How old is this consumer unit?

[james74]

Hi,

I'm in the process of buying a house at the moment and there's a query over the consumer unit. It's a Wylex NHISS10SL - photo below.

The issue is that the seller can't produce a Building Regs compliance certificate for it. He claims that it was installed prior to 1st Jan 2005, in which case there would have been no requirement to register it, but he can't produce a receipt or invoice confirming the installation date either. There's no sticker or anything on the unit itself showing the installation date.

A number of other renovations were done in the house around 2008, so I suspect the consumer unit was done at the same time and the work was never notified.

I've contacted Wylex to ask when this model of consumer unit was launched, but they haven't replied.

If anyone here is familiar with this model of consumer unit and can tell me whether (a) it was on the market prior to 01-01-2015 so could have been installed before that date, or (b) it came onto the market after 01-01-2015 and the seller is telling me fibs, I'd be really grateful for the advice.

Thanks!

 

[EFLImpudence]

I would guess it was installed since 2005 (not 2015) but does it matter? Would a piece of paper make it different?

Do you want the house or not?

 

[chivers67]

Think Screw fix were still selling them four years ago.

 

[sparkwright]

There was a Wylex recall in 2010, and shortly after that they redesigned the MCBs in the style which you have.

Wylex have never got back to me regarding a query I had in 2010...

 

[sparkwright]

According to 'PriceLynx', the launch of the NHX range which you have was announced around November 2010.

 

[333rocky333]

2008 was when the 17th regs came out, up till then barely anyone ,fitted Dual Rcd boards, hence they became known as 17th edition boards

 

[DetlefSchmitz]

The only purpose for lengthy discussions about this is to increase the fee from the solicitors involved. It has virtually no practical benefit.

 

[AndyPRK]

Those mcbs were made around/after 2012.

No way near 2005

 

[AndyPRK]

The op could get money knocked off though ?

 

[EFLImpudence]

Those mcbs were made around/after 2012.
No way near 2005

2012 is since 2005 when the paperwork was introduced.

 

[EFLImpudence]

The op could get money knocked off though ?

Not if the price already accounts for the situation.

Does he (his wife) really want the house but will refuse to buy it because a piece of paper is missing?

 

[AndyPRK]

Yea I know 2012 is after 2005

I would hope they don’t turn the house down.

Maybe the op is annoyed the seller has lied. And going to take them to task with money off

 

[AndyPRK]

1 socket circuit isn’t a lot.

But sufficient.

 

[JohnW2]

The issue is that the seller can't produce a Building Regs compliance certificate for it. He claims that it was installed prior to 1st Jan 2005, in which case there would have been no requirement to register it, but he can't produce a receipt or invoice confirming the installation date either.

As others have said/implied, it really doesn't matter a jot. Even if it were installed after 1/1/2005 without notification, the 'crime' will have been committed by a person, not the house or a subsequent owner, so it would really be of no consequence to you if you bought the house. As has also been suggested it's such a relatively trivial matter (and, in any event, the seller can claim that they have 'taken it into account' when setting the asking price) that I don't think you would get anywhere by trying to use it to get a price reduction.

As has been said, these silly issues often relate to lawyers/conveyancers wanting to make more money out of the buyer.

Kind Regards, John

 

[chivers67]

Be worth getting the electrics looked at given that it has a "Water Heater" on a B6 which I suspect could be to ignite the boiler? The downstairs lighting is no doubt on the left hand MCB on the left hand RCD?

So one circuit that may or may not feed things that need labelling up.

Edited as I first looked at this and hadn't noticed the blank far left!