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How do you check circuits in a house after installing a new fuse box?
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<blockquote data-quote="mort2376" data-source="post: 539462" data-attributes="member: 25787"><p>Hi Gina,</p><p></p><p>It does sound like your really going through hell with this renovation. It is always difficult when multiple trades are involved trying to coordinate them in the correct order.</p><p></p><p>From what you have said it sounds like the electrician did carry out some testing. However testing is not just about pressing a button on a meter and writing down a reading, any idiot can do that. It's about being able to interpret those readings.</p><p></p><p>As people have already said a consumer unit change can open a huge can of worms regarding things that worked quite happily before it's done.</p><p></p><p>You said he suggested a full rewire was this after he had changed the consumer unit ? If it was then maybe your dealing with an inexperienced electrician who has no clue how to fault find a full installation. Hence the a full rewire is needed / will sort it.</p><p></p><p>I would ask another electrician who is registered with a competent person scheme such as Napit or Niceic to give you an Eicr report on the electrics in the property.</p><p></p><p>Don't go into detail about all the issues and potential reasons behind them as your after an independent report and not offering them a scapegoat.</p><p></p><p>Then armed with that I would go back to the original person and offer him the chance to rectify the issues and if he won't I would report him to his registered body ( if he is registered ) and trading standards and consider legal action via small claims court.</p><p></p><p>Hope you get it sorted.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mort2376, post: 539462, member: 25787"] Hi Gina, It does sound like your really going through hell with this renovation. It is always difficult when multiple trades are involved trying to coordinate them in the correct order. From what you have said it sounds like the electrician did carry out some testing. However testing is not just about pressing a button on a meter and writing down a reading, any idiot can do that. It's about being able to interpret those readings. As people have already said a consumer unit change can open a huge can of worms regarding things that worked quite happily before it's done. You said he suggested a full rewire was this after he had changed the consumer unit ? If it was then maybe your dealing with an inexperienced electrician who has no clue how to fault find a full installation. Hence the a full rewire is needed / will sort it. I would ask another electrician who is registered with a competent person scheme such as Napit or Niceic to give you an Eicr report on the electrics in the property. Don't go into detail about all the issues and potential reasons behind them as your after an independent report and not offering them a scapegoat. Then armed with that I would go back to the original person and offer him the chance to rectify the issues and if he won't I would report him to his registered body ( if he is registered ) and trading standards and consider legal action via small claims court. Hope you get it sorted. [/QUOTE]
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