Hi Guys - excuse the long first post.
A neighbour has just had a kitchen installed with the inevitable electrical work being done by a company.
Can I ask a few questions regarding regs? The house is in Scotland, so no mandatory Part P as I understand it.
Cables - I thought that all T&E should be supported every 250mm horizontal runs and 400mm for verticals - the spark has not clipped any cables I can see - including the heavy cooker cable that runs under the floor back to the consumer unit at any point in its run, and also on a couple of other 2.5mm t&e runs from existing dishwasher outlet locations to the new one - same for a few runs of 1.5mm for the lighting. Am I correct in thinking that there should be no exceptions to the 250/400 rule?
Location of 13A sockets - the spark has placed a single non switched socket right next to the mains stop cock - probably 100mm away from it at best - I had read of a 300mm guideline for any socket to be "away" on the horizontal plane from any sink or tap - is what has been done appropriate?
Under cabinet lighting - the spark has taken an existing under cabinet lighting circuit down to the floor level in 1.0mm t&e and then terminated it in a single non switched 13a socket. I thought that this was not permitted as all 13A sockets should be fed by at least 2.5mm t&e or have a fuse/breaker of an appropriate size inline where the cross section changes?
Next, there was earth bonding under and onto the existing sink. The spark has left the main earth loose around the mains water feed - just after the stop cock (where it should be I believe, think regs are within 600mm?). Issue here is its loose - and the spark thinks its not needed at all. My understanding is that as its the mains feed into the building, it should be a good earth (connected tightly) and I agree that sink and tap pipework bonding is no longer needed.
The spark has buried several junction boxes (screw terminal not crimp) and power supplies (little switched mode ones) that supply under the wall cupboard lights actually into the wall (plasterboard) and they are just pushed in there not screwed or fixed to anything. Is this permitted?
Lastly - should I expect a "Select" certificate covering all the work that the spark has touched? If not, what should I expect to see on the cert? I was told a cert would be issued.
Thanks in advance for all your help and advice.
David
A neighbour has just had a kitchen installed with the inevitable electrical work being done by a company.
Can I ask a few questions regarding regs? The house is in Scotland, so no mandatory Part P as I understand it.
Cables - I thought that all T&E should be supported every 250mm horizontal runs and 400mm for verticals - the spark has not clipped any cables I can see - including the heavy cooker cable that runs under the floor back to the consumer unit at any point in its run, and also on a couple of other 2.5mm t&e runs from existing dishwasher outlet locations to the new one - same for a few runs of 1.5mm for the lighting. Am I correct in thinking that there should be no exceptions to the 250/400 rule?
Location of 13A sockets - the spark has placed a single non switched socket right next to the mains stop cock - probably 100mm away from it at best - I had read of a 300mm guideline for any socket to be "away" on the horizontal plane from any sink or tap - is what has been done appropriate?
Under cabinet lighting - the spark has taken an existing under cabinet lighting circuit down to the floor level in 1.0mm t&e and then terminated it in a single non switched 13a socket. I thought that this was not permitted as all 13A sockets should be fed by at least 2.5mm t&e or have a fuse/breaker of an appropriate size inline where the cross section changes?
Next, there was earth bonding under and onto the existing sink. The spark has left the main earth loose around the mains water feed - just after the stop cock (where it should be I believe, think regs are within 600mm?). Issue here is its loose - and the spark thinks its not needed at all. My understanding is that as its the mains feed into the building, it should be a good earth (connected tightly) and I agree that sink and tap pipework bonding is no longer needed.
The spark has buried several junction boxes (screw terminal not crimp) and power supplies (little switched mode ones) that supply under the wall cupboard lights actually into the wall (plasterboard) and they are just pushed in there not screwed or fixed to anything. Is this permitted?
Lastly - should I expect a "Select" certificate covering all the work that the spark has touched? If not, what should I expect to see on the cert? I was told a cert would be issued.
Thanks in advance for all your help and advice.
David
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