You definitely need to.
That might possibly be a factor, but moving the CU a bit doesn't necessarily impact much on the cost of the job. How close is the CU to the gas meter/pipes at present? - per the guidelines (not regulations), it only needs to be 150 mm away from gas pipes (and cables should be 25 mm from gas pipes).
I think I see what you mean but I think there is a difference.
I think there is a misunderstanding here. I totally agree with your saying that if it were TT, then #16 is wrong. However, that's not what I was talking about. I was refering to the exchange a few posts later when you responded to:
... by writing ...
Although you did go on to add "....If it was installed for personal protection, yes." it was that response from you that I thought could be misinterpreted to mean that 'the RCD issue' would not be a ('the main') safety issue if it had been installed because the OP had a TT supply.
Yes, but that it possibly just yet another issue about the clarity/literacy of the report! Don't forget, there are some amongst the inconprehensive items 6-12 which might relate to the lack of 30mA RCD protection!
Indeed - and, as you know, my inclination is to share your view.
Quite so - as I said, the report seems to be the product of 'point and click' software, with minimal actual typing to explain exactly what problems they claim to have identified.
Indeed - although, to be fair, the report is so bad that we don't actually know the extent of the work for which they have quoted! (WabbitPoo: do I take it that they didn't provide any details, other than the 'report', of what work they were quoting for?).
Fair enough. You obviously need a detailed specification of exactly what work is being quoted for - and, as always, you would be very well advised to get more than one quote - don't forget that the £2k you have been quoted is on the way to approaching the cost of 'a full re-wire'.
Yes, that's essentially what I suggested (although all the missing labels is obviously a trivial matter which might as well be addressed). However, as I also said, it could be that item 17 (replacing the CU) might be the simplest, and perhaps even cheapest, way of addressing several of the issues.
That could certainly be done, but to have just a single RCD protecting the whole installation would not (in most people's eyes) be compliant with current regulations. Whilst there is, in general, no complusion to bring existing installations into compliance with current regulations, 'new work' does have to comply - so I can see scope for some debate as to whether or not changing the RCD to something different (which could be said to be 'new work') would be acceptable.
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