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How bad is VIR wiring?

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  • coffeehound
    coffeehound Posts: 5,742 Forumite
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    A sticker on the board indicates a socket safety test was c/o in 2008 when the meter was fitted, but that's 15 yrs ago now..
  • Risteard
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    coffeehound said:
    A sticker on the board indicates a socket safety test was c/o in 2008 when the meter was fitted, but that's 15 yrs ago now..
    Means nothing - they will only have been verifying polarity, and possibly (though not probably) Earth fault loop impedance at that point.
  • lucas20042004
    lucas20042004 Posts: 46 Forumite
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    I have some quotes. It's looking like it's going to be around £8-9k which includes the garage  :/
  • Risteard
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    lucas20042004 said:
    I have some quotes. It's looking like it's going to be around £8-9k which includes the garage  :/

    All I can say to you is that putting it off isn't going to make it any cheaper. On the face of it (without any information) it seems a very fair price - in fact quite cheap if anything.
  • flo22
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    When I was having building work done the electrician noticed that I had similar.  it looked like some time in the 70s a dodgy electrician had put pretend earths in but the wires were not connected to anything.  Ended up having to have it all channeled out and redone
    30+ years working in banking
  • Ectophile
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    lucas20042004 said:
    I have some quotes. It's looking like it's going to be around £8-9k which includes the garage  :/

    Is that with them having to work around you living in the house?  It may be cheaper if you move out for a while.
    If it sticks, force it.
    If it breaks, well it wasn't working right anyway.
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