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Old 05-02-2011, 16:59   #24
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Originally Posted by wallop79 View Post
What you have is an old Wylex rewireable fusebox, you need a more up to date RCD consumer unit installing, as the problem you mentioned would have caused a modern consumer unit to trip, as for reliable sparks you need to use a NICEIC spark, the spark will give you a certificate for installing a consumer unit, having one installed is a lot safer than yer house burning down you could try Empress Electrical, Barry Mercer, Able Electrical, C & W, P J Wright, Steve Elley. you can find their numbers either in phone book or on NICEIC site.
I would hope that the electrician he used, a person that works for a private landlord, has all the correct certification and also checked out the rest of the circuit before issuing a certificate stating that all is well after such a very bad mishap.

Though I doubt it.
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