R
Robert B
Hi, new here, and after a little help.
Had a firm put a new towel radiator in ( electric and central heating) for my daughter. She live 250 miles away from us.
The central heating part was put in fine. I had serious concerns about the electrical installation. A new circuit was added, with its own RCD. This was placed in a cupboard (not in the bathroom). I raised concerns as there was not a switch to turn the towel radiator on/off other that pressing the test button on the RCD. A new switch was added.
The photo below shows the switch & RCD, both have been boxes were stuck on the wall with double sided sticky tape and no screws used at all. The circuit was all wired up and running. My daughter sent me the photo. When challenged a few days later I was told, Oh it is only a temporary installation. However they left it live a running.
Had I not challenged the wiring it would have been left like it. Would an installation like that be legal and be able to be certified?
I did get them to come back and screw the boxes to the wall; so all safe now.
The second photo shows the fix, you can clearly see no screw hole for the RCD or Switch but can see the remains of the double sided tape.
Thanks in advance for your help as I did not know where to turn for help
Had a firm put a new towel radiator in ( electric and central heating) for my daughter. She live 250 miles away from us.
The central heating part was put in fine. I had serious concerns about the electrical installation. A new circuit was added, with its own RCD. This was placed in a cupboard (not in the bathroom). I raised concerns as there was not a switch to turn the towel radiator on/off other that pressing the test button on the RCD. A new switch was added.
The photo below shows the switch & RCD, both have been boxes were stuck on the wall with double sided sticky tape and no screws used at all. The circuit was all wired up and running. My daughter sent me the photo. When challenged a few days later I was told, Oh it is only a temporary installation. However they left it live a running.
Had I not challenged the wiring it would have been left like it. Would an installation like that be legal and be able to be certified?
I did get them to come back and screw the boxes to the wall; so all safe now.
The second photo shows the fix, you can clearly see no screw hole for the RCD or Switch but can see the remains of the double sided tape.
Thanks in advance for your help as I did not know where to turn for help