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I'm slowly attempting to upgrade and rewire the house I'm in. Started by doing the consumer unit. Got the dno replacing my cable coming as its way past its sell by date. Got a lot of help off guys on here with what to do so thought I'd come back for some more advice
The consumer unit is at the bottom of the stairs like built into the cavity wall. It's a cupboard door and the meter and everything is there. Now the circuits for downstairs go under the floor. The circuits in between ground and first are chased into the wall. The circuits that go into the loft are fished up the cavity. I know this isnt ideal but it's what I've inherited. So I've put a 2.5 supply in for the burglar alarm and cctv supply which is on a 6A RCBO. I'm guessing the current carrying capacity is clipped direct halved? The upstairs lighting was 1mm but ive upgraded it to 1.5. Again it's a 6A RCBO. Now the big one I'm concerned about is the shower. Its 10mm on a 40A RCBO. It's been fine all this time but would I be better rerouting it?
I'm doing the full bathroom at the end of the year so I was planning on running the cable under the floor downstairs and then up a boxing in in the kitchen where the pipes go in a pvc conduit for protection. Domestic isnt my thing so even tho I'm a qualiflied electrician I'm after as much advice as possible
The consumer unit is at the bottom of the stairs like built into the cavity wall. It's a cupboard door and the meter and everything is there. Now the circuits for downstairs go under the floor. The circuits in between ground and first are chased into the wall. The circuits that go into the loft are fished up the cavity. I know this isnt ideal but it's what I've inherited. So I've put a 2.5 supply in for the burglar alarm and cctv supply which is on a 6A RCBO. I'm guessing the current carrying capacity is clipped direct halved? The upstairs lighting was 1mm but ive upgraded it to 1.5. Again it's a 6A RCBO. Now the big one I'm concerned about is the shower. Its 10mm on a 40A RCBO. It's been fine all this time but would I be better rerouting it?
I'm doing the full bathroom at the end of the year so I was planning on running the cable under the floor downstairs and then up a boxing in in the kitchen where the pipes go in a pvc conduit for protection. Domestic isnt my thing so even tho I'm a qualiflied electrician I'm after as much advice as possible