Home DIY

So having control unit replaced has kinda opened a can of worms .. the NICEIC qualified electrician who did the job refused to give us the safety certificate after he tested the circuit and found it to be unsafe. He reckons the wiring is quite old (maybe from 80s) and somewhere on the circuit there is a fault. He had to then go on record to send me following email:

I have installed a new 17th Edition Consumer unit with 2 x RCDs and CBs. We carried out test and the age of the wiring is very old especially the lighting circuits and all sockets / appliances are on one circuit. As we discuss a rewire will be carried out soon . I have check disconnection time on RCDs and all are within the regulations. I will issue a Domestic Installation Certificate of when the full rewire is completed.

If he doesent have a record of this apparently NICEIC can strip him off his license. He has told us that a full re-wire is required within 6 months otherwise the property gets red flagged in the database for being unsafe. If we do it after 6 months there is a penalty. Its about a £3-4K w week-ish job given all wires are concealed.

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Does any of that makes sense?

I fail at being an adult so so many times!