Concerned about bathroom work carried out

[ahtyrrell]

Surely the digital shower mixer creates its own safe zoneas an electrical accessory, yes I can see that the cable is just off to oneside but who the hell would cut it that fine when drilling if they actuallyknew about safe zones, and anyone with half a brain who would actually thinkanyway would remove the wooden panel.
The FCUs look fine to me how often do fuses blow in the reel world, ifsomeone had a problem the first thing they would do is take the removable paneloff

 

[Hawkmoon]

I got the impression he wasn't touching the lighting circuit, just extending the ring circuit for everything?

No, but he would still have to check/install supplementary bonding if lights have no RCD (RCD only on ring)

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Absolutely (if tool needed to access) - no different to under bath as 701.32.3

my concerns over them FCUs was never to do with Zones..

it were all about accessability.....

 

[Geordie Spark]

Thst sound very familiar now you say it, My regs book and OSG are 200 miles away at present.

Yeah, yeah ......... right .....

 

[Zebra Stripe]

So its all actually ok!? Some seriously mixed messages on this post!


Price is for one days work plus parts. No mention of coming back to wire the equipment up.


Cheers,


Tom.

Hey Tom, mixed messages what do you expect, the only person to actually see the install and make an informed decision on whether or not the work complies with Regulations is your electrician, the person you employed to do the job, who is presumably competent and qualified as you have checked out his credentials, and not opinions of professionals who can only go by your photos and a vague explanation of how its been installed.

 

[Hawkmoon]

my concerns over them FCUs was never to do with Zones..

it were all about accessability.....

Yes but zoning aside 701.32.3 makes reference to it being acceptable to have (lets face it) a screwed bath panel - I would say a screwed wall panel (as above) is easier access than faffing about with a bath panel

 

[Hawkmoon]

So its all actually ok!? Some seriously mixed messages on this post!

Price is for one days work plus parts. No mention of coming back to wire the equipment up.

Cheers,

Tom.

Impossible to say from the information given - mixed messages are also from limited info, without actually seeing the install people can only speculate.

You should phone your electrician and voice any issues with him.

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Yes but zoning aside 701.32.3 makes reference to it being acceptable to have (lets face it) a screwed bath panel - I would say a screwed wall panel (as above) is easier access than faffing about with a bath panel

or stick `em in a more appropriate place...hence my agreement with geordie`s earlier post

 

[Guest55]

a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.........

never has a proverb been more apt for electrical work.

 

[NickD]

Impossible to say from the information given - mixed messages are also from limited info, without actually seeing the install people can only speculate.

You should phone your electrician and voice any issues with him.

I think maybe you need to reflect on what exactly your concerns are - is it really "I'm not sure it's safe" or "I'm not sure about the workmanship", or is the real root of it "This is a surprise...in my mind I never pictured it quite being done this way"?

 

[Guest55]

............ is the real root of it "This is a surprise...in my mind I never pictured it quite being done this way"?

its almost certainly this when mr diy does a bit of research trying to design his own electrics then the electrician comes along and bins the whole idea.

 

[Octopus]

So if he's not coming back - has he invoiced you and provided certs??

 

[uksparks]

Am I hearing correct that people are deciding if people are Electrical Trainee cowboys based on how much they charge?

 

[Badged01]

No, but he would still have to check/install supplementary bonding if lights have no RCD (RCD only on ring)

Nah, only worry that the work you've completed meets the regs ..... if you aint touching the lights not your problem!

 

[D Skelton]

Am I hearing correct that people are deciding if people are Electrical Trainee cowboys based on how much they charge?

I must be a massive cowboy then! Lol

Seriously though, I don't judge a book by how much it costs. You're right, it's ridiculous!