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<blockquote data-quote="Evans Electric" data-source="post: 430937" data-attributes="member: 1408"><p>It doesn't sound like the installation is by a cowboy without the pictures anyway. </p><p></p><p>At the end of the day the wires have to get from A to B .</p><p></p><p>We had a customer once who , upon hearing us hammering &amp; levering floorboards up , came running up the stairs to demand " What the hell are you doing ..Are you mad?" Had no idea how wires would be laid in the floor space. </p><p></p><p>I think your limited knowledge of the Electrical Regs may be worrying you . </p><p></p><p>Coming back when kitchen positions have been decided is a normal practice . </p><p></p><p>Just to clarify what you need before final payment , as the others have said :-</p><p></p><p>The contractor should test the new install , the results being on the Electrical Installation Certificate .</p><p></p><p>The contractor should also notify the job with Local Building Control ....if he is registered as an "Approved Contractor" with NICEIC....NAPPIT ...ELECSA...STROMA </p><p></p><p>If he is not registered I believe it falls upon yourself as house owner to have the install certified by a third party. </p><p></p><p>Its not a very good system I'm afraid ....Gas is much simpler. </p><p></p><p>Also if you start chasing cables 50mm deep in all the walls , your house will probably fall in half . They are just fixed to the brickwork and plastered over , with or without any capping. All wiring will be protected at the consumer unit . </p><p></p><p>Get your pictures up on the Forum and we'll have a look. </p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Evans Electric, post: 430937, member: 1408"] It doesn't sound like the installation is by a cowboy without the pictures anyway. At the end of the day the wires have to get from A to B . We had a customer once who , upon hearing us hammering & levering floorboards up , came running up the stairs to demand " What the hell are you doing ..Are you mad?" Had no idea how wires would be laid in the floor space. I think your limited knowledge of the Electrical Regs may be worrying you . Coming back when kitchen positions have been decided is a normal practice . Just to clarify what you need before final payment , as the others have said :- The contractor should test the new install , the results being on the Electrical Installation Certificate . The contractor should also notify the job with Local Building Control ....if he is registered as an "Approved Contractor" with NICEIC....NAPPIT ...ELECSA...STROMA If he is not registered I believe it falls upon yourself as house owner to have the install certified by a third party. Its not a very good system I'm afraid ....Gas is much simpler. Also if you start chasing cables 50mm deep in all the walls , your house will probably fall in half . They are just fixed to the brickwork and plastered over , with or without any capping. All wiring will be protected at the consumer unit . Get your pictures up on the Forum and we'll have a look. [/QUOTE]
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