Fuse Box/Fuse board - supply and fit

[Pete999]

He may have legitimate reasons for suggesting a replacement.

He may indeed, but imo it's doubtful, no testing a quick look and oh yes madam you need a new fuse box that'll be£--- put your own figure on that Westy, you're a good bloke, but in this case far to trusting.

 

[den wise]

He may have legitimate reasons for suggesting a replacement.

Thank you - I will ask for a breakdown of what exactly needs doing in advance

 

[den wise]

He may have legitimate reasons for suggesting a replacement.

Thank you - I will ask for a breakdown of what exactly needs doing in advance

 

[Octopus]

^^ and why

 

[westward10]

He may indeed, but imo it's doubtful, no testing a quick look and oh yes madam you need a new fuse box that'll be£--- put your own figure on that Westy, you're a good bloke, but in this case far to trusting.

Must be mellowing Pete, as Hemingway said to see if someone is trustworthy, trust them

 

[Octopus]

He may have legitimate reasons for suggesting a replacement.

Increase his income maybe?

 

[telectrix]

echo the advice of pete and murdoch. a CU replacement is advisable, but maybe not necessary. a second opinion is in order.

 

[The Ghost]

It looks like a 100ma RCD though. And yeh...proteus.

 

[telectrix]

even so, if the cables to the cooker etc. are not subject to a 30mA RCD in accordance with 522.6.101 ( green bible), then no need .

 

[Pete999]

He may have legitimate reasons for suggesting a replacement.

He may indeed, but imo it's doubtful, no testing a quick look and oh yes madam you need a new fuse box that'll be£--- put your own figure on that Westy, you're a good bloke, but in this case far to trusting.

It looks like a 100ma RCD though. And yeh...proteus.

Yeah but easily rectified to a 30ma?

 

[The Ghost]

Yep quite often I have advised no does not need new CU, or rewire etc. meets regs then someone more rapacious comes along and gives them the blarney runs me down they get new CU, and think I gave them bad advice!

 

[westward10]

It looks like a 100ma RCD though. And yeh...proteus.

Never spotted that, probably the reason then.

 

[Pete999]

Never spotted that, probably the reason then.

Probably right Westy, but any self respecting Sparky would recommend an RCD change, wouldn't they???

 

[Pete999]

I still reckon Mr you need a CU change is after relieving Den of a few hundred quid, well that's my opinion anyway, but then again I'm retired so my opinion don't count according to some. Before anyone asks why I keep harping on about being retired, just let me say that the person who first aired the issue of my retirement really ticked me off, cheeky git.

 

[westward10]

Probably right Westy, but any self respecting Sparky would recommend an RCD change, wouldn't they???

I personally wouldn't go down that route and whilst you shouldn't base this on brand it would sway me. But as you say replacing the main rcd switch is of course possible.