Re: New Regs to kill DIY HA?

["Rob Lamb" <rjl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Wouldn't they be classed as alterations to an existing circuit and
therefore exempt?

Rob

>
> My origional point was for killing HA, not major electrical re-
wires etc.
>
> For example a couple of years  ago, I replaced two outside lights
&
> added two LW11 DIN modules to enable computer control of these
lights.
> Now this work was trivial but under the new regulations would have
> required inspection as it wasn't simply replacing a light switch,
the
> cost of that inspection would have stopped me doing it.
>
> I also plan to add a relay to allow computer control of the central
> heating, with most boilers this is again fairly trivial, but will
> require inspection so I doubt I'll do it now (or if I do, just say
it
> was done this year.
>
> The point of the email was that it would kill off DIY HA
installations
> rather than self builders who choose to do their own electrical
work,
> as you rightly point out that needs inspection anyway.
>
> --
> -S