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rich67577 · Feb 23, 2013

Went round a friends house to day who. Had the insurance company in to do some insurance work on job was replace his bathroom fan directly above his bath it been replace but not low voltage no local isolation no rcd protection nothing told him to speak to his insurance company but there not interested so what else can he do or contact to sort it out I'm out of ideas

ayjay · Feb 24, 2013

personally-- an insurance inspector cant tell sh-it from clay

Knobhead · Feb 24, 2013

Rich, I'm quite out of breath trying to read that second sentence. Gave up trying to understand it.

sportsparky1602 · Feb 24, 2013

I work for a company who a lot of insurance repairs etc! It has probably been surveyed and out to the insurance company that this would need bringing up to current standards but the trouble is the insurance company's don't want to pay to have this done so us poor lads who have to do the jobs just have to put it back like for like then advise the policy holder! Unless there is a major direct threat to saftey then the job usually goes on hold whilst the big wigs thrash it out in offices

VoltzElectrical · Feb 24, 2013

Until such time that posters start to use punctuation and exercise some sentence discipline, I will not give any sensible advice.

I literally cannot understand what these people are talking about.

mechelec · Feb 24, 2013

Tony said:
Rich, I'm quite out of breath trying to read that second sentence. Gave up trying to understand it.

First sentence was. Nice and short though.

snowhead · Feb 24, 2013

rich67577 said:
Went round to a friends house today who had had the insurance company in to do some insurance work.

One job was to replace his bathroom fan directly above his bath, it has been replaced but not low voltage, no local isolation, no rcd protection.

I told him to speak to his insurance company but they're not interested, so what else can he do or who can he contact to sort it out.

I'm out of ideas and punctuation.

Edited, (E.&O.E.)

onions1066 · Feb 24, 2013

I. Agree. With. All. Of. Your. Guys. Points. And . People. Really . Aren't . Using. Punctuation. Quite. Enough. These. Days.

lamb · Feb 24, 2013

"but not low voltage"
Fit an IPX4 rated fan then

"no local isolation"
Fit a TP pullcord fan iso on ceiling then (trunking to just outside zone 2 if necessary)

"no rcd protection"
not required to fit one on a maintenance swap out - just make a note on minor works cert.

Job Done

odawire · Feb 24, 2013

I really wouldn't worry about that at all, its a like for like replacement so rcd protection isn't really required, it should have an isolator but that's not really a safety matter and ive never heard of a low voltage bathroom fan; there's nothing there that particularly worries me. I am interested to know why and insurance company is replacing a bathroom fan though?