House Rewiring Compliance

[Specialist]

most come with a 3 wire plug in lead that you have then to connect to your 3 core and T/E.

Agreed Tel, but the bases aren't exactly expensive to buy normally.
I use Kidde smokes, & bases are something like £1.50 a throw.

 

[westward10]

I don't think it was cheap - £3500.

Can i also ask about the mains wires touching the central heating pipes - is this ok or should they be clipped away from the pipes or can the pipes have insulation around them? If it is a problem is this something the electrician or central heating installers should do? Many thanks

What came first the pipes or the cable.
Reg 528.3.1, A wiring system shall not be installed in the vicinity of services which produce heat, smoke or fumes likely to be detrimental to the wiring, unless it is protected from harmful effects by shielding arranged so as not to affect the dissipation of heat from the wiring.
Reg 528.3.3 refers to any foreseeable operations carried out the other service will not cause damage to the electrical service or the converse.

 

[Jo.Forum]

Under the floor in the bedrooms cable had been run first then pipes were put in afterwards. However in the bathroom - image attached the cable would have been put in after as the central heating company did not replace a section of the copper pipe in the bathroom - image attached. Thanks

 

[buzzlightyear]

who was first in spark or heating engineer !

 

[Octopus]

£3500 for a rewire is anyone's guess. How many switches, sockets, lights etc do you have.

I'm on an extension at the moment which is about £6k ....

 

[westward10]

If pipework was put in after, aside from the bathroom image you will have trouble putting any blame on the electrician. Personally I don't believe close proximity of cabling to the pipework is a huge issue. The smoke detectors is your major concern.

 

[telectrix]

I don't think it was cheap - £3500.

Can i also ask about the mains wires touching the central heating pipes - is this ok or should they be clipped away from the pipes or can the pipes have insulation around them? If it is a problem is this something the electrician or central heating installers should do? Many thanks

all depends who was there first. if the cables were installed first, then the plumber should keep his pipes away ( min 25mm). if the pipes were there first, then it's up to the electrician to maintain separation.

 

[telectrix]

Smoke alarm attached

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that's an R.A.F. jobby. and i don't mean it's got anything to do with our glorious fly boys.

 

[Flanders]

Agree with others but should be simple fixes for the electrician, put a few clips in that cable running over the noggin, fit round dry linning box for the smoke alarms (the surface boxes look a bit naff) and put some lagging around the pipe were the cables are in close proximity , just a bit of basic snagging that should of been done at the time of the rewire

 

[Ian1981]

most come with a 3 wire plug in lead that you have then to connect to your 3 core and T/E.

Normally through the base tho I've never installed one which doesn't have a base or is part of it like aico

 

[Jo.Forum]

Thank you for all your advice. I will ask about getting a round dry lining box for the smoke alarm in the picture. The other smoke alarms have a box taped around the connections (please see image attached) is this sufficient? The box doesn't seem to close properly hence the tape. I'm not sure what the boxes around the connections are needed for so was worried that if one of the reasons for the box is to prevent fire spread having the box slightly open would defeat the point....

 

[Specialist]

Hi Jo: Good pictures.
When was the house re-wired ?.
If you've recently paid for a re-wire, I'd love to hear your Electricians explanation for Re-using old cable.

Love the Blue tape and the way the cable sheath doesn't enter the box.

 

[telectrix]

what old cable?

 

[Specialist]

Apologies Jo: Forget what I said said about old cable, just viewed the picture on my daughter's laptop & the cable shows up as Brown / Black as it should do. It's modern 3 core, guess it's time to send this tablet back

 

[Rpa07]

It's just all a bit lazy. Lack of pride in your work and 'if things can't be seen then they don't matter'.
If the OP can take photos of the things she feels to be wrong then it dictates the possible standard of the rest of the install.
Very most probably safe but with a lack of good standard.
If the installer ever sees this, know that we are not impressed and as mother would say 'buck up your ideas'