On Nov 11, 9:13*pm, kiloran wrote:
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.

--Alan

Let me guess - they will send you a quote to do the work?