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Can i just confirm with anyone that i would need to get a NICEIC
electrician to put in a wire/socket to new greenhouse about 15 feet from back of utility room? I already have it supplied to old greenhouse base but new one will be 4 feet over and anyway i put the old stuff in with a 3 foot deep trench etc. I contacted 2 electricians and they don't know whether |I need the new certificate thingy if it's just for that. On the other hand i suppose i could just yank it all out if i had to ell the house? Janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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In article , Janet Tweedy writes: | | Can i just confirm with anyone that i would need to get a NICEIC | electrician to put in a wire/socket to new greenhouse about 15 feet from | back of utility room? I already have it supplied to old greenhouse base | but new one will be 4 feet over and anyway i put the old stuff in with a | 3 foot deep trench etc. Yes, you do. The way to get around that is to run it off a plug, which plugs into a socket in your last 'approved' location. It can then be disconnected just by switching off and unplugging, and is no longer part of the older building's wiring. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message ... In article , Janet Tweedy writes: | | Can i just confirm with anyone that i would need to get a NICEIC | electrician to put in a wire/socket to new greenhouse about 15 feet from | back of utility room? I already have it supplied to old greenhouse base | but new one will be 4 feet over and anyway i put the old stuff in with a | 3 foot deep trench etc. Yes, you do. The way to get around that is to run it off a plug, which plugs into a socket in your last 'approved' location. It can then be disconnected just by switching off and unplugging, and is no longer part of the older building's wiring. Regards, Nick Maclaren. Which is what I intend to do to get Electrics to the Garage and Greenhouse Mike |
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'Mike' wrote:
"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message ... In article , Janet Tweedy writes: | | Can i just confirm with anyone that i would need to get a NICEIC | electrician to put in a wire/socket to new greenhouse about 15 feet from | back of utility room? I already have it supplied to old greenhouse base | but new one will be 4 feet over and anyway i put the old stuff in with a | 3 foot deep trench etc. Yes, you do. The way to get around that is to run it off a plug, which plugs into a socket in your last 'approved' location. It can then be disconnected just by switching off and unplugging, and is no longer part of the older building's wiring. Regards, Nick Maclaren. Which is what I intend to do to get Electrics to the Garage and Greenhouse Which is very stupid really isn't it! Do a the job a more dangerous way and you don't (officially) need a load of paperwork. If you (or a friend) feel confident to do it safely yourself then just do it, no one is going to know whether it should or shouldn't have 'Part P' paperwork. In reality Part P is a complete waste of time and charade, it's pointless and unenforceable. -- Chris Green |
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from Janet Tweedy contains these words: Can i just confirm with anyone that i would need to get a NICEIC electrician to put in a wire/socket to new greenhouse about 15 feet from back of utility room? I think so, and it should be done with underground armoured cable. I already have it supplied to old greenhouse base but new one will be 4 feet over and anyway i put the old stuff in with a 3 foot deep trench etc. Well, four feet is not very far for a cable. I contacted 2 electricians and they don't know whether |I need the new certificate thingy if it's just for that. On the other hand i suppose i could just yank it all out if i had to ell the house? What the eye doesn't see... -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig |
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In article , Nick Maclaren
writes In article , Janet Tweedy writes: | | Can i just confirm with anyone that i would need to get a NICEIC | electrician to put in a wire/socket to new greenhouse about 15 feet from | back of utility room? I already have it supplied to old greenhouse base | but new one will be 4 feet over and anyway i put the old stuff in with a | 3 foot deep trench etc. Yes, you do. The way to get around that is to run it off a plug, which plugs into a socket in your last 'approved' location. It can then be disconnected just by switching off and unplugging, and is no longer part of the older building's wiring. Regards, Nick Maclaren. Oh goody, that'll save me money. Thanks Nick -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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In message , Janet Tweedy
writes Can i just confirm with anyone that i would need to get a NICEIC electrician to put in a wire/socket to new greenhouse about 15 feet from back of utility room? I already have it supplied to old greenhouse base but new one will be 4 feet over and anyway i put the old stuff in with a 3 foot deep trench etc. I contacted 2 electricians and they don't know whether |I need the new certificate thingy if it's just for that. On the other hand i suppose i could just yank it all out if i had to ell the house? Janet There is only one safe way to do it. Get a qualified electrician to lay a preferably armoured cable, that's what I did for an 8ft run to my garage. It doesn't need to be 3ft deep, but I covered the cable with small hardcore, then a couple of inches of concrete which a spade or fork will not penetrate! I 'made do' with a piece of flex from a plug in the kitchen for years, but regulations are tighter now, and I felt much more comfortable after the job was done properly. Insurance companies are clever at finding ways to avoid a payout. -- Gordon H Remove "invalid" to reply |
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"Nick Maclaren" wrote ... | | Which is very stupid really isn't it! Do a the job a more dangerous | way and you don't (officially) need a load of paperwork. That;s bureaucracy for you! But you can still do it safely, and then plug the circuit in. | If you (or a friend) feel confident to do it safely yourself then just | do it, no one is going to know whether it should or shouldn't have | 'Part P' paperwork. In reality Part P is a complete waste of time and | charade, it's pointless and unenforceable. Until you have a fire or come to sell the house. The suggestion I was given by a builder friend was to do the job properly but get some older wire and use that as the post "Part P" stuff is marked. That way nobody will know when the new wiring was done and will assume pre "Part P" so there will be no difficult questions. -- Regards Bob Hobden |
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Bob Hobden wrote:
"Nick Maclaren" wrote ... | | Which is very stupid really isn't it! Do a the job a more dangerous | way and you don't (officially) need a load of paperwork. That;s bureaucracy for you! But you can still do it safely, and then plug the circuit in. | If you (or a friend) feel confident to do it safely yourself then just | do it, no one is going to know whether it should or shouldn't have | 'Part P' paperwork. In reality Part P is a complete waste of time and | charade, it's pointless and unenforceable. Until you have a fire or come to sell the house. The suggestion I was given by a builder friend was to do the job properly but get some older wire and use that as the post "Part P" stuff is marked. That way nobody will know when the new wiring was done and will assume pre "Part P" so there will be no difficult questions. This is a fallacy, "Part P" stuff is not marked. The change from red/black to brown/blue was *not* at the same time as Part P was introduced and anyway both colours were allowed for quite some time. -- Chris Green |
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Gordon H wrote:
In message , Janet Tweedy writes Can i just confirm with anyone that i would need to get a NICEIC electrician to put in a wire/socket to new greenhouse about 15 feet from back of utility room? I already have it supplied to old greenhouse base but new one will be 4 feet over and anyway i put the old stuff in with a 3 foot deep trench etc. I contacted 2 electricians and they don't know whether |I need the new certificate thingy if it's just for that. On the other hand i suppose i could just yank it all out if i had to ell the house? Janet There is only one safe way to do it. Get a qualified electrician to lay a preferably armoured cable, that's what I did for an 8ft run to my garage. It doesn't need to be 3ft deep, but I covered the cable with small hardcore, then a couple of inches of concrete which a spade or fork will not penetrate! I 'made do' with a piece of flex from a plug in the kitchen for years, but regulations are tighter now, and I felt much more comfortable after the job was done properly. Exactly, do the job properly, whether you then get the paperwork or not seems decidedly less important. -- Chris Green |
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Gordon H wrote: In message , Janet Tweedy writes Can i just confirm with anyone that i would need to get a NICEIC electrician to put in a wire/socket to new greenhouse about 15 feet from back of utility room? I already have it supplied to old greenhouse base but new one will be 4 feet over and anyway i put the old stuff in with a 3 foot deep trench etc. I contacted 2 electricians and they don't know whether |I need the new certificate thingy if it's just for that. On the other hand i suppose i could just yank it all out if i had to ell the house? Janet There is only one safe way to do it. Get a qualified electrician to lay a preferably armoured cable, that's what I did for an 8ft run to my garage. It doesn't need to be 3ft deep, but I covered the cable with small hardcore, then a couple of inches of concrete which a spade or fork will not penetrate! I 'made do' with a piece of flex from a plug in the kitchen for years, but regulations are tighter now, and I felt much more comfortable after the job was done properly. Insurance companies are clever at finding ways to avoid a payout. And therein lies the problem with part P, you can legally run a plug in extension from wherever to wherever but if you want a legal job done you have to pay through the nose and jump through hoops. Don't always trust a qualified electrician to do a decent job, the good thing about doing it yourself is that you are less concerned with the economics of getting it finished and making a profit but just want to do it properly, mind you the caveat is if in doubt and don't have the knowledge don't even attempt it. -- Corporal Jones "I don't like it up me" |
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Gordon H wrote:
snippy There is only one safe way to do it. Get a qualified electrician to lay a preferably armoured cable, that's what I did for an 8ft run to my garage. It doesn't need to be 3ft deep, but I covered the cable with small hardcore, then a couple of inches of concrete which a spade or fork will not penetrate! snippy May I suggest you run the armoured cable through something like inch & a half waste pipe, so cable can be withdrawn if needed, -- Pete C London UK |
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wrote: Nick Maclaren wrote: In article , writes: | | Which is very stupid really isn't it! Do a the job a more dangerous | way and you don't (officially) need a load of paperwork. That;s bureaucracy for you! But you can still do it safely, and then plug the circuit in. | If you (or a friend) feel confident to do it safely yourself then just | do it, no one is going to know whether it should or shouldn't have | 'Part P' paperwork. In reality Part P is a complete waste of time and | charade, it's pointless and unenforceable. Until you have a fire or come to sell the house. ... and how will anyone be able to tell whether the wiring should or should not have extra paperwork? I would imagine 99% of houses in the UK have no electrical certification paperwork, so why should a little extra wiring mean that someone will come along and say "where's the certificate for this bit?"? Ahh.. they could then use this lack of certification as a means of asking for a price reduction on the grounds that they would have to pay for an inspection which of course they would have do wouldn't they! NOT. I would just show them the door. -- Corporal Jones "I don't like it up me" |
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