Alterations on old rewireable consumer unit

[Noob2013]

A friend has asked me to install a couple of extra sockets in there kitchen.

The consumer unit is an old Wylex with rewireable fuses so there is no RCD protection.

Would you carry out the work and recommend a new consumer unit/upfront RCD or would you not do the work unless they agree to have the extra work carried out aswell?

Some people are too tight or unable to afford the extra work so can't make them do it.

Cheers

 

[ruston]

It's a nightmare, the poor woman regrets employing him but also tried blaming me for not connecting the hob 'in advance' - until I explained I couldn't until the worktop was actually 'on site'. :smile5:

Fine , but if he knew it wasn't on only an idiot would glue it in.
I'm on your side.

 

[Dave OCD]

Yeah the flex was all in place from the isolator ready to connect and I even asked her to ring me as soon as the worktop was fitted but that didn't happen..... :smile5:

 

[ruston]

As I said to someone recently, ' you wont be the first....'

 

[ipf]

No, I don't believe so DPG.
Originally we were allowed to omit RCD protection in non-domestic installations only because the EAWR required employees to be skilled or supervised.
They changed it to requiring a risk assessment because the exemption was being abused.
There was always an exemption for sockets for specific items, for all installations.

So, I am still alright labelling up a non RCD socket 'lawnmower' then. Cheers spin:book:
:wink_smile:

 

[Deleted member 26818]

Yes, as long as the mower has an RCD plug.

 

[telectrix]

Yes, as long as the mower has an RCD plug.

touche!

 

[IzzyS]

It's a nightmare, the poor woman regrets employing him but also tried blaming me for not connecting the hob 'in advance' - until I explained I couldn't until the worktop was actually 'on site'. :smile5:

I have wired one in advance before. Leave enough slack in the wring and Pythagoras reckons it can be passed through the hole in the worktop. Unless you have a circular hob.

 

[andyb]

I have wired one in advance before. Leave enough slack in the wring and Pythagoras reckons it can be passed through the hole in the worktop. Unless you have a circular hob.

There were no electric hobs in Pythagoras's day.

 

[Dave OCD]

I have wired one in advance before. Leave enough slack in the wring and Pythagoras reckons it can be passed through the hole in the worktop. Unless you have a circular hob.

Anything that isn't well out of the way and/or wrapped up in 6 inches of bubble wrap at this place gets covered in crap or scratched and scuffed by the wet pants/kitchen fitter/utterly useless ****. And as the supply end of the flex was already in plastered in oval conduit to use your method the hob would have had to be sat in the bottom of the housing pending the arrival of the worktop - believe me that would be a recipe for disaster on this particular job.

 

[ipf]

touche!

Toupee to you too...

 

[varilite]

Using lollipop method 6mm instead of 2x2.5s