Dangerous electrics

Rockingit

matbe wrote: »

You have asked an electrician for a report and he has correctly in my opinion found fault with the main tails to the consumer unit (among other things you have stated that are not visible from your photos)

To replace the tails in 25mm which is the minimum now recommended is impossible with old wylex consumers as the terminals are barely large enough to accept them and even if you manage to get them in somehow you then have to replace the earth conductor with 16mm and that definitely wont fit in a wylex earth bar so the best way is to swop the consumer unit. WRONG!

A full test would then be required on the entire installation and looking at the mess just in the mains cupboard(probably carried out by a diyer) the rest of the house will be a mess too. most likely true


I think if you can get someone who is a registered electrician to repair and certify that lot for 700 quid I would bite their hand off Depends - if they're making claims about 16mm > 25mm tails then they may well be some quick course 'domestic installer' wonder with very little experience, in which case I'd run a mile!


P.S don't pay a penny until you get a certificate. It's reasonable to honour a request to pay for parts / deposit up front, however.

This is why we have electricians, rather than Dave the DIY'er from the pub.....