Hiya Guys my old man just been on the phone and asked me to find out if being a qualified electrician is enough to be changing CU or do you need to be part p registered etc
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Do you need to be qualified to replace CU
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from looking at those booklets it appears that they do not need to be qualified as its a replacement
No, changing like for like is only allowed providing there is no change in the characteristics. It is indended so you could change, for instance, a broken lightswitch in a kitchen without having to notify.
I imagine that he has an older type fuseboard and wants to put in a modern 'split load' type board.
Everything in that board is different. evry circuit will have a different characteristic because a B type BS60898 contact breaker behave differently to a BS3036 rewireable fuse.
Changing a consumer unit is a heart & lung replacement for a house and is notifiable under Building Regulations Part P.
I imagine that he has an older type fuseboard and wants to put in a modern 'split load' type board.
Everything in that board is different. evry circuit will have a different characteristic because a B type BS60898 contact breaker behave differently to a BS3036 rewireable fuse.
Changing a consumer unit is a heart & lung replacement for a house and is notifiable under Building Regulations Part P.
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Not so. A full inspection and test is required and an electrical installation certificate should be issued.
It is also, definitely, a notifiable job, so you must either submit and pay for a Building Notice in advance, or have it done by a registered contractor.
(Edit: TTC got in while I was chucking my spollink!)
It is also, definitely, a notifiable job, so you must either submit and pay for a Building Notice in advance, or have it done by a registered contractor.
(Edit: TTC got in while I was chucking my spollink!)
Please stop the hyperbole
now maybe if you were only allowed to isolate for half an hour and had to connect to crumbling VIR without any shorts it would be comparable.
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