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I want same electrical work done, it's not new works just replacement as in I don't want single light pendants in my hallways I want downlighters,a couple surface mounted cables buried and surface mounted sockets moved down and sunk in the wall. The fella is telling me that I need a new whole new fuse box because that's the new regs. I didn't think downlighters had to be RCD protected. This is a picture of my box and I believe that it doesn't need replacing.

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If he is going to intern cables in the wall without earth containment then yes they require additional rcd protection. How he goes about this is either a board update or provide rcd protection by other means. It should be noted that right side mcb does not belong in that board.
 
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I forgot to mention that after I said I'm suppling the lights sockets and switches he said he'd knock ÂŁ200 off. Now what I bought came to ÂŁ57 and that's at retail.
What with his trade discount he does have quite a mark up. I don't begrudge anyone making a living but surely he's wants enough at ÂŁ50 a hole for the 8 downlighters. I don't think my pasterboard ceiling is reinforced with concrete. And upto ÂŁ125 for chasing, after telling me that his great chasing machine will do it in a few minutes and with no mess.
 
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Russ9411 said:
I forgot to mention that after I said I'm suppling the lights sockets and switches he said he'd knock ÂŁ200 off. Now what I bought came to ÂŁ57 and that's at retail. What with his trade discount he does have quite a mark up. I don't begrudge anyone making a living but surely he's wants enough at ÂŁ50 a hole for the 8 downlighters. I don't think my pasterboard ceiling is reinforced with concrete. And upto ÂŁ125 for chasing, after telling me that his great chasing machine will do it in a few minutes and with no mess.
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Get another quote, we can't judge from here how much work is involved.

Edit, also if I were doing the work and you supplied me what I presume are cheap nasty, awful to fit down lights you'd purchased yourself, I'd charge more. I'd also not offer any warranty on them.
 
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