"Andy Hall" wrote in message
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Look at Part P of Schedule 1 and Schedule 2B near the bottom.
The Schedule 1 piece gives the scope of where electrical work is
controlled. This is in a dwelling and buildings associated with or
supplied from it.
Schedule 2B lists exemptions.
DIY work following BS7671 is not exempted.
" SCHEDULE 2B
Regulation 12(5)
DESCRIPTIONS OF WORK WHERE NO BUILDING NOTICE OR DEPOSIT OF FULL PLANS
REQUIRED
1. Work consisting of -
(a) replacing any socket-outlet, control switch or ceiling rose;
[does not say that you cannot touch the ring main]
(b) replacing a damaged cable for a single circuit only;
[so you can replace the ring main or a radial circuit]
(c) re-fixing or replacing enclosures of existing installation components,
where the circuit protective measures are unaffected;
(d) providing mechanical protection to an existing fixed installation, where
the circuit protective measures and current carrying capacity of conductors
are unaffected by the increased thermal insulation.
2. Work which -
Work which -
(a) is not in a kitchen, or a special location,
(b) does not involve work on a special installation, and
[So the above two say any work as long as it is not in a kitchen or a
"special installation"]
(c) consists of -
(i) adding light fittings and switches to an existing circuit;
(ii) adding socket outlets and fused spurs to an existing ring or radial
circuit; or
[So if you leave 1 foot od each of the two wores comming for the 30 amp fuse
from the CU you can do anything. The circuit is existing and sockets and
fused spurs added.]
(iii) installing or upgrading main or supplementary equipotential bonding.
3. In paragraph 2 -
"special installation" means:
- an electric floor
- ceiling heating system,
- garden lighting
- electric power installation,
[what does this mean?]
- an electricity generator
- an extra-low voltage lighting system which is not a pre-assembled lighting
set bearing the CE marking referred to in regulation 9 of the Electrical
Equipment (Safety) Regulations 1994[8];
[what is "extra low voltage"? So this appears to mean you can install 12v
downlighters and run the cables]
"special location" means a location within the limits of the relevant zones
specified for a bath, a shower, a swimming or paddling pool or a hot air
sauna in the Wiring Regulations, sixteenth edition, published by the
Institution of Electrical Engineers and the British Standards Institution as
BS 7671: 2001 and incorporating amendments 1 and 2.".
[so can't fix electrical equipment "near" a bath, shower, pools& sauna.]
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