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Bit far for me Mate keep us posted I hate someone not conversant or qualified making a buck out of something he/She should leave to someone that knows their trade, builders should stick to building, good luck Mate hope you get it sortedThe builder and electrician are both from Poland, I do not believe they are related. However they could be friends. I did briefly meet the electrician working with him during the re-wire, which I believe was the electrician who checked the design/testing etc. However I was not living in the property at the time as it was being completely gutted.
I'm located near Croydon, SW London.
EIC attached, please let me know if I've accidentally left any personally identifiable information in the attachment. The electrician is supposed to come to re-test and correct the certificate, due to the issue with the kitchen circuit.
I think the OP has, and the NIC responce was the norm.Have you checked the details of the electrician / company on the NICEIC website?
You can complain to the NICEIC about the work if the contractor is NIEIC registered.
I have the details of the electrician and his company name from the report, and they match up with whats on the NIC website. However to follow their resolution process, you must go back to the installer first to raise your concerns and allow them a chance to resolve.I think the OP has, and the NIC responce was the norm.
I think you're right there. Wife quite adamant about keeping the oven, however I think it will be preferable to get an oven that runs off a 13A socket rather than run a new circuit since we've finished plastering, redecoration and moved in last week!Easiest solution is just to get them to replace the oven with one that runs off a 13amp socket. Other than that, it’s a dispute over whether the rewire spec should have had a dedicated cooker circuit and you’d like to think that there was one there originally.
Thing is 'we' all know and expect an 'oven' to be on its own circuit, just like a shower.Did my kitchen a year or so back. Although I put in a dedicated feed for ovens, both the oven an microwave combi are on standard 13amp plugs. Loads of good options out there .. you just need to sell it to the Mrs ? Appreciate that it’s a compromise and the ‘builder/spark’ has let you down ?
Good idea to check. I have definitely seen two ovens of 3.6kW / 16A rating that specified maximum 20A fuse or MCB but that is not to say this one requires it. In any case, as per my post above, it seems in order to fuse down to 16A with a 60898 from an RFC.I would be surprised if it wasn't designed to be fused at 32A
Thanks for taking the time to dig that up and offer the suggestion. This does sound promising.See this post:
16A OCPD acceptable on 32A RFC
I would consider that much more satisfactory than fusing the circuits down. The present situation with an undersized MCB that does not trip in practice, is still non-compliant if the design load exceeds its rating. This leads to the undesirable situation of the MCB having to withstand regular small non-tripping overloads.
That’s right, it worked after shaking it around. Then it went off again. When the guy came today he said the fuse had gone in the plug this time. Now that it is wired directly after the changes today, it is currently working OK temporarily until this is resolved properly.Post #1 did imply that there was an intermittent contact / connection at the socket, as the socket tester used by the man from Bosch at first indicated a fault that disappeared after they plugged things in and out.
bloody glad i fitted one..... 2 weeks after, i set chip pan on fire. that heat detector saved me a lot of grief from 'er indioors, as damage was slight, bYes won’t bother mentioning the boiler, otherwise he’ll start to think I’m being funny with him.
Smoke detectors are fitted on upstairs and downstairs landing as part of the rewire, plus a heat detector in the kitchen.
. that heat detector saved me a lot of grief from 'er indioors, as damage was slight, b
totally agree, but if it can be prooved he isn’t registered. Niceic would w@nt to know and would take action.NICEIC approved or not, he's no electrician
yep. 60 years of Benson & hedges finest. what difference is a couple of lungfulls of chip fat smoke,Smoke inhalation ? how would they know tel! ?
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