I had a new consumer unit fitted by B&Q as part of a new kitchen fitting, they subcontracted to someone I believe was a proper electrician. The first thing he has done wrong is labelled the fuses differently on the sticker on the consumer unit to the labelling by the actual fuses, this made me lose trust in his work and now I am concerned with a few other points about his work....
He has earthed the consumer unit to the gas pipe on the house side of my gas meter, is that acceptable? A friend just had a new consumer unit and his electrician wasnt happy earthing to the gas pipe and insisted on earthing to the water pipe. My water pipe is 10ft away and is plastic so maybe that explains it.
Also the consumer unit is sited 5cm below a gas pipe and I understand the regs say it must be 15cm, is this a problem? The consumer unit is on my garage wall high up by the ceiling and the gas pipe is the other side of the plasterboard ceiling. The reason I know where the gas pipe is because the kitchen fitter cut a hole in the ceiling in order to gain access to pass a new cable through to the kitchen for the cooker.
Can someone confirm if these are problems?
Thanks
He has earthed the consumer unit to the gas pipe on the house side of my gas meter, is that acceptable? A friend just had a new consumer unit and his electrician wasnt happy earthing to the gas pipe and insisted on earthing to the water pipe. My water pipe is 10ft away and is plastic so maybe that explains it.
Also the consumer unit is sited 5cm below a gas pipe and I understand the regs say it must be 15cm, is this a problem? The consumer unit is on my garage wall high up by the ceiling and the gas pipe is the other side of the plasterboard ceiling. The reason I know where the gas pipe is because the kitchen fitter cut a hole in the ceiling in order to gain access to pass a new cable through to the kitchen for the cooker.
Can someone confirm if these are problems?
Thanks