rewire

[paul b b]

hello chaps,

just starting a rewire and have a few questions: ( the guy want the quickest easiest job done)

cooker has a gas hob and a plug top for the oven, should i put 6mm2 to the outlet with a socket on the wall?

is a cooker outlet needed? as you have a switch above the work top (just being lazy as its a bugger to get to)

am i right insaying that 3 in 4 lights has to be low energy? what is the best pendant fitting for this?

do i need a loft light? will put one in anyway just wonderd if it was in the regs

would you fit sockets above the tiles in the kitchen (12") to save running trunking on the tiles?

is trunking to a shower ok?

thats all for now

thanks

paul

 

[Badger]

hello chaps,just starting a rewire and have a few questions: ( the guy want the quickest easiest job done)

cooker has a gas hob and a plug top for the oven, should i put 6mm2 to the outlet with a socket on the wall? i would yes

is a cooker outlet needed? as you have a switch above the work top (just being lazy as its a bugger to get to) id leave as single box with socket can be changed to outlet at later date

am i right insaying that 3 in 4 lights has to be low energy? what is the best pendant fitting for this? on rewires i put either customers own/bought fittings or standard pendants.

do i need a loft light? will put one in anyway just wonderd if it was in the regs nothing in regs stating needs to be done but good practice

would you fit sockets above the tiles in the kitchen (12") to save running trunking on the tiles? can you not pull down existing routes?

is trunking to a shower ok? yes fine

thats all for now

thanks

paul

my red

 

[sparkytim]

Hi Paul

Gas hob will probably require 3 Amp fused plug top for ignition. If Oven is on a Plug top then a Double socket behind as outlet from Cooker switch above will be fine.

3 IN 4 Low energy LAMPS is now the requirement but special Lamp holders are NO Longer required, just Low energy lamps in NORMAL lamp holders are ok.

Light in loft is NOT requirement of regs.

Sockets above tiles is no problem.

Trunking to shower no problem

 

[paul b b]

thanks chaps, i cant pull down as they are to close to the sink etc i was thinking of going under the units but trunking coming up will look tat.

 

[steptoe]

put a divider box for cooker, 1 CKR outlet, 1 sngle socket, same circuit, local fusing permitted.

you are "re-wiring the place are you not.?

does he realise you are going to do some damage?

break a few tiles and chase in.

or is everything surface? then trunk up to surface boxes at 150mm above worktop so it can be chased in once he gets the cash for a kitchen re-do .

trunking to shower is fine, just make sure you get a good IP on it.

 

[paul b b]

pretty much done it now, he wanted it done quick as people want to move in and he has not got the time to repair the damage i would have caused.

i was amazed that all the lighting was in lead, how old would this of been?

 

[M107]

At the last place I rewired that had lead sheath still in use, under the floor we found a suppliers delivery label for the lead sheathed cable all hand written & dated 1948. It was folded & tucked into a tin joint box that was nailed to a floor joist.

 

[steptoe]

did you keep it.?

 

[a1]

did you keep it.?

Why? do you want it back? Does it bring the memories flooding back of the day that you installed it in 1948 Steps?

:run

 

[steptoe]

Why? do you want it back? Does it bring the memories flooding back of the day that you installed it in 1948 Steps? :run

why the F do I keep coming back here.?

 

[Badger]

why the F do I keep coming back here.?

cause u know we luv ya :^O