I have just had extractor fans added to bathrooms, kitchen and utility in my completely remodernised house and I am wondering if there are any building regs that the electrician should have adhered to regarding the vent cover on the external rendered wall.
Im currently getting lots of freezing air coming through the vent hole created for the vent, plus the fins inside are permanently turning from the wind coming in, which is a very uncomfortable nightmare. It is exactly the same as having the window permanently wide open.
So the hole in the wall outside has been very badly covered with a plastic grille (which has insect mesh on it, only after i insisted), which does nothing to stop the freezing air gushing into my house.
I only want to know if this would be covered by building regs in any way, so i know if the electrician is obliged to change it, or if they are allowed to only put on these £2 vents externally, or if i have to deal with the matter myself at my cost.
(I am paying the electrician £000's to rewire my whole house and he has tried to get away with shortcuts all along .. so i'd like to know where i stand on this from a building regs standpoint).
Im currently getting lots of freezing air coming through the vent hole created for the vent, plus the fins inside are permanently turning from the wind coming in, which is a very uncomfortable nightmare. It is exactly the same as having the window permanently wide open.
So the hole in the wall outside has been very badly covered with a plastic grille (which has insect mesh on it, only after i insisted), which does nothing to stop the freezing air gushing into my house.
I only want to know if this would be covered by building regs in any way, so i know if the electrician is obliged to change it, or if they are allowed to only put on these £2 vents externally, or if i have to deal with the matter myself at my cost.
(I am paying the electrician £000's to rewire my whole house and he has tried to get away with shortcuts all along .. so i'd like to know where i stand on this from a building regs standpoint).