Any house sparkies out there?

[DamperMan]

The first question is.... can I as a non electrician but quite capable carry out home electrics as long as it's not notifiable under P. Is it just the notifiable stuff I'm not allowed to do?

I'm fitting a new kitchen. As I read the regs I believe I can connect the new cooker up provided it's to the existing house electrics running to the old cooker. 

The new cooker and top are seperate.  Am I allowed to run the power into one and then the next.  

Secondly the old under the top cupboard lights where 240v. My understanding is I'm allowed to change the lights for more the same. I'd rather 12v as it wouldn't take the kids much effort to smash the light. Or open a lemonade bottle spraying them. The wires come out the wall from a switched lighting circuit and attach direct to the existing light.   Am I allowed to replace the 240 lights with a transformer and suitable kitchen 12v lights.

I'd like to do this stuff my self mostly as it's simple more convinient than waiting for a sparky to arrive when I need him. 

[Andy (Sycho)]

You can under part p bar the kitchen & bathroom as far as I understand! 

[Greggs]

Hi Tony,

Do you have the kW loading of the cooker? Oven and hob.

normally the hob will take the most load, unless its a non standard oven,  most cooker supplies are run in a 6.0mm cable, if thats the case i would use that for the hob. Most ovens (again unless its very large) are fine to be pluged into a socket. However you cannot spur a socket off the cooker supply unless you use the same size cable as the cooker supply or fuse the cable down with a fused spur.

the lights, i take it you are putting LED fittings or strips in. Just make sure you use a decent 17 edition junction box for the connection between the 230volt switched supply and the driver. 

Hth

Lee.

[Mark (smokey mow)]

Part P of the building regulations was revised in 2013, the effect of this was to remove kitchens and certain zones within the bathroom from the list of works that is notifiable. 

In your case this means that you can do any works you like in the kitchen and it is non notifiable under the requirement of Part-P providing you do not so any works that return to the consumer unit such as adding a new circuit or replacing the C/u.

You are ok to extend an existing ring or lighting circuit or create a new spur from an existing ring.

Finally I should stress that whilst the above does not require you to be qualified to do the works you should still be competent to do the work and install in accordance with BS7671.

As a diy'er you can still do notifiable works but you would first need to make an application to building control to do it. They would then inspect and test the installation for you at first and 2nd fix stages and certify the work on you behalf.

[dombanks]

useful to know mark.

[DamperMan]

ThanksSounds perfect.,,   I much prefer electrics over  plumbing... a slow drip can go in detected until the floor falls through. Thanks guys