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DIY "rewire" loophole?
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<blockquote data-quote="binky" data-source="post: 547453" data-attributes="member: 490"><p>You will be altering the electrical characteristics of the circuits, and that is notifiable work. </p><p></p><p>Your best bet is to get an electrician on board, before commencing works, who is happy to let you do the 'donkey work' like pulling cables to their plan and under their instruction. I've done this for a few customers, but, even that has proved troublesome sometimes, because there's so many things you don't know, like cables next to pipes, depth of channels in walls, data cables next to mains cables, and a plethora of other small details that constitute a good installation. </p><p></p><p>Anyone who has ever asked me to sign off a job after doing a lot of the work has been told to Foxtrot Oscar! As a professional electrical, I am not prepared to put my name and reputation to DIY work, for it would be me who gets put in.front of a judge...</p><p></p><p>Our work may look easy enough, but, if you have ever seen the results of say DIY bottox injections, you will understand where I'm coming from.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="binky, post: 547453, member: 490"] You will be altering the electrical characteristics of the circuits, and that is notifiable work. Your best bet is to get an electrician on board, before commencing works, who is happy to let you do the 'donkey work' like pulling cables to their plan and under their instruction. I've done this for a few customers, but, even that has proved troublesome sometimes, because there's so many things you don't know, like cables next to pipes, depth of channels in walls, data cables next to mains cables, and a plethora of other small details that constitute a good installation. Anyone who has ever asked me to sign off a job after doing a lot of the work has been told to Foxtrot Oscar! As a professional electrical, I am not prepared to put my name and reputation to DIY work, for it would be me who gets put in.front of a judge... Our work may look easy enough, but, if you have ever seen the results of say DIY bottox injections, you will understand where I'm coming from. [/QUOTE]
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