Asked to supply a log cabin

Wondering what other sparks would do here.

Got asked to go look at supplying a future log home in a back garden. The client wished to make it into an AIr BNB, so bathroom with a shower and a kitchen with appliances etc. On my arrival, I looked at consumer units within the property and discovered there was 7 boards different ones in different locations.

Nearest consumer unit was a container which i was pretty sure it only had a 6mm supplying it and it was a rewire able fuse db.

I then went back to the main consumer unit within the property which was plastic and had no RCD protection. With so much going on within the property I advised on carrying out an EICR as i believed someone has been doing additions/alterations themselves.

Turns out there is 56 circuits within the house and out buildings. I gave the client a price which they didn't expect, i also made them aware after the EICR there will no doubt be plenty observations.

To keep costs down i was thinking about just testing the circuits within the main DB and working it out from there - again i wouldn't be too pleased in doing this.

What do we think?

Thanks

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  • Wondering what other sparks would do here.

    Make the connection to as close to the origin as reasonable practical and ignore the rest (at most a few choice words in the 'comments on the existing installation' box)!

    The shower need not be of the instantaneous electric type. Most French homes seem to survive on a 32A single phase supply even when all the hot water (and cooking and likely a bit of space heating) is electric. It's sobering to see they can do - an immersion in a pressurised cylinder, careful use of off-peak tariffs and if needs be a little load shedding - and it all seems to fit!

       - Andy.

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  • Wondering what other sparks would do here.

    Make the connection to as close to the origin as reasonable practical and ignore the rest (at most a few choice words in the 'comments on the existing installation' box)!

    The shower need not be of the instantaneous electric type. Most French homes seem to survive on a 32A single phase supply even when all the hot water (and cooking and likely a bit of space heating) is electric. It's sobering to see they can do - an immersion in a pressurised cylinder, careful use of off-peak tariffs and if needs be a little load shedding - and it all seems to fit!

       - Andy.

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