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Rewiring Attic in Edinburgh

Ok, and reusing some of the metal conduit, just adding extra ground wire with it. At some points previous electricians have make extra holes in the metal junction boxes and just went out with twin pvc. Using a rubber grommet is sufficient? Or are glands required? The boxes are not water proof.
- Dutch Sparky
- Post #7
- Oct 12, 2024
- Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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Rewiring Attic in Edinburgh

I've been looking into the permit/warrant, I found this text: "A building warrant is not required for rewiring where it is a repair or replacement works to a level equal to the installation (or part thereof) being repaired or replaced.". So if we just replace VIR cabling in the same circuits...
- Dutch Sparky
- Post #5
- Oct 12, 2024
- Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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Rewiring Attic in Edinburgh

Indeed VIR wiring has been used. It does run in metal conduit but the places where the switches etc are, this is not the case. I have worked with metal conduit but i think this is a little bit much for this attic. I see a lot of Twin Cable+earth loosely on the wooden beams between insulation...
- Dutch Sparky
- Post #4
- Oct 12, 2024
- Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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Rewiring Attic in Edinburgh

I'm from The Netherlands and currently visiting family in the UK. I used to run an electrical contracting company in the Netherlands a few years back, we did a lot of big houses and industrial stuff. But in he UK materials are different and I'm looking for some advice on selection of materials...
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- Oct 11, 2024
- attic rewiring
- Replies: 7
- Forum: UK Electrical Forum

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