yorkshirelad
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I hope someone on here can help me with this.
My 25-year-old daughter is buying a house with her partner, they are just about to exchange and after a long delay, the vendor has finally provided an installation report dated 2015 carried out when they purchased the property.
What concerns me that there are multiple (10) C2's on there, and 6 C3's but there is no indication that the work has been done.
My concern on viewing the property was it didn't have a modern consumer board which I appreciate isn't a legal requirement and I know RCD's are also not essential on original wiring but looking at the report I'm more concerned about
'the absence of supplementary bonding in the bath or shower' etc.
'the absence of earthing at socket outlet',
'a ring final circuit having a discontinuous conductor'
'absence of a circuit protective conductor other than a lighting circuit, supplying class 1 equipment.
'unsatisfactory electrical connections, such as type, number and size of conductors unsuitable for the means of connection'
and 'adequacy of cables for current-carrying capacity with regard to the type and nature of the installation.'
Are these dangerous and should they be addressed or is this just the difference in what was previously okay but now isn't?
I understand the cost of rewiring is around £3k for a 3 bed-semi and that's more than they can afford, they're just weeks away from the exchange. If this moves forward I may be looking on here for a Harrogate based electrician.
Many thanks for your help
My 25-year-old daughter is buying a house with her partner, they are just about to exchange and after a long delay, the vendor has finally provided an installation report dated 2015 carried out when they purchased the property.
What concerns me that there are multiple (10) C2's on there, and 6 C3's but there is no indication that the work has been done.
My concern on viewing the property was it didn't have a modern consumer board which I appreciate isn't a legal requirement and I know RCD's are also not essential on original wiring but looking at the report I'm more concerned about
'the absence of supplementary bonding in the bath or shower' etc.
'the absence of earthing at socket outlet',
'a ring final circuit having a discontinuous conductor'
'absence of a circuit protective conductor other than a lighting circuit, supplying class 1 equipment.
'unsatisfactory electrical connections, such as type, number and size of conductors unsuitable for the means of connection'
and 'adequacy of cables for current-carrying capacity with regard to the type and nature of the installation.'
Are these dangerous and should they be addressed or is this just the difference in what was previously okay but now isn't?
I understand the cost of rewiring is around £3k for a 3 bed-semi and that's more than they can afford, they're just weeks away from the exchange. If this moves forward I may be looking on here for a Harrogate based electrician.
Many thanks for your help