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Renewing ceiling pendant cable

Posted by Richard Hammond, on Fri 22 Jun 2018 07:09pm

Hi, my son has bought first house, previous owners heavy smokers with result that the 4 inches or so of 2 core cable from ceiling roses in lounge, hall, bedroom is nicotine stained brown and approx 30 yrs old. Have done this many times before myself in previous houses so know it's a simple job of replacing 2 core round cable. Is it legal for me to do it these days with changes in regulations? Bathroom and toilet pull cords need replacing too. Sons house in Dumfries so Scottish regs any different from England's? Thanks for any help, just means I can help him so he can start redecorating! Richard

Tom Quirk

Tue 26 Jun 2018 09:49am

Hi Richard to change the flex is fine This will not contravene any regs currently in place, I have a different opinion to Stephen, the regs are there to protect you as an end user and should always be followed, if a job requires certification, and most of them do whether it be minor works or full eicr always follow them, if not it will impact your home insurance and a fire caused by electrical fault with no certification could mean your claim is denied

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Stephen Evans

Sat 23 Jun 2018 11:53am

Just be sensible and make a note of the connections before replacing. If you have done it before then you should be fine. Some of the new regs are a bit on the harsh side anyway.

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