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DIY kitchen Sockets

chrisw
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edited 3 January 2013 at 1:01PM in In my home (includes DIY) MoneySaving
The Building Regs are being changed from April to allow homeowners to carry out 'less risky' electrical work such as installing kitchen and garden electrical sockets and security lighting.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cutting-red-tape-will-save-homeowners-240-on-diy-electrical-jobs-says-don-foster
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  • penguingirl
    penguingirl Posts: 1,397 Forumite
    Link didn't work for me-but this one should https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cutting-red-tape-will-save-homeowners-240-on-diy-electrical-jobs-says-don-foster
  • Yolina
    Yolina Posts: 2,262 Forumite
    Oh my... Common sense actually prevailing for once :eek:
    Now free from the incompetence of vodafail
  • Niv
    Niv Posts: 2,568 Forumite
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    Thats handy because i do my own anyway.
    YNWA

    Target: Mortgage free by 58.
  • TiTheRev
    TiTheRev Posts: 3,215 Forumite
    Niv wrote: »
    Thats handy because i do my own anyway.

    Lol, I thought the same!
    :A Luke 6:38 :A
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  • abankerbutnotafatcat
    abankerbutnotafatcat Posts: 1,161 Forumite
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    I think it says that householders I.e. people not qualified as electricians, can do these tasks anyway but would have needed council approval and they won't now need that. I didn't know council approval was required.
  • chrisw
    chrisw Posts: 3,848 Forumite
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    Yes, since around 2005 fitting sockets in kitchens and gardens should either be carried out and signed off by a qualified electrician or notified to the council's building control for inspection and sign off. Failure to do so is a criminal offence.

    Although how they can prove when it was installed I'm not sure...
  • ValHaller
    ValHaller Posts: 5,212 Forumite
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    chrisw wrote: »
    Yes, since around 2005 fitting sockets in kitchens and gardens should either be carried out and signed off by a qualified electrician or notified to the council's building control for inspection and sign off. Failure to do so is a criminal offence.
    Which all goes to show that the unintended consequence of having too many laws is an increase in crime.
    You might as well ask the Wizard of Oz to give you a big number as pay a Credit Referencing Agency for a so-called 'credit-score'
  • ic
    ic Posts: 3,488 Forumite
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    Lots of people will have made it a new year resolution to fix or improve their home’s electrics, but they are often put off by the bureaucratic costs.
    Never stopped me...
  • muckybutt
    muckybutt Posts: 3,761 Forumite
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    edited 3 January 2013 at 9:36PM
    I cant see why they are allowing you to install an outdoor socket when they wont let you do anything in bathrooms, to be honest they are both as dangerous locations as each other, both can contain water for starters.
    How many sockets will we see installed outdoors with no rcd protection on them ?
    This government is so f ecking stupid
    You may click thanks if you found my advice useful
  • property.advert
    property.advert Posts: 4,086 Forumite
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    edited 3 January 2013 at 8:56PM
    ic wrote: »
    Never stopped me...

    Me neither. I also put a double socket in the bathroom airing cupboard for hair clippers, tongs etc. All highly illegal of course and almost certain to kill me :)
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