Switched Spur Legality?

[Buggerlugs]

What's the legality of fitting my own 16A spur with socket, rotary isolator and 16A C curve RCBO?

 

[Seadog]

In a workshop?

 

[Buggerlugs]

In a workshop?

No, Council house.

 

[hotponyshoes]

It's notifiable so if you are not registered you need to tell building control before you do it.

 

[hotponyshoes]

No, Council house.

Check the tennancy agreement as well just incase that says anything about it.

 

[Buggerlugs]

It's notifiable so if you are not registered you need to tell building control before you do it.

Ah right.

 

[brightspark]

councill will get a bit sh,itty if you do. wouldnt bother about the notifying bit though

 

[Buggerlugs]

councill will get a bit sh,itty if you do. wouldnt bother about the notifying bit though

I wouldn't jeopardise my tenancy, so I'll give it a miss.

 

[aesmith]

Different rules in Scotland. I believe this would be notifiable if the work is done to a flat, but not in a house of two stories or less.

 

[Buggerlugs]

Different rules in Scotland. I believe this would be notifiable if the work is done to a flat, but not in a house of two stories or less.

It's a ground floor flat, so you can imagine all the paperwork involved, etc.

 

[TEO]

Might be worth an ask. If they say no you're where you are now but you might hit the right person & get a yes.
If you do ask it might be worth finding some sort of use that doesn't involve powering hot works

 

[Smallfry]

Professionals look away now .

At my little workshop, a 32 amp socket is wired into the 32 amp ring main.

I figured that I will not be using anything else while I am welding. The machine does not pull that much in any case

 

[Smallfry]

Might be worth an ask. If they say no you're where you are now but you might hit the right person & get a yes.
If you do ask it might be worth finding some sort of use that doesn't involve powering hot works

The worst that can happen is that they will want a certified professional to do it.

 

[TEO]

The worst that can happen is that they will want a certified professional to do it.

But the use may go against the terms of a lease, especially a flat.

 

[Buggerlugs]

Might be worth an ask. If they say no you're where you are now but you might hit the right person & get a yes.
If you do ask it might be worth finding some sort of use that doesn't involve powering hot works

There's a large isolation switched fitted by the energy provider, when the smart meter was fitted. The whole flat was rewired 2 years ago.

 

[Buggerlugs]

Professionals look away now .

At my little workshop, a 32 amp socket is wired into the 32 amp ring main.

I figured that I will not be using anything else while I am welding. The machine does not pull that much in any case

I do have a spare ring main, with only 2 single sockets on it.

 

[Buggerlugs]

But the use may go against the terms of a lease, especially a flat.

That's what I'm thinking.

 

[hotponyshoes]

I do have a spare ring main, with only 2 single sockets on it.

What size breaker is on that?

 

[Buggerlugs]

What size breaker is on that?

16 Amp. The one on the left of the photo.

 

[brightspark]

I wouldn't jeopardise my tenancy, so I'll give it a miss.

The worst that can happen is that they will want a certified professional to do it.

thats it in a nutshell .sometimes they have there own approved contractors and they stitch you up