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Hi, I'm in the process of selling my house & the buyers insisted I got an electrical safety report done or they would pull out of buying. I got an electrician to come & do a PIR yesterday which he didn't complete because he'd seen enough to know that we needed a rewire. In his words:
The most obvious non-compliance to current regulations (17th edition) is that there is no supplementary RCD (Residual Current Device) protection to the sockets and to wiring enclosed less than 50mm in walls. The consumer unit in use is a 4 way Wylex board using BS3036 semi enclosed re-wireable fuses. The incoming service points for gas and water are not bonded, and the earth rod is not connected which gave a very high earth loop impedance reading of 2.43 K.Ohm’s. There is some evidence of rubber covered wiring also. The lighting circuits have no cpc (earth) installed. The installed 100mA RCD unit was tested and did not operate within the recommended times at laid out in BS7176.
The kitchen has been rewired when it was refurbished and is fed from a separate consumer unit but with no RCD installed.
I have recommended to the clients that the property is rewired to address all of the above and other concerns such as a metal non earthed light fitting in the bathroom. I would recommend a consumer unit containing RCD protection along with MCB’s (Miniature Circuit Breakers), install equipotential earth bonding.
The electrician is doing me a quote but I'd also appreciate other opinion as to how much money I should be prepared to fork out to ensure the house sale progresses.
· installing new consumer unit giving RCD supplementary protection to all circuits. Install equipotential earth bonding to water and gas services, install new earth rod adjacent to front door.
All switches/sockets etc would be white, cable to be chased in & channels to be "made good" with coat of plaster.
I'm in Wiltshire & would be grateful for any guidance. Thankyou
The most obvious non-compliance to current regulations (17th edition) is that there is no supplementary RCD (Residual Current Device) protection to the sockets and to wiring enclosed less than 50mm in walls. The consumer unit in use is a 4 way Wylex board using BS3036 semi enclosed re-wireable fuses. The incoming service points for gas and water are not bonded, and the earth rod is not connected which gave a very high earth loop impedance reading of 2.43 K.Ohm’s. There is some evidence of rubber covered wiring also. The lighting circuits have no cpc (earth) installed. The installed 100mA RCD unit was tested and did not operate within the recommended times at laid out in BS7176.
The kitchen has been rewired when it was refurbished and is fed from a separate consumer unit but with no RCD installed.
I have recommended to the clients that the property is rewired to address all of the above and other concerns such as a metal non earthed light fitting in the bathroom. I would recommend a consumer unit containing RCD protection along with MCB’s (Miniature Circuit Breakers), install equipotential earth bonding.
The electrician is doing me a quote but I'd also appreciate other opinion as to how much money I should be prepared to fork out to ensure the house sale progresses.
· installing new consumer unit giving RCD supplementary protection to all circuits. Install equipotential earth bonding to water and gas services, install new earth rod adjacent to front door.
- rewire & replace 8 ceiling pendants, rewire & replace bathroom light with a zone 2 light
- rewire & replace 12 double sockets
- kitchen/cooker excluded from rewire as done 2003
- the shower is from a gravity fed, gas fired hot water system
All switches/sockets etc would be white, cable to be chased in & channels to be "made good" with coat of plaster.
I'm in Wiltshire & would be grateful for any guidance. Thankyou
