Rewiring entire block?

[Jonny Gibb]

Looking for some advice and timescale here. I'm not an electrician just a tennet with a housing association. I've been offered top floor flat in a tenement building( build 1930's) but I can't get moved in until Scottish Power have carried out works described as "Rewiring the entire block".
Does this mean full Street? Or simply the tenement ?. This sounds like major work to me which is likely to take months to complete?

The flat I've been offered is the only one that has failed EICR tests, this is after an isolator was installed.

 

[pc1966]

If they are talking about the block of flats then probably it is the distribution system that feeds them, usually that would be you DNO (SSEN in Scotland), not the gas supplier. Some buildings have a BNO (company that deals with communal electrics) but many have the DNO taking charge on internal power distribution as no BNO has ever been appointed.

That would be work outside of your flat. Can you post your EICR with any identification redacted for us to comment on?

 

[Jonny Gibb]

If they are talking about the block of flats then probably it is the distribution system that feeds them, usually that would be you DNO (SSEN in Scotland), not the gas supplier. Some buildings have a BNO (company that deals with communal electrics) but many have the DNO taking charge on internal power distribution as no BNO has ever been appointed.

That would be work outside of your flat. Can you post your EICR with any identification redacted for us to comment on?

Thanks for your reply Pc1966. If it were work outside of flat would this be weeks or months worth of work?. Unfortunately I have no access to the EICR or access to flat as things currently stand.

 

[snowhead]

As PC1966, it's most likely the supply cables to each flat before the meters.
That work itself probably won't take too long, it'll be the waiting time for when they can start that wil cause the delay.

 

[Jonny Gibb]

As PC1966, it's most likely the supply cables to each flat before the meters.
That work itself probably won't take too long, it'll be the waiting time for when they can start that wil cause the delay.

Thanks for your reply snowhead.

 

[UNG]

If they are talking about the block of flats then probably it is the distribution system that feeds them, usually that would be you DNO (SSEN in Scotland), not the gas supplier. Some buildings have a BNO (company that deals with communal electrics) but many have the DNO taking charge on internal power distribution as no BNO has ever been appointed.

That would be work outside of your flat. Can you post your EICR with any identification redacted for us to comment on?

It could also be SP Energy Networks

 

[Jonny Gibb]

It could also be SP Energy Networks

I forgot to mention in my original post that Scottish Power on their first visit, declared that there's a problem with the earth cable?. British gas (supplier) installed the isolator which has failed to pass EICR.