Just wondering what everyones thoughts are on boiler supplys fair enough if a new boiler is put in place of an old boiler use the existing wires that were there.But what if the boiler has moved position I think it should be re-wired on a seperate circuit with a install cert.Other sparks spur off the house ring main i.e under the floor with a joint box feeding the boiler spur to save time.Yes its feeding the boiler spur with 2.5 fused down in there with a 3 amp fuse i dont like this whats everyones thoughts on doing it like this?
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Why would you run a dedicated circuit for a boiler unless the customer requested it,,, ffs I've even run them off a lighting circuit before!
Why would you run a dedicated circuit for a boiler unless the customer requested it,,, ffs I've even run them off a lighting circuit before!
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For instance, NEW boiler supply taken from old immersion point radial:
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Running boilers on dedicated circuits is IMO customer considerate in that it doesn't leave them without hot water and heating in the event of a faulty socket circuit. So on a new build I might do this, but as for existing would usually take a feed from most suitable point. Can't imagine the customer would be too happy for me to intrude on their decoration for something this simple. But then what do I know!
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on re-wires i have the boiler on its own circuit.... most of the time it is old swap in with a new boiler.
why make life harder and use the existing supply or spur off the ring circuit
why make life harder and use the existing supply or spur off the ring circuit
Houses built in the 60s sometimes have boilers wired from a dedicated clock point, wired off the lighting circuit.
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re-wire or new build then yes, seperate circuit
existing, nearest point I can get a spur from, unless the customer wants to pay a lot of stupid money,
Im not here to rip people of and make work, Im here to do a good job at an agreeable price to us both.
existing, nearest point I can get a spur from, unless the customer wants to pay a lot of stupid money,
Im not here to rip people of and make work, Im here to do a good job at an agreeable price to us both.
In the perfect world every socket and every group of lights (each room) would have its own circuit, anyone here ever done that ?
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In a commercial environment then yes!
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Best to put in a 10mm back to the CU just in case they want to tap off a shower or cooker in the future....
Future proof is the way to go....
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Future proof is the way to go....
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I think that you're maybe being a bit short sighted there
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Wouldn't we be much better putting 2 lighting circuits per room and then if one tripped you could still see.
Maybe take it a step even further and only install em lighting instead of pendents
Very good point, i missed that
Unless the budget says no, i always wire the fridge & or freezers to their own circuit.
I have done that very thing. Rewire in my parents house in France.
Each room had its own radial for sockets and lights. Double pole MCBs. Blinking huge board, 3 rows of breakers.
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its how most of Europe works,
most of the developed world actually,
its just that the UK is still in the dark ages.
most of the developed world actually,
its just that the UK is still in the dark ages.
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