Rewiring 40-50 year old wiring

[Fiftyhertz]

Hi all,

As the title, just after a couple of pointers. Basically I've just bought a house, the existing wiring is the old colours but the CPC has a dark green sleeve, on top of that there is only 3 circuits for the house, a power a lighting and a 16a radial feed to the kitchen?
I've had a face plates of the socket and there is only 1 no. Socket in both bedrooms, and the middle floor is on a ring, whereas the top floor socket has been spurred off it, the plan was just to add some sockets but without spurring of a spur it looks like the ring will have to be reconnected. So I'm tempted to get a rewire, as it's going to start getting to that price with adding new sockets and the wiring bring 50 years old.

My main question is the consumer init, at the moment Ive got a plastic boxed (should be metal) unit with only one RCD and appropriate bonding to the 17th, I know ideally you'd have two RCD but to save 500 odd quid I'm wondering if it's compliant leaving alone because its existing.

Really appreciate any advice given.

Thanks

 

[Octopus]

Agree regarding an aged fuse board, and a minor point but according to the op it's a single RCD plastic consumer unit, i wouldn't call it aged although the make, condition and size would affect matters. It would certainly comply with regs if the non RCD ways had rcd protection installed before the rewire as the current regs are not retrospective.

But nobody in their right mind would keep an up front RCD board - unless they come to work on a horse.

 

[Midwest]

That Katie Price gets mentioned a lot on here. Who is he, and is white lightning a poor mans special brew?

 

[Risteard]

That Katie Price gets mentioned a lot on here. Who is he, and is white lightning a poor mans special brew?

He (!) is a person with big fake ----, thirty ex-husbands and shares a name with a Formula One manufacturer.

 

[JK-Electrical]

He (!) is a person with big fake ----, thirty ex-husbands and shares a name with a Formula One manufacturer.

She was previously known by the pseudonym 'Jordan', which I suppose, sounds better than naming yourself Syria, Iraq, Iran or Israel. While the stupid bitch thinks nothing of spending two million on gifts and allowances for previous partners, she wouldn't pay an electrician the £3000 that she owed him. An oxygen thief if ever there was one.

 

[Midwest]

He (!) is a person with big fake ----, thirty ex-husbands and shares a name with a Formula One manufacturer.

Ohh him

 

[telectrix]

Only pulling your leg, you on the Diamond White/White Lightning already?

never touch that rotgut. Theakstons Old Peculier when I can get it. Occasional cider is Old Rosie.

 

[telectrix]

She was previously known by the pseudonym 'Jordan', which I suppose, sounds better than naming yourself Syria, Iraq, Iran or Israel. While the stupid bitch thinks nothing of spending two million on gifts and allowances for previous partners, she wouldn't pay an electrician the £3000 that she owed him. An oxygen thief if ever there was one.

and an airhead to boot.

 

[Fiftyhertz]

Thanks for all the replies, I'm going to try get a full rewire for 3 grand it's a three story two bed. we only bought it to do it up, so hopefully it will help when we come to sell it in 2 years time. It seems to be a busy time for sparks at the moment, can't seem to get any one round.

 

[Fiftyhertz]

If you do go for the rewire - just make sure you write a specification for what you want now and possible future upgrades.

Talk it through with sparks who come to quote

Think about CAT 5 or 6 to rooms with TV's, aerial cables, boiler control wiring, mains smoke and heat alarms, outside lights and power .....

Adding things later could be major upheaval, more plastering and decorating and higher costs

Rewires, new circuits and changes in bathrooms fall under Part P of the building regs - so make sure the person doing the work provides electrical certificates AND Part P certificates too.

Excellent advice, I'm an electrical designer by trade so I'm just going to whip up a cad plan to price from.

Thanks again

 

[Octopus]

Excellent advice, I'm an electrical designer by trade so I'm just going to whip up a cad plan to price from.

Thanks again

I would simply use a word document and list per room .....

 

[Squid]

I would simply use a word document and list per room .....

I'm old fashioned just use the blank side of the yearly tax return and a pencil..........

 

[Dave OCD]

I had an electrical spec' e mailed to me for a self build bungalow with detached garage to price up last week. From a retired chap, 63 pages with every ceiling and wall of every room on a seperate page !

 

[Squid]

I had an electrical spec' e mailed to me for a self build bungalow with detached garage to price up last week. From a retired chap, 63 pages with every ceiling and wall of every room on a seperate page !

I'd run away as you know he'll be looking over your shoulder day in day ut then will deduct the tea, biscuits and toilet paper consumed from the fan bill, I bet he also want the scrap cable..........

 

[Dave OCD]

Do you know this bloke ?

 

[johnduffell]

But nobody in their right mind would keep an up front RCD board - unless they come to work on a horse.

Sorry, didn't spot that it was up front, i assumed it was RCD for sockets and standard ways for lighting or similar setup!
Anyway it was a point of order i was making rather than a suggestion.