That is a great idea!! I’ll recommend that to people from now on 👍

I took the bricks to the local recycling centre. They’re rubble at the end of the day. Not sure whether some have begun charging for this now though…

Hi Stuart, yes, I think there is a grey area where the public are concerned... it's more a regulation that I feel I must follow as I am a "professional", following the IET Wiring Regulations is a statutory requirement but not law.However, touching the main cut out or pulling the fuse is illegal, but would it be more of a civil matter... I am not 100% on the rule of law :) I do know that some electricians will pull the main fuse to cut the power but I just won't, it doesn't cost much to do things properly so long as you're organised and let the DNO know when you want them there, our DNO is very punctual! Those seals that you "can't buy"... can be bought on a certain selling website where lots of other bits and pieces are sold and distributed ;)

Hi Sean, I've not had this issue and I've installed quite a few of them. Another reason I use Collingwood though is their Customer Service, it is really good and they're very helpful. They're sending me out two new dimmable light drivers for other lights I've installed as my wholesaler sold me the wrong ones, free of charge! **they are not paying me anything by the way, just my experience!

Just one vent... Yeah, I am not sure how and when storage heaters came about but logic dictates that they were created to ease heating bills... in the UK we used to have "off-peak" electricity and so the heaters were on at night during these off-peak hours and then during the day you turn them on and they heat the house without using peak rate electricity... now however, these tariffs have largely gone.

@@spellerssparks the tariffs are all still there. In fact there's probably more of them now to charge EVs overnight from renewables and nuclear. I'm on E7 and the night units are about 1/3 of the price of day units. I use a programmable high heat retention storage heater to keep the charge for later on in the day when I need it.

Hi Nick, no afraid not - however I've not had any complaints about the controls with the Creda models and presumably with the Quantum, by Dimplex, they have to be similar because I believe Dimplex make heaters for Creda? They're one and the same aren't they? Surely being the more expensive brand the controls should be even better!! With older customers I will generally have to help set up the timings etc, but with many of my customers being local I am happy to go back and help if needed - once they're set though I don't generally hear about any issues. Hope that helps! Rich

Hi there, Thanks for the comment! Yes, I do agree, all Consumer Units were installed to the regulations of the time and are still safe. However, as I think I have tried to say in the video the older Consumer Units just don't protect as well as the newer Consumer Units will. I do mention that it is only ever a "recommendation" and that you're still here so I am sure the circuits etc are safe, however, there is no other way of putting it really. I could say the consumer unit is outdated and doesn't protect you as well as an RCBO or AFDD will, which is the same as saying I recommend it. If we, as electricians, don't spell out the safety features of newer units, then I don't think we're doing our jobs. I will always explain to customers that they're still here even though this is an older unit. As you're also aware, we can't make alterations to a circuit without an RCD, so we have to recommend either an upfront RCD or BS 7288 OR a new Consumer Unit will future proof for any alterations. My point was just to say that older consumer units won't be in a position to detect the break down of appliances, and I mention a customer whose cooker blew a hole in here saucepan and this is why she upgraded her Consumer Unit - the fuse wire didn't have time to blow and the Main Fuse blew first... so the Consumer Unit was useless in the instance anyway! There were also signs of arcing on lighting fuse carrier. If you feel I could put in a better way I can put in a note that just states this more clearly? Cheers! Rich

I've just read P.99 of the OSG... "it's important installers do not advise the replacement of CU's if they do not comply with current regs of BS 7671" - agree with you, and I am not doing this. I am telling my customers that they complied with the regulations at the time and are safe for continued use - only that I recommend change if you want added protection and alterations to circuits where no RCD protection exists.

I didn’t mean to suggest you were. I was just make a point. About what is safe and what isn’t. But I’m sure you will agree that there are some sparks out there doing CU changes or upgrades for no real reason but to bust there profit. As specially after doing and EICR . They see an old rewirble fuse box and there eyes light up with pound signs . But what do I know I’m just a grumpy old spark whose opinion means nothing.😂

@@Dog-whisperer7494 well, your opinion matters to me! Thanks for highlighting it, and yes I agree. I will always say to customers that their CU is not "illegal" as I've heard customers saying that other electricians have said it is... and even after doing an EICR, by regulation, I have to state that it's "unsatisfactory" due to not having RCD protection I will always highlight that this is due to current regulations and not because their installation is "unsafe"! Cheers!

Yeah, fair dos... I probably overestimated how heavy each one is!! Did I say each one was 18kg 🤣 more like 7kg... however, when they're all in a cardboard box it is well over 18KG!! So, give me that at least... 😃

Hello, it’s hard to be really sure without looking, but generally speaking it sounds like you have 3 live and 3 neutrals and these will need to be connected to the correct terminals to avoid polarity issues… most Storage Heaters will need to be earthed too, but this is probably earthed via the casing of the unit… in future, and I know hindsight is a wonderful thing, take a photo of any wiring before disconnecting

I should have mentioned that the brown will be live and the purples (or blue would be neutral) - hopefully this will be indicated on the new elements ie “live” and “neutral”. These will then connect up - also try to ensure that the earth is connected up too!!

Thank you for saying so Kate! Very much appreciated.