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    Metal consumer only option now?

    I suspected this, I wouldn’t mind in the garage but last thing I want is another box with wires in the house as well as the existing one.
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    Metal consumer only option now?

    Following on from this saga: SWA questions, doubting electrician - https://www.electriciansforums.net/threads/swa-questions-doubting-electrician.180536/page-2 I had an electrician out to quote to rectify the problems yesterday after dealing with the tripping issue myself. I have now been told...
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    SWA questions, doubting electrician

    It is. There is some excess cable under the kitchen units in the next room.
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    SWA questions, doubting electrician

    Issue now is finding someone who might sign it off without starting the whole thing from scratch. What a rubbish situation.
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    SWA questions, doubting electrician

    This end if I understood correctly?
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    SWA questions, doubting electrician

    The way I see it is due to competition people are quoting quite low in order to secure the work, they then go away and source all the parts as cheap as possible and even decide to underspec certain things as they’ll probably get away with it in order to then maximise their profit. Obviously not...
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    SWA questions, doubting electrician

    Still no idea, been blocked now on FB/messenger so need to find someone else to fix. Just left it disconnected in my consumer for now as don’t fancy any other major issues in the house. Might start ripping all the 4mm SWA out in the next few days to make it easier for someone else to do.
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    SWA questions, doubting electrician

    Just that within minutes of him leaving we had a pretty serious problem with the system tripping when we plugged items in the kitchen. Started googling to try and find out what was wrong and then eventually led me noticing other issues with the work.
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    SWA questions, doubting electrician

    Gave him a chance and just received a reply saying “will leave you to it as I obviously don’t know what I’m doing” so guessing I need to get someone else to sort it. Next issue is whoever I get next is likely to want to start from scratch rather than deal with someone else’s mess I imagine...
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    SWA questions, doubting electrician

    Totally agree with you. Looks like I’ve been had again then. I’m beginning to think it would be signed off regardless. I have currently paid just over half but not sure I should pay the rest and then pay someone else to put it all right, surely I should use the retained money (and no doubt add...
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    SWA questions, doubting electrician

    Yeah someone linked to the first person. Wouldn’t want to get it signed off and the start changing stuff although it looks like the sign off isn’t worth a great deal from some people.
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    SWA questions, doubting electrician

    Well everyone has confirmed what I suspected. Not sure where I head now apart from starting again with someone else. I know someone who can probably correct it but the whole point of using an electrician was for it to be signed off.
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    SWA questions, doubting electrician

    I’d take some pics but my lights don’t work ? cable is fed into consumer through a rubber/plastic gland and again no earth.
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    SWA questions, doubting electrician

    Cables just fed through bottom of unit, no earthing.
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    SWA questions, doubting electrician

    Top one is before I disconnected (obviously). 1573414619 Both.
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    SWA questions, doubting electrician

    It’s clipped to a wall. 1573413339 Of which parts? Will grab some when it’s light if it’s outdoor you need. Cable run is clipped to wall, clipped under steps and a small part runs along the edge of the garden next to the garage base. 1573413561 Had this reply when I have questioned the cable...
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    SWA questions, doubting electrician

    Recently had an electrician in to wire up power to a detached garage and also wire in a 32 amp rotary switch for an eventual hot tub install. He has used a spare 40amp MCB in the house consumer for the garage and a 32amp one for the hot tub point. Cable run for both is about 10m each. He left...

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