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]

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

Is there room for me in this thread, asked a Welshman sheepishly :wink_smile:

 

[Geordie Spark]

Is there room for me in this thread, asked a Welshman sheepishly :wink_smile:

Wheyaye bonny lad ............. as long as ye bring yer own sheep.

 

[alarm man]

Is there room for me in this thread, asked a Welshman sheepishly :wink_smile:

speak to the geetar...:smug2:

 

[kingeri]

No offence intended to the OP here, but if you're asking all these questions....should you be attempting the job? Part P? Regs? Stuff like cables behind skirting is an absolute basic.....I'm not trying to be mean or horrible.

 

[SKY]

good question with them boilers. i`ve always been told to run a separate 2.5 for them...
wonder why, as the thing takes max 3amps mainly for control gear.

If possible I normally advise the boiler go on its own RCBO especially if on a dual RCD CU.
I would hate a fault in the winter affecting the user keeping warm.

 

[Guitarist]

No offence intended to the OP here, but if you're asking all these questions....should you be attempting the job? Part P? Regs? Stuff like cables behind skirting is an absolute basic.....I'm not trying to be mean or horrible.

Exactly mate...

 

[PEG]

Why dont we ALL turn up to help? Everyone can bring a skill and we'll get Melinda Messenger to source the gear and I'll get my kids to cry as the credits roll....:sunny:

 

[tank]

behind skirting isn't compliant... Not within a zone...

i thought the safe zones were for cables concealed within walls or partitions. would skirting with a hollow back not be classed as some form of enclosure or trunking?

 

[sparks1973]

1- on the ring is preferable
2. The boiler doesnt have to be on its own circuit but is a bit nicer like that
3. Chased in the walls , don't put them behind the skirting the word rough springs to mind when I see that!

1) why?.....explain please
2)??
3) safe zones....again explain please rauer

 

[Rauer]

1) why?.....explain please
2)??
3) safe zones....again explain please rauer

Putting a socket on the ring is always preferable over a spur! I usually spur as a last resort

The boiler can go on the rfc as they usually pull less than 3A but if you get a fault with it your rfc will be tripping out also so it's better to have its own radial so you can isolate just that incase it goes into fault

Safe zones go and read the bgb it osg or approved doc. P it's all in there

 

[Paul.M]

Behind the skirting is fine. Just finished (well the last stage) of a hotel rewire and every room has the cable run behind voided skirting using it as trunking.

 

[sparks1973]

Putting a socket on the ring is always preferable over a spur! I usually spur as a last resort

The boiler can go on the rfc as they usually pull less than 3A but if you get a fault with it your rfc will be tripping out also so it's better to have its own radial so you can isolate just that incase it goes into fault

Safe zones go and read the bgb it osg or approved doc. P it's all in there

1) if an initial verefication...then yes.....however, whats the Iz of 1.5/1.0 or 2.5/1.5 method c...
2)again???
3)you are telling me about safe zones?..lol..

 

[Rauer]

Are you a *** in real life or just on this forum?

 

[sparks1973]

Behind the skirting is fine. Just finished (well the last stage) of a hotel rewire and every room has the cable run behind voided skirting using it as trunking.

well..its within the safe zone Paul....i think the concern here though is the fact that the unwary can (and do) screw stuff to skirtings....and they aint too particular about the length of skrews they use either........

 

[sparks1973]

Are you a *** in real life or just on this forum?

you have tried to quote me on the issue of wether a spur is acceptable...or not...and also on......well take this for example.....if it goes into fault...lolffs.....so if its a split load C/U?.....lol...lol...

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oh man!!