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Default Does retrofitting mcbs into an older wylex "fuse wire" consumer unit need notification?

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dennis@home wrote:
On 29/01/2018 16:51, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
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Ash Burton wrote:
Strictly speaking by replacing the fuses with mcb's you could be
deemed to be making changes to the consumer unit and its protective
devices which would require notification to building control.


It may depend on where the property is e.g Scotland but for England
and Wales a call to your local authority building control department
would conrirm if notification is required.


Alternatively unless you already have the mcb's it may be worth
gtting an estimate for the fitting from a local approved sparkie,
it's only a five minute job.


I'd suggest you contact your local council and ask for the records
which show whether you have MCBs or fuses.


What records would they be?


Quite. ;-)

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