electrical periodic inspection report

panny12

Hi Guys

Writing a question on behalf of my mum who is a pensioner, her home is due a full electrical wiring, its now been 30 years. I was wondering if she was able to gain a discount for one of these reports as having contacted BG and they were not able to help!
Any advice would be appreciated, thank you.

Panny

lifes-too-short

Hi Panny12, I am not sure about discounts being honest. I would say £200 - £300 for an inspection.

Is a rewire required? If the current installation is PVC then there is no need unless of course you are experciing problems (IMO)?

Farway

Eh?

Why on earth would you bother?

As per lifes-too-short, if PVC then just "Keep calm & carry on" and save her money

No doubt if she tries hard she will find a firm that will advocate new consumer unit, sockets, light switches, rewired etc

In all honesty [40 + years electrician] just forget it

Of course, if the lights are flickering, fuses blowing or such like then it needs looking into

panny12

that's the problem lights are flickering more so lately...by the way what's PVC?
Having googled it, it advises every 25--30 years so was thinking it was time but was hoping for a check that was a lot cheaper or free!

penrhyn

PVC, Poly Vinyl Chloride, the plastic insulation that covers the wiring. It replaced the lead covered wiring that was used before the war.(ww2)

macman

Why would you ask BG to do a PIR (or indeed any electrical work)?
They're not that brilliant at gas either...;)
Get a local independent electrician in if required. A few flickering lights does not mean that a full rewire is required, more likely just a loose connection on the lighting circuit in question-easily remedied.
Post a pic of the CU and someone can give a better idea of it's age and condition.

penrhyn

I'm surprised the EU does not insist that all our domestic appliances have an annual PAT test.

lifes-too-short

penryhn - dont say that too loud or they might insist!!

Panny12 dont believe everything you read.

LIGHTS FLICKERING - what kind of lights are they? As macman says good possibility there is a loose connection! Post the pics so we can have a look!

panny12

haha..nice to speak to you guys...your probably right, maybe we just need to relax!

george1939

panny12 wrote: »

Hi Guys

Writing a question on behalf of my mum who is a pensioner, her home is due a full electrical wiring, its now been 30 years. I was wondering if she was able to gain a discount for one of these reports as having contacted BG and they were not able to help!
Any advice would be appreciated, thank you.

Panny

Our home was rewired 42 years ago PVC Still in excellant condition. In the 90's removed all the manual fuses in the consumer unit and in there place slotted and screwed in circuit breakers. Recent updates from Npower In our meter cupboard a new free mains fuse box .New free electric meter and also so that I have [complete control] without the bother of the mains fuse being disconnected a free new isolation box [between the electric meter and consumer unit] which it never had . When doing this work they check the soundness of the system via the nearest plug ALL FREE Cheers Gas for on and off controll is a simple lever controlled by house holder .I think years ago there should always have been an isolation switch in all homes giving house holder full control so that any extra work can be carried out within the consumer unit without reference to the mains fuse positioned before the electric meter

penrhyn

george1939 wrote: »

Our home was rewired 42 years ago PVC Still in excellant condition. In the 90's removed all the manual fuses in the consumer unit and in there place slotted and screwed in circuit breakers. Recent updates from Npower In our meter cupboard a new free mains fuse box .New free electric meter and also so that I have [complete control] without the bother of the mains fuse being disconnected a free new isolation box [between the electric meter and consumer unit] which it never had . When doing this work they check the soundness of the system via the nearest plug ALL FREE Cheers Gas for on and off controll is a simple lever controlled by house holder .I think years ago there should always have been an isolation switch in all homes giving house holder full control so that any extra work can be carried out within the consumer unit without reference to the mains fuse positioned before the electric meter

....................and who are the 'they' who did the work?