Inexperienced in house rewires. Guidance needed.

[OhmSweetOhm]

Hi people,

Gonna rewire my house in the forthcoming weeks but I myself work on commercial and industrial projects and have only newly wired houses as an apprentice 2-3 year ago so I am unfamiliar with what should and shouldn't be done in house rewires.
I plan to use this thread for any advice that you lot would like to offer and for myself to ask any questions which I happen to think of!

So my first few are...

• Should outside sockets be part of a ring main or should they be spurred off a ring main?
• Does a boiler require it's own dedicated circuit?
• Is it legal to run cables behind skirting boards or must they be run underneath the floorboards and chased into the walls?

Thanks, appreciate it!

 

[trev]

Tell you what Ohm, do it on a weekend, pay me my rate and I'll come and keep you right
If you can graft like a slave and keep up with an almost 50 year old we might get it done in one weekend

 

[Geordie Spark]

Tell you what Ohm, do it on a weekend, pay me my rate and I'll come and keep you right
If you can graft like a slave and keep up with an almost 50 year old we might get it done in one weekend

I'll come 'n' all ....... just t' keep YOU right !!! :wink_smile:

 

[telectrix]

2 geordies in the same place at the same time without ale......... SCRAP!!!

 

[alarm man]

2 geordies in the same place at the same time without ale......... SCRAP!!!

i'll come as well,i'll bring the drink..and tell the auld gits what to do.:sailor:

 

[Guitarist]

Do you know what the latest regs are?
Do you have test gear?
Are you part P registered?

 

[alarm man]

Do you know what the latest regs are?
Do you have test gear?
Are you part P registered?

yes
company has
no
failing that theres a good few Electrical Trainee looking for expierence,who will work for nowt,free labour even better

 

[Guitarist]

yes
company has
no
failing that theres a good few Electrical Trainee looking for expierence,who will work for nowt,free labour even better

Sorry, didn't realise you were the op.

 

[alarm man]

Sorry, didn't realise you were the op.

i'll be anything you want mate..:sailor: its the wekend after all..:wink_smile:

 

[Geordie Spark]

i'll be anything you want mate..:sailor: its the wekend after all..:wink_smile:

Hello sweetie ..... :gorgeous:

 

[alarm man]

Hello sweetie ..... :gorgeous:

is that the time,err gotta go..:auto:...

 

[Des 56]

i'll be anything you want mate..:sailor: its the wekend after all..:wink_smile:

Is there room for me in this thread, asked a Welshman sheepishly :wink_smile:

 

[Geordie Spark]

Is there room for me in this thread, asked a Welshman sheepishly :wink_smile:

Wheyaye bonny lad ............. as long as ye bring yer own sheep.

 

[alarm man]

Is there room for me in this thread, asked a Welshman sheepishly :wink_smile:

speak to the geetar...:smug2:

 

[kingeri]

No offence intended to the OP here, but if you're asking all these questions....should you be attempting the job? Part P? Regs? Stuff like cables behind skirting is an absolute basic.....I'm not trying to be mean or horrible.

 

[SKY]

good question with them boilers. i`ve always been told to run a separate 2.5 for them...
wonder why, as the thing takes max 3amps mainly for control gear.

If possible I normally advise the boiler go on its own RCBO especially if on a dual RCD CU.
I would hate a fault in the winter affecting the user keeping warm.

 

[Guitarist]

No offence intended to the OP here, but if you're asking all these questions....should you be attempting the job? Part P? Regs? Stuff like cables behind skirting is an absolute basic.....I'm not trying to be mean or horrible.

Exactly mate...

 

[PEG]

Why dont we ALL turn up to help? Everyone can bring a skill and we'll get Melinda Messenger to source the gear and I'll get my kids to cry as the credits roll....:sunny:

 

[tank]

behind skirting isn't compliant... Not within a zone...

i thought the safe zones were for cables concealed within walls or partitions. would skirting with a hollow back not be classed as some form of enclosure or trunking?

 

[sparks1973]

1- on the ring is preferable
2. The boiler doesnt have to be on its own circuit but is a bit nicer like that
3. Chased in the walls , don't put them behind the skirting the word rough springs to mind when I see that!

1) why?.....explain please
2)??
3) safe zones....again explain please rauer

 

[Rauer]

1) why?.....explain please
2)??
3) safe zones....again explain please rauer

Putting a socket on the ring is always preferable over a spur! I usually spur as a last resort

The boiler can go on the rfc as they usually pull less than 3A but if you get a fault with it your rfc will be tripping out also so it's better to have its own radial so you can isolate just that incase it goes into fault

Safe zones go and read the bgb it osg or approved doc. P it's all in there