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    Would you get a rewire done if there's nothing wrong with the old stuff?

    Hi all. Just bought a house and it needs some attention to the electrics in terms of layout - loads of rooms that need 2 way switches don't have them, weird lighting set ups where one switch will do an inside and outside light at the same time etc, mostly trivial stuff. I had planned to get a...
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    Full rewire needed? First time home owner

    Hi All, Thanks for all the helpful advice in this forum. We've recently bought our first house - yay! With that being said, our building survey highlighted the wiring in the house, and an electrical installation report from 2017, when a new consumer unit was installed, suggested a rewire was...
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    Best way to wire new kitchen

    Hi, I am having my kitchen remodeled. I got a new panel put in this summer giving me the option to run more lines to the kitchen. right now the whole kitchen is running off of two double pole 20 amp breakers. We have tripped the breaker twice when using both the microwave and an air fryer at...
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    A really honest break down of rewire costings

    I really good open debrief from partisan electrical on a recent job
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    Rewire - smoke/heat circuit & immersion tank circuit

    So what do you guys do with the smoke/heat alarm circuit? Do you put them on their own or with the lighting? I would of thought if it is put on its own and it trips people wont even bother to fix it. Also if it did trip they wouldn't realise till the battery goes low and starts beeping...
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    More Rewire Questions :)

    Q1. So when I went to look at the flat, I could see that there was a wired extractor fan, and could see that the flexible plastic ducting was going into a straight pvc ducting which was rectangular shaped (I saw this through a missing plasterboard). I tried to see where the straight duct went...
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    Rewire Questions

    I've been to see a flat which needs a rewire. The flat is being completely renovated. I've just recently qualified, I have done rewires before during my apprenticeship and understand it, but it is the first time taking one on on my own, I feel pretty confident as it is all partition walls which...
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    Commercial kitchen from home

    Hi, I'd be getting an electrician to complete any work but would still like an idea first on what is and isn't possible and the best way of going about it. In a nutshell, we are looking at converting the spare area of our dining room into a mini-commercial kitchen by mainly using electrical...
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    Help pricing 3 bed rewire please

    Hi All - Hope you all had a good Christmas! I have just recently started my own business and struggle to price work as never had anything to do with that side of things in the past. Job is to Rewire a 3 bed Detached house Attic - New radial circuit with 2 sockets. 2 lighting points with 1 two...
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    Getting power from house to Garage

    Hi there. I want power in my garage which is NOT attached to my house, its around 20-25 meters from the main house consumer unit to the garage. There is conduit installed underground going from the House consumer unit, to the garage. Also in my main Consumer unit I have a 32amp spare breaker for...
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    Advice On Rewire Of Lighting Circuit

    I have just had some work carried our to rewire a lighting circuit in my house due to it having no earthing. The lighting circuit is the original lighting circuit that was installed when the house was built in the 50's which was ran in steel conduit. We now want to fit metal accessories but...
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    Light must be on for bathroom fan to work. Can I rewire so each switch works independently?

    In my bathroom, the light (switch on left) must be switched on in order for the fan to be switched on. I would like to be able to run the fan without having to keep the light on. Any solutions for a simple rewire?
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    UK Missing certification for recent rewire

    Hello, I just had my house reqwired by a local company, which did include an actual electrician. They said they would give me the Part P etc. paperwork after I paid for it, which I have. but, it was a couple of months ago now, and they always give excuses about being too busy, out fo the...
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    Covid Shielding and Rewire.

    My Friend has an ex council house (owned privately) that has recently been tested by the Local council ( its on a council estate that all the other properties have been identified as needing refurbishment.) The electrical installation is approx 40 years old and has been identified as out of date...
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    Recommendations for a wall chaser and other tools for rewire.

    I seem to be getting more rewires than usual and am considering buying certain tools that aid rewires as they are bloody hard work. At present I use an sds with chisel (gently) to make a line down each side of the chase, its a pain! So, any recommendations for a wall chaser? Do they all come...
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    office rewire with individual meters

    Hi folks - if anyone can offer dvice on this matter as i have heard several ways to do the job, so not sure which is best. I have an office block that i need to renew the wirings ( surface mounted / suspended ceilings etc.. there are approx 18 rooms on 2 floors which i need to rewire - i want...
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    ELECSA Certification Scheme Does a rewire have to have the electrical installation cert done by an NICEIC registered electrician ?

    Hi everyone first time asking on this so sorry if it’s been asked before. I’ve been asked to carry out a rewire in a private house and I’ve recently started my own company so I’m not registered with NICEIC or SELECT as I’m in Scotland. I’ve read conflicting reports that I can and can’t provide...
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    Rewire... Is a kitchen fan needed?

    So I’ve got a rewire coming up. There is one of those kitchen window fans put in as seen in the picture, but I don’t really want to reconnect to this or even replace it and use this type of fan as there’s going to be cable exposed leading into it. Is a kitchen fan really needed? Shall I suggest...
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    UK/London rewire pricing??

    Okay so i've got a 3 bedroom house to rewire and i need to give the client a quote. This will be my first own rewire, but i've done a few with other electricians i've worked with in the past, simple but messy. Just finished my apprenticeship too, so i'm not too bothered about making a killing...
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    Rewire question

    Evening all. Just a quick one. I've been asked to price for a rewire. I work for a NIC registered company and are not registered myself. Can I do it or will I need someone to sign of my cert?

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