Hi,
We moved into our house in 2001, and as part of the survey it was suggested that we had the wiring tested due to the age and the fact the previous occupant was a bodge DIYer. The result of the test was that although the insulation tests gave good readings, it was advisable to re-wire the house to bring it up to modern standards.
We set asside a budget, and started by having the kitchen re-wired by a local electrician as part of the re-furbishment. However we then had a boiler pack up and we got stuffed by a cowboy who took away all the remaining budget for the rewire. A few months later, and before the regs changed, I rewired the sockets downstais and upstairs, but left the lighting circuits.
I'm now in need to replace the old wiring in the lighting circuits, but I'm confussed over the regulations. Is it classed as replacing existing circuits or a new installation ? - If I do need to comply with PartP could I run in the cables and then get a quilified sparky to do the termination and test, or can I do the job myself and have the local council inspect and test it ?
On a practical note, we do not have a loft, just a shallow pitch roof. The existing cabling runs in what looks like 3/4" steel tube in the wall. With this in mind, what would be the best way to run the new cable. I was thinking of using the old cable to drag through small diameter nylon rope, and then use that to pull through the new cable, to save pulling the ceilings down or cutting holes in them.
We moved into our house in 2001, and as part of the survey it was suggested that we had the wiring tested due to the age and the fact the previous occupant was a bodge DIYer. The result of the test was that although the insulation tests gave good readings, it was advisable to re-wire the house to bring it up to modern standards.
We set asside a budget, and started by having the kitchen re-wired by a local electrician as part of the re-furbishment. However we then had a boiler pack up and we got stuffed by a cowboy who took away all the remaining budget for the rewire. A few months later, and before the regs changed, I rewired the sockets downstais and upstairs, but left the lighting circuits.
I'm now in need to replace the old wiring in the lighting circuits, but I'm confussed over the regulations. Is it classed as replacing existing circuits or a new installation ? - If I do need to comply with PartP could I run in the cables and then get a quilified sparky to do the termination and test, or can I do the job myself and have the local council inspect and test it ?
On a practical note, we do not have a loft, just a shallow pitch roof. The existing cabling runs in what looks like 3/4" steel tube in the wall. With this in mind, what would be the best way to run the new cable. I was thinking of using the old cable to drag through small diameter nylon rope, and then use that to pull through the new cable, to save pulling the ceilings down or cutting holes in them.
