics, if something looks too complicated, I’ll leave damn well alone and get someone in who knows what they’re doing. I just want to have a bit more knowledge so I know what to ask for when I get someone to maybe replace my consumer unit or replace the dodgy wiring in the garage.
“The Which book of Lighting and Wiring” was published in 2000. Is this maybe a bit out of date now?
Many thanks in advance
G