Short version….
I was having a kitchen/diner extension and my builder was using a sub contractor for the electrics. For financial reasons, my builder packed up and left (about 8weeks ago). At the point he left, the room was first fixed electrically. Trying to find another builder who was available to complete the project became impossible, so we decided to arrange trades ourselves. The original electrician tried to blackmail me and charge me rent on the cables unless I paid him what the builder owed him. So I won’t be reusing him.
I have 3 kids under 8 and have had to move out because our house just isn’t safe for the little ones. When trades come over to quote, I think they see the situation and take advantage a little and charge a little too much, knowing most people are too busy.
Getting an electrician to come complete someone else’s work and sign it off is going to be a struggle and I don’t want to be taken advantage of any more, so have a few questions to help me know my stuff, luckily I have a little more knowledge of electrics compared to the other trades.
None of the new circuits have been connected to the fuse board. Currently I have a split board, only 1 side of it has an RCD.
basically, Id like to know has been done is correct, what needs to be done and if there’s any need for a 2nd RCD because if I need a new bigger board, it will hold up the fitting of the kitchen.
A new ring circuit has been added for the kitchen. Will this need to be RCD protected?
A new light circuit has been added will this need a RCD
A radial has been run to a new outside socket. The Plan was to connect the existing SWA feeding my shed to the outside socket. There’s already a RCD in the shed, a socket MCB and a light MCB.
What’s the right thing to do with this?
Thanks in advance for any advice
I was having a kitchen/diner extension and my builder was using a sub contractor for the electrics. For financial reasons, my builder packed up and left (about 8weeks ago). At the point he left, the room was first fixed electrically. Trying to find another builder who was available to complete the project became impossible, so we decided to arrange trades ourselves. The original electrician tried to blackmail me and charge me rent on the cables unless I paid him what the builder owed him. So I won’t be reusing him.
I have 3 kids under 8 and have had to move out because our house just isn’t safe for the little ones. When trades come over to quote, I think they see the situation and take advantage a little and charge a little too much, knowing most people are too busy.
Getting an electrician to come complete someone else’s work and sign it off is going to be a struggle and I don’t want to be taken advantage of any more, so have a few questions to help me know my stuff, luckily I have a little more knowledge of electrics compared to the other trades.
None of the new circuits have been connected to the fuse board. Currently I have a split board, only 1 side of it has an RCD.
basically, Id like to know has been done is correct, what needs to be done and if there’s any need for a 2nd RCD because if I need a new bigger board, it will hold up the fitting of the kitchen.
A new ring circuit has been added for the kitchen. Will this need to be RCD protected?
A new light circuit has been added will this need a RCD
A radial has been run to a new outside socket. The Plan was to connect the existing SWA feeding my shed to the outside socket. There’s already a RCD in the shed, a socket MCB and a light MCB.
What’s the right thing to do with this?
Thanks in advance for any advice