That red route is NOT in a safe zone. That it contains no diagonals is irrrelevant - what accessory is it horizontally or vertically in line with?
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The red route may be an old existing cable, but it's not in a safe zone.
NOR are the new sections of cooker cable.
NOR are the socket and extractor cables.
There's more to safe cable zones than not running them diagonally.
As far as I can see, that electrician is wrong.
And this is not us being pedantic.
It's very wrong.
NOR are the new sections of cooker cable.
NOR are the socket and extractor cables.
There's more to safe cable zones than not running them diagonally.
As far as I can see, that electrician is wrong.
And this is not us being pedantic.
It's very wrong.
"To the best of my knowledge and belief" qualifies his assertion that his work complied with the Wiring Regulations.
He also asserted that he had exercised reasonable skill and care. That assertion was not qualified. And it was not true.
Well he wasn't willing to accept my point so for the sake of 300......I cant be bothered to argue and will try to source someone from recommendation.....this is a rental property so time is money. This is an expensive lesson, but he will never work for me again.
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And so he lives to defraud again, and possibly kill someone.
You are going to have to get someone else to sort out his lethal mess anyway, so the time problem is going to apply anyway.
I can see how you might not want to be bothered to try and sue him, but if you still owe him, don't pay, and point out to him that should he try to sue you, his credibility will be destroyed, and evidence of his criminal activities will be brought out in court.
You are going to have to get someone else to sort out his lethal mess anyway, so the time problem is going to apply anyway.
I can see how you might not want to be bothered to try and sue him, but if you still owe him, don't pay, and point out to him that should he try to sue you, his credibility will be destroyed, and evidence of his criminal activities will be brought out in court.
He should have offered to come round and have a good look at it and see your point of view. And show him the two diagrams given to you. Would offer this option before you pay him.
It's a sad state of affairs when these cowboys reduce people to thinking to themselves it's easier just pay it, and get someone else in - but it probably is.
It's a sad state of affairs when these cowboys reduce people to thinking to themselves it's easier just pay it, and get someone else in - but it probably is.
It does, indeed, and if it transpired that his knowledge and/or belief were actually incorrect, that would not render 'signing for that' as a 'falsehood' or a 'fraud'.
We would need a lawyer for this one. For a start, "...having exercised reasonable skill and care..." actually appears before "...hereby CERTIFY". More to the point, you are effectively trying to use this to negate the "...to the best of my knowledge and belief.." (which comes after "...hereby CERTIFY.."), since you are presumably primarily suggesting that there was a lack of 'reasonable skill and care' consequent upon knowledge and/or belief about the regs being incorrect.
As I say, you'd need a lawyer (or a haggle of lawyers) for that one. IMO, in common sense terms, someone who signs that declaration 'in good faith' because their knowledge is inadequate is probably 'incompetent', but probably not fraudulent.
Kind Regards, John
An A3 radial socket circuit has a 20 amp fuse or MCB at the mains, wired in 2.5 mm2 or greater cable. This type of circuit can have a long line of spurs.
I gather you didn't have a socket circuit with a 20 amp fuse or MCB.
If it helps;
A1 socket circuit is rings 30 or 32 amp, minimum 2.5 mm2 cable.
A2 socket circuit is radial 30 or 32 amp, minimum 4.0 mm2 cable.
I gather you didn't have a socket circuit with a 20 amp fuse or MCB.
If it helps;
A1 socket circuit is rings 30 or 32 amp, minimum 2.5 mm2 cable.
A2 socket circuit is radial 30 or 32 amp, minimum 4.0 mm2 cable.
The whole kitchen may comprise of both separate rings and radial circuits.
So where are the 20A breakers for the A3 radials?
If it were true, it could well be.
But it appears to be untrue, and did we ever get to the bottom of whether the spurs from the ring have been done properly?
What details of the circuits are on the certificate?
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