DonStarr
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I've recently has an EICR (report attached) carried out on my two bed flat because I need to rent it out for a year. The electrician has come back saying I need to replace the fuse box to pass the inspection (which I was expecting as no RCD and generally out of date), he has also 'strongly recommended' a full rewire of the flat because of very low insulation readings. The cost of the fusebox and other C2 item is £640 or for the full rewire they have quoted £5400. The wiring is 40 years old.
I've not got the money to be able to do the full rewire at the moment and would need to save up a bit to be able to pay for it. But if I can't rent the flat out then I won't be able to do that. Ideally I would replace the fuse box now and then do the rewire within the next year or two, but I don't want to put potential tenants in danger (They did not say that a full rewire was required to pass the EICR).
My questions are:
Thanks in advance
I've not got the money to be able to do the full rewire at the moment and would need to save up a bit to be able to pay for it. But if I can't rent the flat out then I won't be able to do that. Ideally I would replace the fuse box now and then do the rewire within the next year or two, but I don't want to put potential tenants in danger (They did not say that a full rewire was required to pass the EICR).
My questions are:
- Is it possible to replace the fuse box without doing the rewire immediately, or might this cause new issues to arise? i.e. frequent tripping
- Are the resistance values as bad as they are saying, and is there a real safety hazard there?
- I'm getting a couple more quotes for full rewire but does 5400 sound fair for a 63 square meter flat (floorplan attached)
Thanks in advance
- TL;DR
- EICR. Rewire recommended. Can it wait?