Re: Lounge Fireplace
 

Lee, it's a simple enough job for DIY, just turn off the power, cut the plug off your fire and wire up to the empty terminals

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Yeah - I know - but there's only so much you can do regarding electrical regulations now. I think you only thing Joe Public could do was wire a plug.

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Personally I would do it myself, not much can go wrong.

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The regs don't prevent you doing the job yourself, they just say that if you do it, you have to do it to the same standard as a qualified electrician.

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I really want to fish the cable through the wall into the back plate to make it all nice and neat. I could do it - the wife wants an electrician to do it!

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Using a qualified electrician has one advantage: insurance cover might not be negated in the event of an electrical fire.

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IIRC even where the work is notifiable you can do it yourself but it has to be checked and signed off by a certified electrician. So you could do the work and get someone round to check it but I'm not sure you'd save much money.

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Under IET regulations, you are allowed to do it