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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Timnofinger" data-source="post: 559165" data-attributes="member: 38238">Thank you all. Having moved on from electricity is just like plumbing, it flows through pipes called wires I have learned more about earth leakage than ever knew existed. Depending on circumstance it seems to range through essential, inevitable, acceptable to being a harbinger of doom.I have no documentation for the wiring, the house is 150 years old, and other than chatting with neighbours the only hard evidence I have is that it sold in 2001 for double what was paid in 1999. I believe the property was fully renovated and flipped during that time.I am old and lived for decades in houses with wired fuses and only latterly using a plug in RCD with the electric lawn mower. I suspect bypassing the RCD would eliminate the perceived fault but of course I would never contemplate it.On balance I think I shall get the board replaced with RCBOs hoping that this will prove a worthwhile upgrade for the future. Is there any particular type I should specify? Is this work certifiable since it is a replacement not an extension? Does it fall under Part P for suitably qualified electricians? Will I be left with a certificate showing the work has been done to code? Thank you all for your time.</blockquote>