Hi all, I would be very grateful for some advice. My daughter is having her Edinburgh 1st floor flat prepared for renting and it needs some work highlighted by an electrical safety report. Some things have been noted as requiring remedial work that seem odd to me: Two sockets are noted as being wired in Aluminium Twin & Earth cable. Is this likely? It looks to me like stranded copper. Would it need replacing even if it is as this would be a pig of a job as the wiring is under a laminate floor. The electrician has quoted for adding rubber grommets to all socket back boxes. I know that this is good practice but is it necessary before a property can be rented.? The gas meter is plastic with metal pipes in and out. It is in the ground at the front of the house. Immediately through the wall is the termination point for the DNO supply with a big earth terminal with the rising (copper) gas pipe a few inches away. The Electrician says that the incoming gas supply must be bonded to the Flat main earth point, i.e. up the stairs and across a doorway and not the the building main earth point. Is he correct? I have a photo but I can't work out how to upload it. It says drag but that doesn't seem to work.

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Preparing a flat for renting

Hi all,

I would be very grateful for some advice.

My daughter is having her Edinburgh 1st floor flat prepared for renting and it needs some work highlighted by an electrical safety report. Some things have been noted as requiring remedial work that seem odd to me:

Two sockets are noted as being wired in Aluminium Twin & Earth cable. Is this likely? It looks to me like stranded copper. Would it need replacing even if it is as this would be a pig of a job as the wiring is under a laminate floor.

The electrician has quoted for adding rubber grommets to all socket back boxes. I know that this is good practice but is it necessary before a property can be rented.?

The gas meter is plastic with metal pipes in and out. It is in the ground at the front of the house. Immediately through the wall is the termination point for the DNO supply with a big earth terminal with the rising (copper) gas pipe a few inches away. The Electrician says that the incoming gas supply must be bonded to the Flat main earth point, i.e. up the stairs and across a doorway and not the the building main earth point. Is he correct?

I have a photo but I can't work out how to upload it. It says drag but that doesn't seem to work.

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0 Harry Macdonald over 4 years ago

Thanks Wallywombat. The problem with this is that there is no good route for a new cable from the DNO incomer, at the front at ground level, to the CU, in the middle of the building at first floor level.

As I understand your proposal, a new cable would need to run between these points and the existing cable armour cannot be used, even though it is clearly adequate other wise the whole installation is not earthed.

The electrician is proposing running a 10mmsq up the skirting board along side the stairs and over a couple of doorways.
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0 Harry Macdonald over 4 years ago

Thanks Wallywombat. The problem with this is that there is no good route for a new cable from the DNO incomer, at the front at ground level, to the CU, in the middle of the building at first floor level.

As I understand your proposal, a new cable would need to run between these points and the existing cable armour cannot be used, even though it is clearly adequate other wise the whole installation is not earthed.

The electrician is proposing running a 10mmsq up the skirting board along side the stairs and over a couple of doorways.
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