Electricity cable to garden office

dezo19 · 21-11-2022 4:16am

@kirk. i imagine that is exactly it. Taking advantage of people. I trusted them to be doing what’s right considering I’m paying them to provide me with a service and I say most people are like that. It wasn’t until I was alerted to the potential problem that I started to look into it or else I would’ve been none the wiser.

dezo19 · 21-11-2022 4:18am

@Lenar3556 thanks for that. I think this would be a good approach and hopefully the company will be reasonable.

kirk. · 21-11-2022 5:49am

RCBO on the swa is a terrible system, it's forcing you back to the cabinet to reset

The cabinet is not designed for that and the swa doesn't need it

dezo19 · 21-11-2022 11:21am

to add to this, my rcd keeps tripping now. The utility room I cannot use at the moment. Finally isolated that as the sockets that were tripping it. I assume this is linked to the new wiring in the meter box as I’ve never had this problem before.

10-10-20 · 21-11-2022 11:23am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119900991#Comment_119900991

Given the rain which we just had, that could be coincidental. What sockets did you isolate to prevent the trip?

dezo19 · 21-11-2022 11:46am

@10-10-20 the utility room is the one that kept tripping it as I kept flipping the switches.

I gave it about half an hour and flipped the utility switch on and it worked so they’re all working at the moment. The rain did ease off as well at the same time. Maybe it was coincidence as I woke up to it being tripped this morning as well and nobody was using anything at the time.

kirk. · 21-11-2022 12:31pm

It shouldn't be related to the cabin and wiring

Coincidence

meercat · 21-11-2022 12:35pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119900991#Comment_119900991

It’s unlikely that this setup is causing your rcd to trip. I’d say it’s a separate issue. It may not be your utility as all the neutral connections for your socket circuits are on the one busbar in your distribution board. Any load on your circuits may cause it to trip.

id always advise checking the immersion is turned off first.

dezo19 · 21-11-2022 1:52pm

Maybe paranoia kicking in then! ☺️

meercat · 27-11-2022 1:15pm

Any update op

dezo19 · 04-12-2022 11:44pm

@meercat still trying to get a date off them for when they’ll be back out

dezo19 · 31-03-2023 4:20pm

Hi all, so I reported the issue to Safe Electric today. I have been trying to get them to come out and sort the issue. They came out to install the path and said they would be out the following week to fix the electrics but they didn’t. I emailed them at the start of the week to let them know I was contacting Safe Electric if they did not come out this week. They didn’t so I submitted an illegal electric works form.

Does anyone know how this goes now? The Safe Electric website reads a little confusingly in places.

meercat · 31-03-2023 4:46pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120424580#Comment_120424580

they are usually very efficient. Follow up with a phone call on Tuesday though. Safe electric are in transition atm and just be sure your complaint is processed. It would also be worthwhile emailing the cru as safe electric can only deal with registered electrical contractors

dezo19 · 31-03-2023 5:06pm

Thanks. Is the Commission for Regulation of Utilities just for suppliers rather than electricians?

meercat · 31-03-2023 5:17pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120424762#Comment_120424762

https://www.cru.ie/consumer-information/home-safety/electrical-works/

It covers unregistered illegal works

dezo19 · 12-04-2023 2:32pm

Rang CRU today and was told it takes time and will be processed. Person at the other end couldn’t wait to get off the phone.

meercat · 12-04-2023 3:00pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120469661#Comment_120469661

Thanks for the update. Keep us informed. Cheers

dezo19 · 13-04-2023 3:58pm

Got an email today to say an inspector will be out tomorrow (14th) to look at the electrical works.

JL spark · 13-04-2023 5:34pm

That’s great , keep us posted

dezo19 · 14-04-2023 3:57pm

The inspector summed it up as a mess and is glad that I brought it to their attention. They are going to contact the firm and build a case then.

he said I can look for a change of contractor now to do the electrics properly. He doesn’t think it will be a big job but will be costly and may be difficult to get an electrician to do it.

meercat · 14-04-2023 5:35pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120478018#Comment_120478018

Was it someone from safe electric or the cru that called

I agree that it will be hard to find someone willing to sort this out for you. There’s a lot to sort out and certify.

the installation will have to be rechecked by safe electric when you change contractor too

thanks for the update and keep us informed of progress

dezo19 · 14-04-2023 5:57pm

It was an inspector from CRU. They deal with illegal works rather than safe electric.

he was saying about the inspector coming out as well as part of the change of contractor process.

meercat · 14-04-2023 7:10pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120478446#Comment_120478446

It’s unfortunate you have to go through all this hassle.

it’ll be interesting to see what (if anything) can be done to a company from the north and if the cru can pursue them.

dezo19 · 14-04-2023 8:44pm

The inspector was keen on going after them and wanting something to be done.

dezo19 · 14-04-2023 10:15pm

My wife suggested we should get a solicitor involved too. Look to claim the electric expenses and also for providing a timber base instead of concrete but still charging the same price.

meercat · 15-04-2023 5:57am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120479449#Comment_120479449

the remedial work may be costly and you will have to recoup it so I’d say that’s fair enough

the cru report will certainly help your case

id say the garden office company has tried to get a someone to rectify this for you but no one will touch it with a barge pole.

dezo19 · 15-04-2023 9:13am

The Last time I was talking to the garden company they said the electrician who did the work would ring me the following morning. He didn’t so I warned them I was going to escalate it unless they got back to me but they didn’t. The electrician is part of the company.

the inspector was saying that in the uk builders can do the electrical work if it’s a domestic premises. Doesn’t need to be a certified electrician so he thinks this might be the case here because of how bad the work is.

gandalfio · 17-04-2023 2:48pm

So what are the regulations on this? Is ok to to run the cable along a wall or must it go underground? Where should the power be connected to in the house if using the meter is a no no?

kirk. · 19-04-2023 12:04pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120488112#Comment_120488112

Connect to board in house

Swa can run along a wall

dezo19 · 11-07-2023 9:24pm

I talked to my solicitor about reclaiming fees from them but he said it would be throwing good money after bad. Even if I won a case against them then I’d have to hire solicitors up the north to claim it so I’d be losing out with all the fees to pay.

dezo19 · 11-07-2023 9:25pm

My electrician has worked through the fixes and the safe electric inspector is due out on Friday to sign off on it.

dezo19 · 11-07-2023 9:26pm

Oddly enough, a friend of mine has just gotten a garden room done out the back by a registered electrician and he ran the cable to the outside box as well. I told my friend to make sure she got a cert for that.

kirk. · 11-07-2023 9:50pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120839348#Comment_120839348

Don't think thats allowed

Main protective device in the cabinet

7 way main board outside cabinet if car charging from cabinet

Afaik anyway

dezo19 · 11-07-2023 11:02pm

I don’t think it’s allowed either but the electrician is registered so I told her to get a very for it. It’s on him

kirk. · 11-07-2023 11:52pm

I'm fairly certain it isn't

It's just handy

I'd question the worth of any cert for non compliant work also

meercat · 12-07-2023 5:25am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120839341#Comment_120839341

Thanks for the update. I was wondering how this was going for you.

wha certificate has your electrician provided and did he have to test your whole installation to reinstate your main cables

meercat · 12-07-2023 5:37am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120839348#Comment_120839348

its definitely not permitted

just to note for anyone following this thread

a certificate should always be provided for work in a domestic installation

if it’s minor work then a certificate should be provided on request also

dezo19 · 14-07-2023 9:12am

I haven’t got any certificate yet. The inspection is happening today so hopefully it’s cleared and then it is all certified.

dezo19 · 14-07-2023 12:46pm

Inspection went well. Just a labelling of switches in the shed fuseboard and a 3rd switch to be added to it.

kirk. · 14-07-2023 1:05pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120850593#Comment_120850593

Board not labelled like that's not a great sign

What rec doesn't label a board anyway it passed

kirk. · 14-07-2023 1:06pm

Put up a picture of the cabinet now and shed board

meercat · 13-08-2023 9:56am

Hi o.p

a recent thread similar to this reminded me about this one

just wondering if the cru followed up and if there’s any update. Cheers

Electricity cable to garden office

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