"kiloran" wrote in message ...
We had the British Gas serviceman round yesterday to do the yearly service for the gas CH boiler. My wife said they could not do
the job because they could not isolate the electricity supply to the boiler.... new regulations, apparently, it has not been a
problem in the past.

It seems we need an isolator by the consumer unit (under the stairs) or by the boiler (in the utility room).

I could probably fit something in the utility room. Any idea what sort of isolator would be needed to be compliant with the regs?

The consumer unit is an old-style fused unit, so I might get an electrician in to replace it with a modern unit and ensure
appropriate isolation for the CH supply. What happens if the existing cables are not long enough for the new unit? Would this
require a significant rewiring or can cables be extended? After it has been fitted, would this require access to sockets in all
the rooms for testing? A simple swap would be great, but I don't want any unexpected complications right now.

Seems a bit drastic if the only reason for doing it is to provide boiler isolation.

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Graham.

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