What are the main electrical repairs you can do yourself at your home?
For a full list of the electrical repairs you can do on your home, please refer to Regulation 6A of the Electricity Safety Regulations 2010.
The work you can do includes:
Replacing switches; socket outlets, lamp holders, ceiling roses, water heater switches, thermostats and elements
Repairing light fittings
Moving, repairing or replacing flexible cords that are permanently connected to outlets or ceiling roses
Disconnecting and reconnecting permanently wired appliances
Moving switches, sockets and lighting outlets, but only if they are wired with tough plastic-sheathed cables
Installing, extending, or altering any cables, except the main cables that come from the street to your switchboard
Fitting plugs, cord extension sockets or appliance connectors to a flexible cord
Replacing fuse wires and fuse cartridges 作者: beatles 时间: 2018-9-24 14:26:56
What electrical work can I do?
You must own and live in the property to do the following work on low voltage electrical installations when there is no payment or reward:
-Remove and replace any of the following kinds of fittings, where the work does not involve work on any switchboard:
--switches --socket outlets
--permanent connection units
--light fittings
--batten holders
--cord grip lampholders
--ceiling roses
--flexible cords connected to any permanent connection unit, ceiling rose, or cord grip lampholder
--water heater switches
--thermostats
--elements.