Changing Consumer Unit

[Octopus]

I sound ridiculous here but Part P? I know its part of the regs but i never looked into what it covers!

As a spark, you need to have a general understanding of all the UK building regs...............this one in particular

 

[OggyMac]

There is no Part P in Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, or anywhere else in the north of Ireland (or Scotland)!

Thanks for clearing that up for me, Im just going to stick to a local spark for now just to do the tail terminations and I can bang out the rest of the work easily

 

[OggyMac]

As a spark, you need to have a general understanding of all the UK building regs...............this one in particular

I must seek further advice on the building regs because when i was doing my training, any exams i done never covered all the building regs!!

 

[Octopus]

I must seek further advice on the building regs because when i was doing my training, any exams i done never covered all the building regs!!

The is a publication entiltled something like "The Electricians Guide to the Building Regulations" - well worth buying a copy as it does provide the salient points to sparks in relatively easy to read form!

 

[Leesparkykent]

The is a publication entiltled something like "The Electricians Guide to the Building Regulations" - well worth buying a copy as it does provide the salient points to sparks in relatively easy to read form!

I don't think it would help the OP Murdoch as he's from Northern Ireland which have a different set of building regs. http://www.buildingcontrol-ni.com/regulations/technical-booklets A quick look through technical document R page 46 and I think they have different requirements on heights of accessories for example.

 

[Octopus]

I don't think it would help the OP Murdoch as he's from Northern Ireland which have a different set of building regs. Technical Booklets 2012 ? Building Control NI A quick look through technical document R page 46 and I think they have different requirements on heights of accessories for example.

How stupid can the UK get. Surely 1 set of regs would be best.... no wonder the incomers get confused then don't give a txss!

 

[Martin Kerr]

Generally if your registered in Ireland, it's normally NICEIC or ECA in Northern Ireland or RECI in Southern Ireland
The black connectors your are referring to are , and this is where the spark would generally disconnect the tails when they are carrying out a consumer unit change, but its work that need to be carried out with a bit of care when you are working live

 

[OggyMac]

Generally if your registered in Ireland, it's normally NICEIC or ECA in Northern Ireland or RECI in Southern Ireland
The black connectors your are referring to are , and this is where the spark would generally disconnect the tails when they are carrying out a consumer unit change, but its work that need to be carried out with a bit of care when you are working live

Thats the correct thing Martin, I am going to buy a REC 2 100amp Isolating switch tomorrow, call NIE and get them to isolate the house supply to enable me to do the switch over or let them do it for me, save a lot of hastle in the future if these amendments keep changing !! Or does NIE provide REC 2 switch upon request?

 

[Risteard]

Generally if your registered in Ireland, it's normally NICEIC or ECA in Northern Ireland or RECI in Southern Ireland

In fact since the 1st January it has only been legally possible to register with RECI in the south.

 

[Martin Kerr]

I haven't been involved in domestic as a rule but
Generally a competent spark would disconnect the tails from the Isco's , and carry out the consumer unit change without involving the NIE , as the demarcation line from the NIE is normally the tails going into the meter

 

[Martin Kerr]

Can you elaborate on that statement?

 

[Risteard]

Can you elaborate on that statement?

Which statement?

 

[Martin Kerr]

Not sure what you meant about only registering with RECI and the 1st of January, in regards to a northern contractor

 

[Risteard]

Not sure what you meant about only registering with RECI and the 1st of January, in regards to a northern contractor

I didn't mention northern contractors. I was saying that since the 1st January RECI has been the only Electrical Safety Supervisory Body (SSB) in the south, and therefore it has only been possible to be registered with RECI in the south. The other SSB was registering anyone and everyone and therefore the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) put out to tender that there would only be one SSB.

RECI won the tender and the other SSB only came third. (An outside company came second.) Therefore RECI is the only show in town in the south now.

In the north it is still NICEIC Approved Contractor and ECA. (I think there may be something like one NAPIT member in the north.)

 

[Geordie Spark]

safest option is to get a qualified electrician.

Aye, but where the Hell does he find one of those these days?? ::