Diy house rewire

[Harry Bloomfield]

32amp rcbo for 2.5mm twin and earth ring for the 2 bed rooms


32amo rcbo for 2.5mm twin and earth ring for the kitchen


32amp 6mm radial run cable running to the cooker switch


6amp rcbo with 1.5mm twin and earth running one way daisy chain bedroom lights


6amp rcbo with 1.5mm twin and earth running one way daisy chain for living room and kitchen and dining room light

No power in living room? No mention of a boiler supply, alarm system?

1.00mm could be used, instead of 1.5mm.

 

[ericmark]

Most complex wiring in my house, is likely the central heating, and most likely error is a supply outside, and cable routes.

 

[markus2025]

No power in living room? No mention of a boiler supply, alarm system?

1.00mm could be used, instead of 1.5mm.

Sorry i missed to say the 2 bedrooms would be on the same ring as the living room

The boiler would be on a fused spur from the ring from one of the kitchen sockets

No alarm system or any other electrical thing such as outdoor lights or sockets

All how it currently already is

One thing i would have to question would be the locations of the double sockets on the 32amp ring for the living room and the 2 bed rooms

im looking at having 4 sockets in living room and 4 in each bedroom which would mean 12 sockets would that be to much and would i be better doing the bedrooms on there own ring and living room and dining room on its own ring

Like i say we are talking a very small 2 bed cottage here with nothing fancy just a like for like replacement to whats in with the addition of the odd socket here and there

As for all this testing i would presume that is to test rcbos are working as they should there is no breaks in the cable and that you havnt managed to wire a earth i ti a live and such

All ceilings are down and all back to the brick so everything can stay exposed to be checked nothing will be ran under the floor its all along the loft joists

I do often think that alot of sparks do make on there is alot more to it really...

But aslong as you get your live in the live earth in the earth neutral in the neutral switch wires and such color shrinked to show any switch live and constant live the correct size cable for the amp circuit and make sure pipe work is earth bonded make sure every thing is to the correct torx and fully all the way in the device and secure

And dont do any thing stupid like twist a join leaving it exposed

Then i cant see where you can go wrong...

Like ive said if it was commerical and you was working on 3 phase and high tec stuff like in a power plant then of course no diy should attempt that but on small domestic houses

Am i being nieve to say that apart from the phisical work and man hours drilling chasing hammering and pulling that there really is not that much to it ?

 

[markus2025]

Most complex wiring in my house, is likely the central heating, and most likely error is a supply outside, and cable routes.

I presume you have some sort of central heating system where you have zones and controls in each room if its complex as a standard central heating system wouldnt be complex at all , you genrally have a switch fused spur powering the boiler then a thermostat control feed from the boiler to either a hard wired thermostat or a receiver that works with a wireless thermostat such as a hive