[Lancaster] OT : electrical installation

[andy baxter]

On 21/08/11 09:37, andy baxter wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> This is way OT, but does anyone know about the regulations around 
> electrical installations in the UK? A friend of mine has asked me to 
> build them a brew temperature controller for their micro-brewery, and 
> it would be good to know where I stand with regard to all this.
>
> One specific question is are people allowed to install their own 
> electrical sockets? I would like them to have an RCD socket in the the 
> wall to protect the circuit. They only cost about 15 quid, and I could 
> probably do it myself safely enough, but I'm not a qualified 
> electrician and I would like to know if doing so is likely to cause 
> trouble for me or them later on.
>
> Also, are there any rules which would apply to the rest of the system? 
> Roughly, I'm planning to use a microcontroller to operate an AC solid 
> state switch module, which would control a convection heater in the 
> insulated cabinet they are building. This is a prebuilt module with 
> screw terminals, not separate parts, so I think it should be safe, but 
> again I would like to know if there's any legal stuff I could fall 
> foul of.

P.S. I should point out that the workshop they are using is a rented 
workshop space, not a dwelling, as I think that different rules apply in 
this situation.