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Electrical Installation User's Manual.

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We are provided with user's/owner's operation manuals with many products these days, such as with new cars or domestic electrical appliances.


Should we provide one regarding domestic electrical installations, especially if we are letting a house or flat, or after a rewire? The manual could simply cover the use of the electrical installation and the operation of consumer units and internal devices such as the main switch, M.C.B.s, R.C.B.Os and R.C.D.s. Does one exist in printed paper form already?


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    Hello Neil,

                        yes I was thinking about a simple instruction manual describing what the main switch does, and what the other items in a consumer unit do. Nothing too complicated and nothing to do with altering the fixed wiring. Tenants in rented property may not be technically minded people. Some young people just do not have a clue about consumer units, but they are by no means the exception. Ignorance is universal and  non-age related. Why should landlords assume that tenants automatically know about the function of a consumer unit? Also there is the matter of testing the R.C.D. and/or R.C.B.O.s on a regular basis. Perhaps a mention about smoke and heat alarms and testing could be included as well.


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    Hi Zoomup,


    I think this is something that the regulatory bodies should supply to you or the householder as they have the regulatory and legal mandate to do so. While I'm in total agreement with you I wouldn't touch it with a bargepole for fear of some idiot running with that advice, harming themselves and pointing to the given information as the reason.


    The information is already out there in some good plain English and having it in leaflet form might be a start: https://www.electricalsafetyfirst.org.uk/guidance/safety-around-the-home/fuseboxes-explained/


    "Ignorance is universal"... ha!!

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    Hello Neil,

                        yes I was thinking about a simple instruction manual describing what the main switch does, and what the other items in a consumer unit do. Nothing too complicated and nothing to do with altering the fixed wiring. Tenants in rented property may not be technically minded people. Some young people just do not have a clue about consumer units, but they are by no means the exception. Ignorance is universal and  non-age related. Why should landlords assume that tenants automatically know about the function of a consumer unit? Also there is the matter of testing the R.C.D. and/or R.C.B.O.s on a regular basis. Perhaps a mention about smoke and heat alarms and testing could be included as well.


    Z.


     




    Hi Zoomup,


    I think this is something that the regulatory bodies should supply to you or the householder as they have the regulatory and legal mandate to do so. While I'm in total agreement with you I wouldn't touch it with a bargepole for fear of some idiot running with that advice, harming themselves and pointing to the given information as the reason.


    The information is already out there in some good plain English and having it in leaflet form might be a start: https://www.electricalsafetyfirst.org.uk/guidance/safety-around-the-home/fuseboxes-explained/


    "Ignorance is universal"... ha!!

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