We are hoping to buy a 2 bedroomed bungalow on the outskirts of Lincoln and
are looking for recommendations for trades/craftsmen in the local area to
carry out detailed inspections and provide quotations for all essential
works.

We need someone to carry out an inspection of the electrical system. I had
assumed that the CU was an old Wylex or similar unit fitted with cartridge
fuse-holders but the surveyor says they are rewire-able! It is unlikely to
have an up to date electrical safety certificate!

Similarly the gas and central heating systems required detailed inspection.
The central heating boiler is an ageing Glow Worm wall mounted unit, vented
through the roof. The surveyor noted that "the boiler was in operation on the
day of inspection (and) it was noted that there were high volumes of water
running through into the expansion tank."

We also need estimates from roofing contractors to address the following:
"The undersides of the roof is lined with a working felt of Hessian
reinforced bitumen type. Over the years this has decayed where it is dressed
out under the bottom roof edges into the gutters. Water that is running down
the top of the felt (which has been driven through the roof coverings) is
dropping onto the roof edge timbers and causing consequential decay.
Remedial work is needed splicing in new sections of underfelt and possibly
new timbers."

Living in an area where most buildings have suspended floors and noting the
large number where the air bricks are wholly or partially obstructed where
gardens have been replaced by concrete, I must really kick myself for not
spotting this - the presence of a solid floor in this bungalow must have
given me a false sense of security! The tarmac surround is less than 150mm
below the damp course - from photographs, it appears to be only one brick
course below: (it would be a 300 mile round trip to 'pop round for a quick
look'!)

The garage is at the rear of and to the side of the property and the tarmac
driveway from the roadway runs beside the house. Again, this looks to be only
75mm below the damp course.

Would the solution be a gulley all the way round the house? In which case,
how wide? How deep? How should it be drained?

Anyway, that is something else that needs to be addressed ...

All advice and comments will be gratefully received!

--

Terry

"Terry Casey" wrote in message
...
We are hoping to buy a 2 bedroomed bungalow on the outskirts of Lincoln
and
are looking for recommendations for trades/craftsmen in the local area to
carry out detailed inspections and provide quotations for all essential
works.



email me.

I might be able to help with the electrics if you are the correct side of
Lincoln.




--
Adam

On Wed, 6 Apr 2016 19:24:02 +0100, Terry Casey
wrote:


We need someone to carry out an inspection of the electrical system. I had
assumed that the CU was an old Wylex or similar unit fitted with cartridge
fuse-holders but the surveyor says they are rewire-able!

What is wrong with that? Mine only blew when I overloaded the lighting
circuit with an infrared heater in the bathroom. Still have the
original card of fuse wire otherwise unused. (47 years)

It is unlikely to have an up to date electrical safety certificate!
I don't even have an out-of-date one - don't see what the problem
is...

Terry Casey wrote:
We are hoping to buy a 2 bedroomed bungalow on the outskirts of Lincoln and
are looking for recommendations for trades/craftsmen in the local area to
carry out detailed inspections and provide quotations for all essential
works.

We need someone to carry out an inspection of the electrical system. I had
assumed that the CU was an old Wylex or similar unit fitted with cartridge
fuse-holders but the surveyor says they are rewire-able! It is unlikely to
have an up to date electrical safety certificate!

Similarly the gas and central heating systems required detailed inspection.
The central heating boiler is an ageing Glow Worm wall mounted unit, vented
through the roof. The surveyor noted that "the boiler was in operation on the
day of inspection (and) it was noted that there were high volumes of water
running through into the expansion tank."

We also need estimates from roofing contractors to address the following:
"The undersides of the roof is lined with a working felt of Hessian
reinforced bitumen type. Over the years this has decayed where it is dressed
out under the bottom roof edges into the gutters. Water that is running down
the top of the felt (which has been driven through the roof coverings) is
dropping onto the roof edge timbers and causing consequential decay.
Remedial work is needed splicing in new sections of underfelt and possibly
new timbers."

Living in an area where most buildings have suspended floors and noting the
large number where the air bricks are wholly or partially obstructed where
gardens have been replaced by concrete, I must really kick myself for not
spotting this - the presence of a solid floor in this bungalow must have
given me a false sense of security! The tarmac surround is less than 150mm
below the damp course - from photographs, it appears to be only one brick
course below: (it would be a 300 mile round trip to 'pop round for a quick
look'!)

The garage is at the rear of and to the side of the property and the tarmac
driveway from the roadway runs beside the house. Again, this looks to be only
75mm below the damp course.

Would the solution be a gulley all the way round the house? In which case,
how wide? How deep? How should it be drained?

Anyway, that is something else that needs to be addressed ...

All advice and comments will be gratefully received!





You don't say how old the bungalow is.

The electrical system using fusewire may well be perfectly OK.
How much do you want to spend on rewiring, necessary or otherwise.

If the boiler is working have it serviced and leave it alone.
Obsolete= reliable IME. Modern boilers have an average life of 7 years
I am told by my boiler servicing man and you rarely can recover the cost
of replacing the Glow worm with a modern boiler when you consider
installation and servicing costs.

The roof could be a major headache if the timbers were not
treated from new. Are trusses used?

If the walls are a stock brick, 75mm above dpc would not IMO
be a real problem. If rendered, it may be better to replace the render
with a waterproofed one,than mess about digging gulleys. If damp is not
present internally, there doesn't seem much to worry about.

Capitol wrote:
Terry Casey wrote:
We are hoping to buy a 2 bedroomed bungalow on the outskirts of Lincoln and
are looking for recommendations for trades/craftsmen in the local area to
carry out detailed inspections and provide quotations for all essential
works.

We need someone to carry out an inspection of the electrical system. I had
assumed that the CU was an old Wylex or similar unit fitted with cartridge
fuse-holders but the surveyor says they are rewire-able! It is unlikely to
have an up to date electrical safety certificate!

Similarly the gas and central heating systems required detailed inspection.
The central heating boiler is an ageing Glow Worm wall mounted unit, vented
through the roof. The surveyor noted that "the boiler was in operation on the
day of inspection (and) it was noted that there were high volumes of water
running through into the expansion tank."

We also need estimates from roofing contractors to address the following:
"The undersides of the roof is lined with a working felt of Hessian
reinforced bitumen type. Over the years this has decayed where it is dressed
out under the bottom roof edges into the gutters. Water that is running down
the top of the felt (which has been driven through the roof coverings) is
dropping onto the roof edge timbers and causing consequential decay.
Remedial work is needed splicing in new sections of underfelt and possibly
new timbers."

Living in an area where most buildings have suspended floors and noting the
large number where the air bricks are wholly or partially obstructed where
gardens have been replaced by concrete, I must really kick myself for not
spotting this - the presence of a solid floor in this bungalow must have
given me a false sense of security! The tarmac surround is less than 150mm
below the damp course - from photographs, it appears to be only one brick
course below: (it would be a 300 mile round trip to 'pop round for a quick
look'!)

The garage is at the rear of and to the side of the property and the tarmac
driveway from the roadway runs beside the house. Again, this looks to be only
75mm below the damp course.

Would the solution be a gulley all the way round the house? In which case,
how wide? How deep? How should it be drained?

Anyway, that is something else that needs to be addressed ...

All advice and comments will be gratefully received!





You don't say how old the bungalow is.

The electrical system using fusewire may well be perfectly OK.
How much do you want to spend on rewiring, necessary or otherwise.

If the boiler is working have it serviced and leave it alone.

Um, no. Not in this case. If it's "pumping over" as this one sounds to be
doing it needs sorting fairly urgently. Otherwise you'll have a damp loft
and a lot of wasted heat.

System probably needs a flush and a check over for correct plumbing.
Reducing pump speed will probably help in the short term.

See
http://www.diyfixit.co.uk/central-he...open-vent.html

Tim

--
Trolls AND TROLL FEEDERS all go in my kill file

On Wed, 6 Apr 2016 19:24:02 +0100, Terry Casey
wrote:

We are hoping to buy a 2 bedroomed bungalow on the outskirts of Lincoln and
are looking for recommendations for trades/craftsmen in the local area to
carry out detailed inspections and provide quotations for all essential
works.

We need someone to carry out an inspection of the electrical system. I had
assumed that the CU was an old Wylex or similar unit fitted with cartridge
fuse-holders but the surveyor says they are rewire-able! It is unlikely to
have an up to date electrical safety certificate!


I can't recall ever seeing a domestic CU with cartridge fuses. Were
they ever popular?

--

Graham.

%Profound_observation%

Tim+ wrote:
wrote:

Terry Casey wrote:

We are hoping to buy a 2 bedroomed bungalow on the outskirts of Lincoln and
are looking for recommendations for trades/craftsmen in the local area to
carry out detailed inspections and provide quotations for all essential
works.

We need someone to carry out an inspection of the electrical system. I had
assumed that the CU was an old Wylex or similar unit fitted with cartridge
fuse-holders but the surveyor says they are rewire-able! It is unlikely to
have an up to date electrical safety certificate!

Similarly the gas and central heating systems required detailed inspection.
The central heating boiler is an ageing Glow Worm wall mounted unit, vented
through the roof. The surveyor noted that "the boiler was in operation on the
day of inspection (and) it was noted that there were high volumes of water
running through into the expansion tank."

We also need estimates from roofing contractors to address the following:
"The undersides of the roof is lined with a working felt of Hessian
reinforced bitumen type. Over the years this has decayed where it is dressed
out under the bottom roof edges into the gutters. Water that is running down
the top of the felt (which has been driven through the roof coverings) is
dropping onto the roof edge timbers and causing consequential decay.
Remedial work is needed splicing in new sections of underfelt and possibly
new timbers."

Living in an area where most buildings have suspended floors and noting the
large number where the air bricks are wholly or partially obstructed where
gardens have been replaced by concrete, I must really kick myself for not
spotting this - the presence of a solid floor in this bungalow must have
given me a false sense of security! The tarmac surround is less than 150mm
below the damp course - from photographs, it appears to be only one brick
course below: (it would be a 300 mile round trip to 'pop round for a quick
look'!)

The garage is at the rear of and to the side of the property and the tarmac
driveway from the roadway runs beside the house. Again, this looks to be only
75mm below the damp course.

Would the solution be a gulley all the way round the house? In which case,
how wide? How deep? How should it be drained?

Anyway, that is something else that needs to be addressed ...

All advice and comments will be gratefully received!





You don't say how old the bungalow is.

The electrical system using fusewire may well be perfectly OK.
How much do you want to spend on rewiring, necessary or otherwise.

If the boiler is working have it serviced and leave it alone.

Um, no. Not in this case. If it's "pumping over" as this one sounds to be
doing it needs sorting fairly urgently. Otherwise you'll have a damp loft
and a lot of wasted heat.

System probably needs a flush and a check over for correct plumbing.
Reducing pump speed will probably help in the short term.

See
http://www.diyfixit.co.uk/central-he...open-vent.html

Tim


Serviced implies that any problems would be corrected. Most
parts are available for older boilers at reasonable cost.

Your surveyor has been listing items to use in asking for a discount but the points raised are trivial. An electrical inspection and report will determine whether or not the electrical system actually needs attention. Although rewireable fuses have largely been superceded by circuit breakers there is nothing in the regulations to prevent their use to this day.
If you take up ARWs offer he will be able to advise you further.
The felt doesn't sound like a big job to fix and unless the damp course is bridged I wouldn't give it a second thought.
Do remember you are asking in a diy newsgroup. We tend not to use contractors so can't recommend.

Capitol wrote:
Tim+ wrote:
wrote:

Terry Casey wrote:

We are hoping to buy a 2 bedroomed bungalow on the outskirts of Lincoln and
are looking for recommendations for trades/craftsmen in the local area to
carry out detailed inspections and provide quotations for all essential
works.

We need someone to carry out an inspection of the electrical system. I had
assumed that the CU was an old Wylex or similar unit fitted with cartridge
fuse-holders but the surveyor says they are rewire-able! It is unlikely to
have an up to date electrical safety certificate!

Similarly the gas and central heating systems required detailed inspection.
The central heating boiler is an ageing Glow Worm wall mounted unit, vented
through the roof. The surveyor noted that "the boiler was in operation on the
day of inspection (and) it was noted that there were high volumes of water
running through into the expansion tank."

We also need estimates from roofing contractors to address the following:
"The undersides of the roof is lined with a working felt of Hessian
reinforced bitumen type. Over the years this has decayed where it is dressed
out under the bottom roof edges into the gutters. Water that is running down
the top of the felt (which has been driven through the roof coverings) is
dropping onto the roof edge timbers and causing consequential decay.
Remedial work is needed splicing in new sections of underfelt and possibly
new timbers."

Living in an area where most buildings have suspended floors and noting the
large number where the air bricks are wholly or partially obstructed where
gardens have been replaced by concrete, I must really kick myself for not
spotting this - the presence of a solid floor in this bungalow must have
given me a false sense of security! The tarmac surround is less than 150mm
below the damp course - from photographs, it appears to be only one brick
course below: (it would be a 300 mile round trip to 'pop round for a quick
look'!)

The garage is at the rear of and to the side of the property and the tarmac
driveway from the roadway runs beside the house. Again, this looks to be only
75mm below the damp course.

Would the solution be a gulley all the way round the house? In which case,
how wide? How deep? How should it be drained?

Anyway, that is something else that needs to be addressed ...

All advice and comments will be gratefully received!





You don't say how old the bungalow is.

The electrical system using fusewire may well be perfectly OK.
How much do you want to spend on rewiring, necessary or otherwise.

If the boiler is working have it serviced and leave it alone.

Um, no. Not in this case. If it's "pumping over" as this one sounds to be
doing it needs sorting fairly urgently. Otherwise you'll have a damp loft
and a lot of wasted heat.

System probably needs a flush and a check over for correct plumbing.
Reducing pump speed will probably help in the short term.

See
http://www.diyfixit.co.uk/central-he...open-vent.html

Tim


Serviced implies that any problems would be corrected. Most
parts are available for older boilers at reasonable cost.


Solving pumping over isn't part of a routine boiler service. System service
maybe but not boiler service.

Tim

Tim+ wrote:
wrote:

Tim+ wrote:

wrote:


Terry Casey wrote:


We are hoping to buy a 2 bedroomed bungalow on the outskirts of Lincoln and
are looking for recommendations for trades/craftsmen in the local area to
carry out detailed inspections and provide quotations for all essential
works.

We need someone to carry out an inspection of the electrical system. I had
assumed that the CU was an old Wylex or similar unit fitted with cartridge
fuse-holders but the surveyor says they are rewire-able! It is unlikely to
have an up to date electrical safety certificate!

Similarly the gas and central heating systems required detailed inspection.
The central heating boiler is an ageing Glow Worm wall mounted unit, vented
through the roof. The surveyor noted that "the boiler was in operation on the
day of inspection (and) it was noted that there were high volumes of water
running through into the expansion tank."

We also need estimates from roofing contractors to address the following:
"The undersides of the roof is lined with a working felt of Hessian
reinforced bitumen type. Over the years this has decayed where it is dressed
out under the bottom roof edges into the gutters. Water that is running down
the top of the felt (which has been driven through the roof coverings) is
dropping onto the roof edge timbers and causing consequential decay.
Remedial work is needed splicing in new sections of underfelt and possibly
new timbers."

Living in an area where most buildings have suspended floors and noting the
large number where the air bricks are wholly or partially obstructed where
gardens have been replaced by concrete, I must really kick myself for not
spotting this - the presence of a solid floor in this bungalow must have
given me a false sense of security! The tarmac surround is less than 150mm
below the damp course - from photographs, it appears to be only one brick
course below: (it would be a 300 mile round trip to 'pop round for a quick
look'!)

The garage is at the rear of and to the side of the property and the tarmac
driveway from the roadway runs beside the house. Again, this looks to be only
75mm below the damp course.

Would the solution be a gulley all the way round the house? In which case,
how wide? How deep? How should it be drained?

Anyway, that is something else that needs to be addressed ...

All advice and comments will be gratefully received!






You don't say how old the bungalow is.

The electrical system using fusewire may well be perfectly OK.
How much do you want to spend on rewiring, necessary or otherwise.

If the boiler is working have it serviced and leave it alone.


Um, no. Not in this case. If it's "pumping over" as this one sounds to be
doing it needs sorting fairly urgently. Otherwise you'll have a damp loft
and a lot of wasted heat.

System probably needs a flush and a check over for correct plumbing.
Reducing pump speed will probably help in the short term.

See
http://www.diyfixit.co.uk/central-he...open-vent.html

Tim



Serviced implies that any problems would be corrected. Most
parts are available for older boilers at reasonable cost.


Solving pumping over isn't part of a routine boiler service. System service
maybe but not boiler service.

Tim

My previous reply stands. When the surveyor mentions pump over
this information would be passed to the servicing engineer.

In article , alt.f7-
says...

I can't recall ever seeing a domestic CU with cartridge fuses. Were
they ever popular?

That's what we have here!

Installed by the LEB in 1974. 5, 15 & 30A cartridge fuses and replacement
fuses widely available still so, yes, I'd say they were popular!

--

Terry

In article ,
says...

You don't say how old the bungalow is.

The surveyor estimates 1955

The electrical system using fusewire may well be perfectly OK.
How much do you want to spend on rewiring, necessary or otherwise.


As much is required to bring it up to a safe standard, if necessary. Anything
more can wait until later when we will have a much better idea where
additional sockets, etc. are needed


The roof could be a major headache if the timbers were not
treated from new. Are trusses used?

The surveyor says "The roof comprises a traditional rafter and purlin design
with site cut timbers and hipped gables."

If the walls are a stock brick, 75mm above dpc would not IMO
be a real problem. If rendered, it may be better to replace the render
with a waterproofed one,than mess about digging gulleys. If damp is not
present internally, there doesn't seem much to worry about.

Brick, no render. I assume you meant to say "75mm BELOW dpc would not IMO
be a real problem." ...

--

Terry

In article ,
says...

Your surveyor has been listing items to use in asking for a discount but the points raised are trivial. An electrical inspection and report will determine whether or not the electrical system actually needs attention. Although rewireable fuses have largely been superceded by circuit breakers there is nothing in the regulations to prevent their use to this day.
If you take up ARWs offer he will be able to advise you further.

Yes, the report makes several references to 'routine maintenance', etc., and
I've only picked out those of particular concern to us

The felt doesn't sound like a big job to fix and unless the damp course is bridged I wouldn't give it a second thought.
Do remember you are asking in a diy newsgroup. We tend not to use contractors so can't recommend.

However, from following this group from time to time over the years, I'm
aware that not everyone here is speaking from a diy viewpoint - ARW being a
prime example - and anybody actively pursuing diy interests tends to find out
who the local cowboys are!

--

Terry

In article , says...

Capitol wrote:

If the boiler is working have it serviced and leave it alone.

Um, no. Not in this case. If it's "pumping over" as this one sounds to be
doing it needs sorting fairly urgently. Otherwise you'll have a damp loft
and a lot of wasted heat.

System probably needs a flush and a check over for correct plumbing.
Reducing pump speed will probably help in the short term.

See
http://www.diyfixit.co.uk/central-he...open-vent.html

Tim

Thank you for the link, Tim - very useful.

--

Terry

On Wednesday, 6 April 2016 23:46:04 UTC+2, Graham. wrote:
On Wed, 6 Apr 2016 19:24:02 +0100, Terry Casey
wrote:

We are hoping to buy a 2 bedroomed bungalow on the outskirts of Lincoln and
are looking for recommendations for trades/craftsmen in the local area to
carry out detailed inspections and provide quotations for all essential
works.

We need someone to carry out an inspection of the electrical system. I had
assumed that the CU was an old Wylex or similar unit fitted with cartridge
fuse-holders but the surveyor says they are rewire-able! It is unlikely to
have an up to date electrical safety certificate!


I can't recall ever seeing a domestic CU with cartridge fuses. Were
they ever popular?

They used to be the only option. Our house in the early 70's had rewirable
fuses. (I think when we moved to one *built* in the 70's, it might have
had MCBs - but I could be be imagining that.)

"Martin Bonner" wrote in message
...
On Wednesday, 6 April 2016 23:46:04 UTC+2, Graham. wrote:
On Wed, 6 Apr 2016 19:24:02 +0100, Terry Casey
wrote:

We are hoping to buy a 2 bedroomed bungalow on the outskirts of Lincoln
and
are looking for recommendations for trades/craftsmen in the local area
to
carry out detailed inspections and provide quotations for all essential
works.

We need someone to carry out an inspection of the electrical system. I
had
assumed that the CU was an old Wylex or similar unit fitted with
cartridge
fuse-holders but the surveyor says they are rewire-able! It is unlikely
to
have an up to date electrical safety certificate!


I can't recall ever seeing a domestic CU with cartridge fuses. Were
they ever popular?

They used to be the only option. Our house
in the early 70's had rewirable fuses.

Cartridge fuses aren't the same thing as rewriteable fuses.

(I think when we moved to one *built* in the 70's, it might
have had MCBs - but I could be be imagining that.)

On Thursday, 7 April 2016 12:56:56 UTC+2, Rod Speed wrote:
"Martin Bonner" wrote in message
...
On Wednesday, 6 April 2016 23:46:04 UTC+2, Graham. wrote:
I can't recall ever seeing a domestic CU with cartridge fuses. Were
they ever popular?

They used to be the only option. Our house
in the early 70's had rewirable fuses.

Cartridge fuses aren't the same thing as rewirable fuses.

D'oh! You are quite right.

Terry Casey wrote:
In ,
says...

You don't say how old the bungalow is.

The surveyor estimates 1955

The electrical system using fusewire may well be perfectly OK.
How much do you want to spend on rewiring, necessary or otherwise.


As much is required to bring it up to a safe standard, if necessary. Anything
more can wait until later when we will have a much better idea where
additional sockets, etc. are needed



The roof could be a major headache if the timbers were not
treated from new. Are trusses used?

The surveyor says "The roof comprises a traditional rafter and purlin design
with site cut timbers and hipped gables."

If the walls are a stock brick, 75mm above dpc would not IMO
be a real problem. If rendered, it may be better to replace the render
with a waterproofed one,than mess about digging gulleys. If damp is not
present internally, there doesn't seem much to worry about.

Brick, no render. I assume you meant to say "75mm BELOW dpc would not IMO
be a real problem." ...


Sorry, yes ground 75mm below DPC not a problem on stock bricks.
London commons are more porous IME. Surrey stock are extremely good, I
don't have the experience of Midland and Northern brick types.

!955 will in all probability have non trussed rafters and without
wood preserver. This makes rafter repairs a lot easier IMO, but wood
preserver needs to be used on the whole roof after repair to prevent
recurrence of rot. You may find it better to strip and replace the roof
as the tile fixing nails may well be at the end of their life, normally
indicated by roof tiles obvious having been replaced(different colour).

The wiring may be rubber insulated (possibly aluminium conductors)
unless it has been rewired since construction. (Used up to about
1960)This indicates a complete rewire IMO particularly if you are going
to move/add sockets etc. ARW can advise if you are lucky.

On 07/04/2016 10:48, Terry Casey wrote:

As much is required to bring it up to a safe standard, if necessary. Anything
more can wait until later when we will have a much better idea where
additional sockets, etc. are needed

What's safe is to some extent a judgement which depends on who is using
it and how. I may have missed if this is intended for you to occupy or
to let.

If the former you might be happy to live for a while with the fuses and
use plug-in RCDs for protection when mowing the lawn etc.

If you will be letting it then, while there's no statutory requirement
similar to that for gas, as landlord you are responsible for the safety
of the wiring and fittings. And you might want to bear in mind that
many tenants these days might struggle to rewire a fuse. But I'm not a
landlord so I'll defer to those who are.

--
Robin
reply-to address is (intended to be) valid

In article ,
says...

You may find it better to strip and replace the roof
as the tile fixing nails may well be at the end of their life, normally
indicated by roof tiles obvious having been replaced(different colour).

That shouldn't be necessary: "The concrete interlocking tile covering was in
satisfactory condition with no slipped or missing tiles visible."

All other aspects of the roof were good - everything level, straight and
square with some possible attention needed to the pointing at the side of the
valley.


The wiring may be rubber insulated (possibly aluminium conductors)
unless it has been rewired since construction. (Used up to about
1960)This indicates a complete rewire IMO particularly if you are going
to move/add sockets etc. ARW can advise if you are lucky.

I should have said that it is PVC. Unless it has been rewired, in which case
I would expect a more modern CU, I think I will be getting reacquainted with
3/029 and 7/029 for the first time in about 50 years!

--

Terry

In article , says...

On 07/04/2016 10:48, Terry Casey wrote:

As much is required to bring it up to a safe standard, if necessary. Anything
more can wait until later when we will have a much better idea where
additional sockets, etc. are needed

What's safe is to some extent a judgement which depends on who is using
it and how. I may have missed if this is intended for you to occupy or
to let.


We are buying it to occupy ourselves. The move to a bungalow is because we
are neither of us getting any younger - I will be 72 in a week's time and
acute arthritis in both knees is making it increasingly difficult to manage
stairs.

Bending to skirting board mounted sockets - of which there are much fewer
than needed for a modern life style - is increasingly difficult so we want to
move in and settle down so that we can identify the ideal location and
numbers of sockets required. As all the walls are of a solid construction, a
re-wire to suit all our needs will also require redecoration, which we don't
want to contemplate right now.

--

Terry

On Wed, 06 Apr 2016 21:09:36 +0100, Geo wrote:

On Wed, 6 Apr 2016 19:24:02 +0100, Terry Casey
wrote:


We need someone to carry out an inspection of the electrical system. I
had assumed that the CU was an old Wylex or similar unit fitted with
cartridge fuse-holders but the surveyor says they are rewire-able!

What is wrong with that? Mine only blew when I overloaded the lighting
circuit with an infrared heater in the bathroom. Still have the original
card of fuse wire otherwise unused. (47 years)

It is unlikely to have an up to date electrical safety certificate!
I don't even have an out-of-date one - don't see what the problem is...

+1

--
Johnny B Good

"Johnny B Good" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 06 Apr 2016 21:09:36 +0100, Geo wrote:

On Wed, 6 Apr 2016 19:24:02 +0100, Terry Casey
wrote:


We need someone to carry out an inspection of the electrical system. I
had assumed that the CU was an old Wylex or similar unit fitted with
cartridge fuse-holders but the surveyor says they are rewire-able!

What is wrong with that? Mine only blew when I overloaded the lighting
circuit with an infrared heater in the bathroom. Still have the original
card of fuse wire otherwise unused. (47 years)

It is unlikely to have an up to date electrical safety certificate!
I don't even have an out-of-date one - don't see what the problem is...

+1

-1. The place could be a death trap

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Adam