Total Rewire

[carl9254]

Hello, just started out on my own, done a few jobs already. A mate has just bought a house and its wired in aluminium, so he has asked me to rewire, after speaking to a couple of electricians i know they said go for it and any advice needed they will gladly give me, its a terrace 2 up 2 down.

How would you start it and go on??

 

[patricklondon]

good luck carl you'll learn a lot that college cant teach you and it will take you longer than these guys dont worry it always does at first. by the way, nic insist on seeing labc certs

 

[carl9254]

What if you go to a job and your changing a faulty light, switch or adding to the circuit etc and the circuit is not protected by rcd and it needs to be, but the customer does not want to fork out for one??

 

[marty4]

just make a note on your cert mate...keeps you right..

 

[Spudnik]

If you are adding to an existing circuit that is not RCD protected then you must ensure YOUR work (if it needs one) is.

If you are replacing fittings etc then no need.

 

[Risteard]

17th edition requires all circuits that are put into walls 50mm or less should be protected by RCD's there are exceptions for fixed appliances such as a freezer to have a dedicated non RCD socket it must be clearly marked for the purpose of use.

That only permits the socket not to be RCD protected. However, you would still need to ensure that the wiring doesn't require RCD protection if you were to leave it out.

 

[kung]

Good luck Carl we like rewires like that ! no hassle ! when i did a cu upgrade for my assessment with NIC they didnt ask for LABC cert but just before i finished the old dorris whos cu i changed came into the kitchen next to where i was working and not to my knowing put a fat pan (a pan full of fat not a new stanley range ie stanley fatmax pan)on the gas stove and threw in onece hot a hand full of mushrooms ! kkkkbam it went and spat hot fat all over my back ! yeowww i almost stuck my screwdriver in the cutout ! i did inform LABC before but the moral is even if you do inform LABC you can still get burnt !

 

[carl9254]

That only permits the socket not to be RCD protected. However, you would still need to ensure that the wiring doesn't require RCD protection if you were to leave it out.

So basically if your freezer is plugged into your downstairs ring main all the wiring would have to be protected by conduit, trunking etc or more than 50mm in the wall??

And am i right in sayin if you add to a circuit and it needs to be rcd protected you have to do it, but if your changing like for like and it needs to be rcd protected and its not then you suggest to customer then its upto them??