History:
Initially completed an apprenticeship straight from school and at the age of 20 I was team leader for a large electrical company running the electrical installations on 5 building sites with two apprentices where I completed a security alarm course and after being thrown in the deep end taught myself to wire all types of heating systems, door entry, B.T. and CCTV systems before moving to a smaller company and involving myself with inspection and testing and building a wealth of knowledge fault finding and problem solving.
Voltage Contractors has full NICEIC Approved contractor status along with OLEV accreditation for multiple makes and types of E.V. charging points.
Some of the types of work we carryout are:
- Inspection, Testing and Certification.
- Single Phase and Three Phase.
- Domestic, Commercial and Industrial.
- EV Points
- New installations and rewires.
- Security systems.
- C.C.T.V.
- Fire Alarm and emergency Lighting.
- Door Entry systems.
- DATA installations.
Answers:
Hi,
could you tell my if you have to reset an mcb or rcd at your consumer unit?
kind regards
rich
Hi,
it's advised that the work should be carried out by a registered electrician.
if your consumer unit has no signs of thermal damage and the switch gear is compatible then there should be no need to replace although it may be recommended to be replaced for a non-combustible type if located under the stairs or above an entrance/exit door. rcd protection is a must and would need to be fitted if not present.
Hi,
it needs to be looked at due to the possibility of thermal damage caused by loose connection/s this may have heated the plastic up behind the switch. if this is the case then it's quite possible that it could cause a fire.
An electrician needs to come to inspect due to water ingress in the fittings. i would advise to get the affected fitting replaced due to corrosion and the issues that may occur.
Depending on condition of the consumer unit? if its a combustible type consumer unit and all is well with switch gear and no thermal damage then a code 3 which is only a recommendation is usually put on the e.i.c.r. certificate.