Wiring in room stat to my Potterton Netaheat Profile 40e

[GQuigley67]

think that its going to catch on in scotland eventually also, at the moment we are still allowed to work after the spur and do cross bonding just not MEB

 

[diamondgas]

Well if I do something that fry's someone then i deserve the full weight of the law! If my experience is enough to merit compitence then so be it!

I'm at times now so glad i am approaching the twilight of my working life in this industry! The fears that be seem to be pressing down on folk and removing any realm of experience.... regards electrics there are so many circuit breakers these days I wonderif it is at all possible, however incompitent, to put some one at risk or danger?

 

[cr0ft]

Totally get where you are coming from. I've only been running my own business for 3 years so I haven't built up nearly the amount of experience you have. It must be pretty frustrating to be obviously competent in wiring in heating controls then Part P comes in and suddenly it's another course you have to go on and registration fees you have to pay just to do things legally.

Your experience is enough to register you with certain competent person's schemes by the way. Some like NICEIC need formal qualifications but some have far lower entrance requirements. Basically as long as you know your way around the latest edition of BS7671 and produce work that applies with it when they inspect you then you're in.

It's certainly a money spinner too. Most of the schemes are charging 2x as much as Gas Safe but they are providing (effectively) the same service.

It is as easy to kill people with dodgy electrical work as it is to kill people with dodgy gas work though. An under-protected cable starting a fire at night is going to be as dangerous as a ill-fitted flu leaking combustion products back into a house.

I'm one of the minority that thinks Part P is a good thing. It's not perfect and it will never stop cowboys from trading but a requirement to inspect and test new electrical installations can only make installs safer.

 

[diamondgas]

Total respect cr0ft 🙂

i grew up teaching sparky's how to wire heating systems (honestly, house wirers didn't have a clue!) and still smile sometimes when it comes down to it! However i am not privvy to the current electrical regs and undertand their importance in todays fear based society!

What will be will be eh? 🙂

 

[WHPES]

Doesn't bother me as I'm far too lazy to be bothered to work out wiring diagrams anyway and just get in my spark friend (who does likewise with me when he needs some plumbing bits doing).

 

[Wintersun]

Decided to take back the siemens stat and bought the Honeywell THR872 Wireless programable thermostat instead.

Wired in the receiver to my Potterton EP2001 CH switch.





Now the programable Thermostat is controlling the CH time/temp.

The HW tank still gets got when the CH is on which I guess is good?