OHMSTEAD

← OhmsteadJob file 0417

A 1960s semi, rewired in three days.

Where
Hemel Hempstead, HP2
Home
3-bed 1960s semi
Circuits
22, all tested
Time on site
3 days

01 / The brief

Rubber cable, a rewirable fuse box and one very warm socket.

The owners had bought the house a month earlier. The EICR we did first came back unsatisfactory: perished rubber insulation in the downstairs ring, no RCD protection anywhere, and a fuse box with the lid held on by hope. They asked for the whole house done before the decorators arrived.

Macro of stripped twin and earth cable, copper strands fanned out with a blue spark between two of them
New twin and earth: every conductor tested before it goes behind a wall.
Close view of the new consumer unit with every circuit labelled
The new 10-way board: every way labelled, one spare for the EV charger they plan to fit next year.

02 / Three days

One circuit at a time, then everything live.

  1. D1

    First fix upstairs

    Lift boards, pull out the old cable, run new twin and earth to every point. The house stayed live downstairs so the family could cook that night.

  2. D2

    First fix downstairs

    New ring and radial circuits, kitchen appliance feeds, cable for smoke and heat alarms. Boards back down and chased walls filled before we left.

  3. D3

    Board, test, certify

    Old fuse box out, new board in, every circuit tested for continuity, insulation resistance and RCD trip time. Certificate and schedule handed over on the doorstep.

03 / The schedule

Ten ways on the board. Every one labelled.

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