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Good evening,

I’m looking for some advice from experienced electricians please.

Currently having some work carried out by a new sparky due to mine being on holiday. The work he is doing is to an ok standard, but the only thing which has caught my attention in he has placed all the lights, 9 in total on one circuit (16a). Is this ok? Best practice? Meet regs?

Thanks in advance
 
Thankyou all for your replies, I will be back at the property in the next couple of days so will upload a picture of c/u.

The should be enough space on the c/u as I purchased the one with 10 MCBs from screwfix. My only worry is that he is not being honest with me and telling it meets regs an will pass checks\tests.

Somebody said about it’s not a rewire, that’s right but I gave the sparky instructions to do whatever he has so it meets the regs and is safe.

16amp MCB is definitely in the circuit for the light. Do you guys think I should challenge this an ask for a 6 or 10 to be put in?

Thanks again, it’s appreciated
 
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Thankyou all for your replies, I will be back at the property in the next couple of days so will upload a picture of c/u.

The should be enough space on the c/u as I purchased the one with 10 MCBs from screwfix. My only worry is that he is not being honest with me and telling it meets regs an will pass checks\tests.

Somebody said about it’s not a rewire, that’s right but I gave the sparky instructions to do whatever he has so it meets the regs and is safe.

16amp MCB is definitely in the circuit for the light. Do you guys think I should challenge this an ask for a 6 or 10 to be put in?

Thanks again, it’s appreciated

The regulations are not retrospective so do not have to be applied to existing installations where they pose no danger. Existing installations do not necesarilly have to be brought up to current regulations to be safe.
If the remit was to work on sockets and change the consumer unit then work to the lighting circuits was probably not needed to ensure safety.

I think a chat with the electrician about your concerns is needed.
 
Thankyou all for your replies, I will be back at the property in the next couple of days so will upload a picture of c/u.

The should be enough space on the c/u as I purchased the one with 10 MCBs from screwfix. My only worry is that he is not being honest with me and telling it meets regs an will pass checks\tests.

Somebody said about it’s not a rewire, that’s right but I gave the sparky instructions to do whatever he has so it meets the regs and is safe.

16amp MCB is definitely in the circuit for the light. Do you guys think I should challenge this an ask for a 6 or 10 to be put in?

Thanks again, it’s appreciated

What are those 10 MCB's doing? How many circuits were there in the old fuseboard?
 
The regulations are not retrospective so do not have to be applied to existing installations where they pose no danger. Existing installations do not necesarilly have to be brought up to current regulations to be safe.
If the remit was to work on sockets and change the consumer unit then work to the lighting circuits was probably not needed to ensure safety.

I think a chat with the electrician about your concerns is needed.
Attempted to chat to him and he stated that it was fine and will pass all tests and inspections (which is what i want, Yearly).
It is going to be a rental property and i dint want to put in tenants unless the electrics are safe.

It was definitely on a 16Amp MCB. Would you recommend me challenging him and ask to put it on a 10Amp?

Appreciate the advice im getting on this forum!
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What are those 10 MCB's doing? How many circuits were there in the old fuseboard?
There was two old fuse boards, both with 3 MCBs on each. I have a picture of that on my phone so will upload it shortly.

Thanks again
 

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