electrical fusebox at home

muckybutt

sc0ttie wrote: »

Why does the landlord need to have it checked and upgraded? is it a dangerously out of date unit? The wiring in this place is quite old and not particularly tidy. probably why the landlord has not put electric meters in and says electric bill is included in rent!

You your Landlord has a Legal responsibility to ensure the electrics conform to relevant regulation standards and that the installation is safe, there should be a label on the fuse box confirming the installation has been tested / inspected within the last 5 years or when the flat was re let.
Failure to not have the installation is an offence under the Landlords and Tenants Act 1985
That fuseboard I would say is out of date yes, it should have RCD protection for starters. Your landlords are shirking their legal responsibilities but you ain't bothered as you are getting free electric right ? All's well till the flat / house goes up in smoke !

dj1471

muckybutt wrote: »

You your Landlord has a Legal responsibility to ensure the electrics conform to relevant regulation standards and that the installation is safe, there should be a label on the fuse box confirming the installation has been tested / inspected within the last 5 years or when the flat was re let.
Failure to not have the installation is an offence under the Landlords and Tenants Act 1985
That fuseboard I would say is out of date yes, it should have RCD protection for starters. Your landlords are shirking their legal responsibilities but you ain't bothered as you are getting free electric right ? All's well till the flat / house goes up in smoke !

Electrical inspections are not required for rented properties except for HMOs, it is a recommendation only. Landlords are only required to keep electrics in a safe and working condition.

Also electrics do not go out of date - they only need to comply with the regulations that were in force at the time of installation. Without RCD protection it wouldn't meet the current regs, but it doesn't have to.

squeekswhenwalking

As sockets and buried cables have to be rcd protected your fuse board does not comply with current regs, was it tested in the last 5 years or when you moved in? The landlord obviously doesn't expect you to use much elec otherwise he would've fitted a meter. You could select the 1 kW setting on your heater to help stop tripping. Out of interest what is the 30a breaker on? Shower or cooker maybe? If it's a cooker is there a socket on cooker control which you could plug kettle or washer into?

baldelectrician

dj1471 wrote: »

Electrical inspections are not required for rented properties except for HMOs, it is a recommendation only. Landlords are only required to keep electrics in a safe and working condition.

Also electrics do not go out of date - they only need to comply with the regulations that were in force at the time of installation. Without RCD protection it wouldn't meet the current regs, but it doesn't have to.

The Scottish Parliament are about to require that landlords have an electrical check for ALL rental properties in Scotland

This has passed the parliament but will be dealt with through the new tenant / landlord regulations which are in consultation.