D.I.Y. REWIRE-- A Step By Step Guide.

[telectrix]

1. Remove all heavy furniture from upstairs. Place in Storage.

2. Roll up all upstairs carpets. Ditto.

3. Lift floorboards to enable cable routing (not the ones that the plumber has wrecked, fitting central heating)

4. Move all downstairs furniture to centre of rooms and cover with dust sheets.

5. Cover all ground floor carpets with polythene sheeting.

6. Chase out from ground floor ceiling vertically to every point you require a fitting/accessory.

7. Now that you've realised that you are totally out of your depth, get on the phone to a qualified Sparks.

 

[rsmck]

I have to say. This is quite ironic coming from you lol. You told everybody that it's wrong of them to presume you incompetent and yet you you done exactly that to this customer and employee just because they've used the wrong terminology.

Big difference between asking for technical advise / interpretation of regulations on a forum such as this one (or even in person in a store) and turning up in a DIY store and asking "How do I install a new consumer unit" ..

Had the customer question been something like "I'm not sure what rating of MCB (or even "breaker switch" ) to use for X" then it's a little different but "I want to replace my fuse box, how do i do that" or words to that effect is a little different imho (e.g. asking for advice/clarification vs a step by step how-to / where do i start...)

 

[telectrix]

Big difference between asking for technical advise / interpretation of regulations on a forum such as this one (or even in person in a store) and turning up in a DIY store and asking "How do I install a new consumer unit" ..

Had the customer question been something like "I'm not sure what rating of MCB (or even "breaker switch" ) to use for X" then it's a little different but "I want to replace my fuse box, how do i do that" or words to that effect is a little different imho (e.g. asking for advice/clarification vs a step by step how-to / where do i start...)

i think that now you have become so addicted to this forum, you;ll never get your rewire completed. LOL.:smile5:

 

[IQ Electrical]

It is a drug, I've just had 2 weeks in the Betty Ford Clinic for this addiction but it's got me again....

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Saying that tel...members of my family are saying that i am in here too often but i dont care.....this forum is good reinforcement to the stuff they teach you at college..............

 

[rsmck]

i think that now you have become so addicted to this forum, you;ll never get your rewire completed. LOL.:smile5:

Haha, it's hours of entertainment - and i've already made a few useful contacts through it

Regarding the rewire (dare I mention it)... I'm waiting for a kitchen to appear at the weekend, get all that connected, then the ground floor is finished except for the lounge sockets... the lounge is currently powered by an extension from the hall.. Main reason for this is my better half keeps changing the layout of the room and preferred positions of outlets.

Upstairs (sockets and lighting (including 5A outlets) was completed (and tested) some time ago)

Oh and the garage, but that's another issue and for now will stay on the existing DB in the basement which at least now is connected to the main consumer unit with a 6mm cable and an appropriate MCB and RCD as opposed to previously (1.5mm VIR from a 30amp rewirable fuse)

 

[GLENNSPARK]

125 posts and STILL at the top: epic innit..........

 

[rsmck]

125 posts and STILL at the top: epic innit..........

Sorry (I'm sure I'm at least partially to blame )

 

[Spudnik]

Sorry about the "power devil" thing tel: wasn`t implying you would entertain that crap...aeg are good stuff but didn`t think the orange sheds sold stuff that high up the quality ladder mate..........

I think you may find that all manufacturers have a product line that is built 'cheaper' specifically for the DIY stores, to sell cheap.

I bought my petrol lawn mower (!) from a proper machine store, yes, the sheds had cheaper, but they felt a lot cheaper using less quality products.

 

[mickys86]

Rsmck.

I wasn't having a go. Thats old news. I was just pointing out that it was a bit ironic that the story was posted by u. Can we be friends? Lol

I actually believe that some of the things you will do could (notice I said could) be actually be better that some ( notice I said some) sparks

You've read the regs whereas some sparks probably haven't even bothered!

And the can of worms have been opened...... Again! Lol

 

[rsmck]

I wasn't having a go. Thats old news. I was just pointing out that it was a bit ironic that the story was posted by u. Can we be friends? Lol

Of course - would be handy to have more electricians I can count as friends

I actually believe that some of the things you will do could (notice I said could) be actually be better that some ( notice I said some) sparks

And I agree 100% (to both the "somes") - I know fine well that many (most?) sparks out there could do the job quicker and probably better than I could ... but as long as the finished result is safe and works as I need it to I'm happy (note I said "safe" first too, intentionally )

Besides I've got some unusual (over the top perhaps) aspects of this installation - particularly the lighting

You've read the regs whereas some sparks probably haven't even bothered!

You only have to look around this forum to see some of the interesting things you (proper) sparks encounter day-to-day that clearly were done by "electricians" - I dread to think what's out there (not just by Mr DIY but also by SOME electricians, present company excepted of course)

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Or those masquerading as sparkys: check out the thread "banging my head against the wall" for an example of fake NIC "sparkys"

 

[mickys86]

you (proper) sparks encounter day-to-day that clearly were done by "electricians" - I dread to think what's out there (not just by Mr DIY but also by SOME electricians, present company excepted of course)

Which reminds me..... My sisters bathroom lights need re wiring! lol

 

[DNS1]

but i did get a good cordless 18v drill, and i get 10% off on a wednesday.

As much as I avoid orange brand, I did pick up a Bosch 18V combi with 2 batteries from them for £30 a few months ago...

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Bet it was green though, not blue.... :smile5:

 

[DNS1]

Bet it was green though, not blue.... :smile5:

Lol, yeah it is, but for £30, who can argue?!