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Getting involved with CU change that may not have c.p.c's for circuits?
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<blockquote data-quote="Doc Hudson" data-source="post: 491834" data-attributes="member: 1607"><p>Even if we assume a property is in desperate need of a full rewire, the point that some electricians forget is that BS7671 makes no stipulations about how long any job may or may not take. e.g. a full rewire may be done in one go over the shortest timescale possible, or it may be implemented over a multi-staged work schedule to meet with the clients budget or other limitations; such as room by room, or circuit by circuit, spread over several months+ between stages. And any larger, long term work schedule would be spread over multiple interim payments as key stages of the work are complete. </p><p></p><p>Where visual inspection suggests an installation is due for signification remedial works, you may choose to offer a complete "full-job-in-one-go" price, or break it down into more manageable chunks for the customer. If breaking a job down the obvious first stage in my opinion is bring fuse-box and bonding up to current standards, then address other circuits/rooms at a mutually convenient later date.</p><p></p><p>So absolutely no issues with you giving a price for fuse-box/bonding whilst advising the customer that the rest of the installation is probably beyond its reasonable working lifespan and no longer complying with current wiring regulations. And you would be happy to provide costs for later remedial work at any suitably convenient later date.</p><p></p><p>Sometimes the individual circuit conductors can be awkward to identify in those old Wylex boxes and/or the screw heads/threads can deteriorate, and there is very little room to get your fingers in if wires have all been pushed and bunched up over the years. So once you try removing any wires they can be very difficult if you want to reconnect them. With certain older installations it can be wise to only start removing circuit connections if you have a new fuse box to re-energise the circuit later. Some things are just best not disturbed unless absolutely necessary! </p><p></p><p>Doc H </p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Doc Hudson, post: 491834, member: 1607"] Even if we assume a property is in desperate need of a full rewire, the point that some electricians forget is that BS7671 makes no stipulations about how long any job may or may not take. e.g. a full rewire may be done in one go over the shortest timescale possible, or it may be implemented over a multi-staged work schedule to meet with the clients budget or other limitations; such as room by room, or circuit by circuit, spread over several months+ between stages. And any larger, long term work schedule would be spread over multiple interim payments as key stages of the work are complete. Where visual inspection suggests an installation is due for signification remedial works, you may choose to offer a complete "full-job-in-one-go" price, or break it down into more manageable chunks for the customer. If breaking a job down the obvious first stage in my opinion is bring fuse-box and bonding up to current standards, then address other circuits/rooms at a mutually convenient later date. So absolutely no issues with you giving a price for fuse-box/bonding whilst advising the customer that the rest of the installation is probably beyond its reasonable working lifespan and no longer complying with current wiring regulations. And you would be happy to provide costs for later remedial work at any suitably convenient later date. Sometimes the individual circuit conductors can be awkward to identify in those old Wylex boxes and/or the screw heads/threads can deteriorate, and there is very little room to get your fingers in if wires have all been pushed and bunched up over the years. So once you try removing any wires they can be very difficult if you want to reconnect them. With certain older installations it can be wise to only start removing circuit connections if you have a new fuse box to re-energise the circuit later. Some things are just best not disturbed unless absolutely necessary! Doc H [/QUOTE]
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