Inexperienced in house rewires. Guidance needed.

[OhmSweetOhm]

Hi people,

Gonna rewire my house in the forthcoming weeks but I myself work on commercial and industrial projects and have only newly wired houses as an apprentice 2-3 year ago so I am unfamiliar with what should and shouldn't be done in house rewires.
I plan to use this thread for any advice that you lot would like to offer and for myself to ask any questions which I happen to think of!

So my first few are...

• Should outside sockets be part of a ring main or should they be spurred off a ring main?
• Does a boiler require it's own dedicated circuit?
• Is it legal to run cables behind skirting boards or must they be run underneath the floorboards and chased into the walls?

Thanks, appreciate it!

 

[Des 56]

Safe zones are secret places known only to electricians
So please shhh speak quietly please, by mentioning them openly, other trades may get to know their whereabouts

 

[Jonny66]

Spured off lighting circuit, are you sure?

 

[telectrix]

i put my old boiler on the RFC. she wasn't impressed. .. she hates rugby.

 

[OhmSweetOhm]

Another couple...

1. Is it okay to have trailing sockets behind the plinths on cupboards for fridges, dishwashers, etc.?
2. Must hidden sockets for the likes of the above be on spurs for each item?

Thanks again.

 

[telectrix]

OK till the washing machine pi$$es out over them and your house is plunged into darkness.

 

[trev]

Tell you what Ohm, do it on a weekend, pay me my rate and I'll come and keep you right
If you can graft like a slave and keep up with an almost 50 year old we might get it done in one weekend

 

[Geordie Spark]

Tell you what Ohm, do it on a weekend, pay me my rate and I'll come and keep you right
If you can graft like a slave and keep up with an almost 50 year old we might get it done in one weekend

I'll come 'n' all ....... just t' keep YOU right !!! :wink_smile:

 

[telectrix]

2 geordies in the same place at the same time without ale......... SCRAP!!!

 

[alarm man]

2 geordies in the same place at the same time without ale......... SCRAP!!!

i'll come as well,i'll bring the drink..and tell the auld gits what to do.:sailor:

 

[Guitarist]

Do you know what the latest regs are?
Do you have test gear?
Are you part P registered?

 

[alarm man]

Do you know what the latest regs are?
Do you have test gear?
Are you part P registered?

yes
company has
no
failing that theres a good few Electrical Trainee looking for expierence,who will work for nowt,free labour even better

 

[Guitarist]

yes
company has
no
failing that theres a good few Electrical Trainee looking for expierence,who will work for nowt,free labour even better

Sorry, didn't realise you were the op.

 

[alarm man]

Sorry, didn't realise you were the op.

i'll be anything you want mate..:sailor: its the wekend after all..:wink_smile:

 

[Geordie Spark]

i'll be anything you want mate..:sailor: its the wekend after all..:wink_smile:

Hello sweetie ..... :gorgeous:

 

[alarm man]

Hello sweetie ..... :gorgeous:

is that the time,err gotta go..:auto:...