Had a recent system due to the completion of some fairly major works. Will need quite a bit of help from someone kind. The install was carried out by an electrician, the test by his mate. Here goes the observations:
1. Outside light (to rear of garage) not suitably IP rated. (2)
2. Switch to outside light (to rear of garage not suitably IP rated. (2)
3. No phase identification to lights/switchs as required at various points. (4)
4. No earth to metal back boxes on switchs. (particularly thoise with metal face plates) (2)
5. No up to date circuit charts at distribution or warning labels. Supplied with this certificate (4)
6. Circuits not indelibly identified. (Rectified at time of inspection)
7. Absence of local supplementary bonding where required (lighting and extraneuos conductive parts in special areas. Bathrooms and kitchen (1)
8. No earth to metal back boxes on socket outlets. (4)
9. No green and yellow sleeving to c.p.c at lights/switchs at various points. (4)
10. DB1/4 circuit overloaded. (Too many lights for one circuit) (2)
11. Earth Fault Loop Impedance rating at one TSSO in Bedroom 1 signifcantly higher than others 1.02 agaisnt 0.48 next highest) (3)
Actions taken so far
1. Replaced with IP 54 light. (This wasn't me it was there when I moved in and is also under cover - but now replaced)
2. Replaced with IP44 switch. (As above)
3. All mine had red tags on. The new ones didn't but I have rectified accordingly. I assume that I need brown tags for blue switched lives. Yes it was all the new wiring that didn't have the tags!
4. All normal light switchs have earth in place; except for those with metal face plates which are all Futronix switch panels on a LV databus only. No live is present at these switchs. Do I need to run a dedicated earth - which will be a pain.
5. It was a brand new consumer unit that had been installed by the electrician following its relocation. Why hadn't he done this! Rectified at time of test
6. Same as above
7. Bonding. One bathroom has exposed pipe work for the bath, the bath is being removed. Everything else is buried in walls, including the taps & the shower. Where do I put the bonding?
The en-suite has in-wall showers & taps, toilet is wall hung & has a hidden cistern, behind tiles.
The main bathroom has a bath with pump, shower mixer & some pipes under it for the bath & the shower, should I cross bond these?
What about the radiators in all the bathrooms. These bathrooms are all new and have no bonding on the radiators. Do they require it? I can cross bond in the airing cupboard which is not in any of the bathrooms. but does have hot & cold feeds for the whole house, heating circuits, towel radiator circuits, gas for boiler.
The kitchen is due for removal and refit next so will be remedied at that time.
8. This is next on my to check list and will remedy what I find. I estimate this will take most of a day with funiture moves etc.
9. No green & yellow sleeving to c.p.c at lights/switchs as required at various points. I swear he made this one up. I have checked all switchs and can't find find one without. I guess I will check all light fittings next.
10. Circuit overloaded. Yes it has 26 lights on it. 10 of which are in the living room, 3 in the hall, and 1 on the landing all running off a Futronix lighting controller. In addition 8 in the kitchen & 4 in the bathroom. If they are all counted at 100W it is overloaded. As most of the light fittings are either 55W halogen transformers or max 60w fittings it isn't overloaded. Especially as the lighting controller which has 14 on it would not put them all on at once without being reconfigured.
I can however run another cable to the Futronix controller and wire separately as I have a spare on the consumer unit and can all be done through crawl spaces or wiring channels. I would estimate 2 hours for the cable run and 1 hour to make final connections.
11. I guess I will find this when I check item 8. I do know that there are two sockets split from one original to be either side of the bed using chocolate blocks under a blanking plate.
I look foward to all the comments & any help will be appreciated.
FootSore
1. Outside light (to rear of garage) not suitably IP rated. (2)
2. Switch to outside light (to rear of garage not suitably IP rated. (2)
3. No phase identification to lights/switchs as required at various points. (4)
4. No earth to metal back boxes on switchs. (particularly thoise with metal face plates) (2)
5. No up to date circuit charts at distribution or warning labels. Supplied with this certificate (4)
6. Circuits not indelibly identified. (Rectified at time of inspection)
7. Absence of local supplementary bonding where required (lighting and extraneuos conductive parts in special areas. Bathrooms and kitchen (1)
8. No earth to metal back boxes on socket outlets. (4)
9. No green and yellow sleeving to c.p.c at lights/switchs at various points. (4)
10. DB1/4 circuit overloaded. (Too many lights for one circuit) (2)
11. Earth Fault Loop Impedance rating at one TSSO in Bedroom 1 signifcantly higher than others 1.02 agaisnt 0.48 next highest) (3)
Actions taken so far
1. Replaced with IP 54 light. (This wasn't me it was there when I moved in and is also under cover - but now replaced)
2. Replaced with IP44 switch. (As above)
3. All mine had red tags on. The new ones didn't but I have rectified accordingly. I assume that I need brown tags for blue switched lives. Yes it was all the new wiring that didn't have the tags!
4. All normal light switchs have earth in place; except for those with metal face plates which are all Futronix switch panels on a LV databus only. No live is present at these switchs. Do I need to run a dedicated earth - which will be a pain.
5. It was a brand new consumer unit that had been installed by the electrician following its relocation. Why hadn't he done this! Rectified at time of test
6. Same as above
7. Bonding. One bathroom has exposed pipe work for the bath, the bath is being removed. Everything else is buried in walls, including the taps & the shower. Where do I put the bonding?
The en-suite has in-wall showers & taps, toilet is wall hung & has a hidden cistern, behind tiles.
The main bathroom has a bath with pump, shower mixer & some pipes under it for the bath & the shower, should I cross bond these?
What about the radiators in all the bathrooms. These bathrooms are all new and have no bonding on the radiators. Do they require it? I can cross bond in the airing cupboard which is not in any of the bathrooms. but does have hot & cold feeds for the whole house, heating circuits, towel radiator circuits, gas for boiler.
The kitchen is due for removal and refit next so will be remedied at that time.
8. This is next on my to check list and will remedy what I find. I estimate this will take most of a day with funiture moves etc.
9. No green & yellow sleeving to c.p.c at lights/switchs as required at various points. I swear he made this one up. I have checked all switchs and can't find find one without. I guess I will check all light fittings next.
10. Circuit overloaded. Yes it has 26 lights on it. 10 of which are in the living room, 3 in the hall, and 1 on the landing all running off a Futronix lighting controller. In addition 8 in the kitchen & 4 in the bathroom. If they are all counted at 100W it is overloaded. As most of the light fittings are either 55W halogen transformers or max 60w fittings it isn't overloaded. Especially as the lighting controller which has 14 on it would not put them all on at once without being reconfigured.
I can however run another cable to the Futronix controller and wire separately as I have a spare on the consumer unit and can all be done through crawl spaces or wiring channels. I would estimate 2 hours for the cable run and 1 hour to make final connections.
11. I guess I will find this when I check item 8. I do know that there are two sockets split from one original to be either side of the bed using chocolate blocks under a blanking plate.
I look foward to all the comments & any help will be appreciated.
FootSore
