I'm going to be renovating my house and will be adding sockets, moving/replacing the boiler, and moving/replacing the old fuse box quiet a distance away. So may just rewire while I'm at the renovation.
Currently it is an old fuse box with just a few fuses (maybe 4). The amount of sockets in the house is pretty low.
The house is a 3 bed detached, and in the future I will do an extension to create a 4th maybe 5th. Possible built in 1980s
In the end of this upcoming renovation I will want to have; 1 electric shower, 1 combi boiler ~30kw, ~30 double sockets, 1 induction hob (on an island), 1 electric single oven (not on island), 5 lights upstairs, 4 light fittings + ~10 spot lights downstairs, a wired alarm (possibly), 1 outdoor rear light, 1 outdoor front light, in-line extractor fan in kitchen (30w)
I'm considering doing the chasing myself, and having an electrician do the CU wiring and maybe do the fittings wiring
Link to hob
No details on boiler, shower, or oven
Looking at this CU CLICK
I've done a fair amount of reading, and have a few questions. - I will discuss these things with my electrician, but I am just buying some of the stuff and doing research before hand
Am i allowed to do the chasing?
RCD + MCB or RCBO - All i can see is that an RCBO would make it so if anything trips, it doesn't take out other stuff. Is it worth it?
Is the 40amp RCD for a shower? usually showers have a 45-50 amp fused switch
I may only need 6mm cabling for the shower, but would it hurt if I used 10mm? I ask as these cables are the ones that usually burn out, hoping this would prevent that
Can i put the CU in an airing cupboard (no storage tank) upstairs? or does it need to be close to the incoming supply?
can I feed Cat6/satellite cabling along side electricity cabling?
My induction hob requires a 30amp fuse -does this mean I have to have a fuse box/fuse switch located near it, or can I connect it directly to the CU?
The island will have it's own circuit and only have the hob + 2-4 sockets + some led lighting. Can I run this on a radial, or a ring. And should I use a 32amp MCB?
Currently it is an old fuse box with just a few fuses (maybe 4). The amount of sockets in the house is pretty low.
The house is a 3 bed detached, and in the future I will do an extension to create a 4th maybe 5th. Possible built in 1980s
In the end of this upcoming renovation I will want to have; 1 electric shower, 1 combi boiler ~30kw, ~30 double sockets, 1 induction hob (on an island), 1 electric single oven (not on island), 5 lights upstairs, 4 light fittings + ~10 spot lights downstairs, a wired alarm (possibly), 1 outdoor rear light, 1 outdoor front light, in-line extractor fan in kitchen (30w)
I'm considering doing the chasing myself, and having an electrician do the CU wiring and maybe do the fittings wiring
Link to hob
No details on boiler, shower, or oven
Looking at this CU CLICK
I've done a fair amount of reading, and have a few questions. - I will discuss these things with my electrician, but I am just buying some of the stuff and doing research before hand
Am i allowed to do the chasing?
RCD + MCB or RCBO - All i can see is that an RCBO would make it so if anything trips, it doesn't take out other stuff. Is it worth it?
Is the 40amp RCD for a shower? usually showers have a 45-50 amp fused switch
I may only need 6mm cabling for the shower, but would it hurt if I used 10mm? I ask as these cables are the ones that usually burn out, hoping this would prevent that
Can i put the CU in an airing cupboard (no storage tank) upstairs? or does it need to be close to the incoming supply?
can I feed Cat6/satellite cabling along side electricity cabling?
My induction hob requires a 30amp fuse -does this mean I have to have a fuse box/fuse switch located near it, or can I connect it directly to the CU?
The island will have it's own circuit and only have the hob + 2-4 sockets + some led lighting. Can I run this on a radial, or a ring. And should I use a 32amp MCB?