Help please.....

[blue]

Hello folks,

Can anyone help please.

I am in the process of buying a new house, and have had a inspection report done which came back a unsatisfactory.

could someone give me a rough price on the costs to make good the following please.

- No RCD protection on all circuits
- Require new 17th edition consumer boards
- No circuit protective conductor in lighting circuit
- Outside porch light wired incorrectly from bedroom socket
- Ring final circuit no continuity on all cables
- Main earth cable not too current regs
- Earth cable to water and gas mains not to current regs
- Outside socket not RDD protected
- Garden lighting supply not correctly wired
- Garage consumer board requires changing

I understand that this a detailed list and giving me an idea of costs would be difficult, but a best guess would help.

The house is a three bed house with detached garage.

Many thanks

Blue

 

[Midwest]

No, i am still here. Having been on nights, i was getting some sleep then after reading the replies i did what was suggested.
I have spoken to the person who did the report. As he said, because its an inspection he had to highlight all the faults and items that need attention even if not time critical. The house shouldnt need to be rewired, just updated at a cost of around £700-1000.

Time to get your Henry Kissinger head on then and renegotiate the price, otherwise in the future you'll end up like my sister-in-law, having to take chandeliers back.

 

[Midwest]

That was a mistake,

Unlike you davesparks

 

[telectrix]

but it's been fine for 50 years without an earth on the lights.............

 

[TJ Anderson]

Out of interest, and I don't know the answer, what reg edition did they bring in the requirement for cpc's on lighting circuits? I assume it was some time in the 60's as it is installs of this age that lack them.

 

[NDG Elecs]

Out of interest, and I don't know the answer, what reg edition did they bring in the requirement for cpc's on lighting circuits? I assume it was some time in the 60's as it is installs of this age that lack them.

I knew it was 1966 but wasn't sure of edition. But it's 14th according to https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/BS_7671

 

[DuaneMHunt1976]

To me sounds like all the outside work done, Naffed a lot of the inside
And needs new cu and RCDs

 

[Octopus]

Out of interest, and I don't know the answer, what reg edition did they bring in the requirement for cpc's on lighting circuits? I assume it was some time in the 60's as it is installs of this age that lack them.

I thought it was mid 1970's

Every day is a learning day

 

[NDG Elecs]

I have read 1966 from numerous places over the years. But I am not 100% positive by any means.

 

[7029 dave]

Yes 14 edition of the IEE. This addition with all its amendments ran right up to 1980, remember it well, because was in my 1st year of college.