What Electrical Work is a DIYer Allowed to do? 

The key difference about electricity and plumbing. An electrical circuit will work because you know what you are doing. A newly fitted plumbing fixing will leak because it hates you.

Nice to see you back. An informative video. Thanks

It’s been a long wait - glad you’re back 😀👍

Love your videos on this topic!

Great stuff, can do more than i thought😊

I think you may have misready the special location element. Special location is only within zones, so if your ceiling is higher than 2.25m from finished floor level then it is not a special location, and as such you can change the fixtures, following regulations such as IP rating etc.

you're doing a great work 🙏🙏

Kitchen work is no longer part P notifiable, unless you add a new circuit of course. Good video though covering each step from source to socket 👍🏼

He's back!

Think you can get change or a consumer unit but must get a suitable person to certify it 🤔

Really enjoying the channel and the way you explain stuff. What are some of the best videos on yours that you would hypothetically recommend to your past self to learn DIY fundamentals?

Hi, appreciate this video. I would like to see a video on small projects which involve multiple components (motor + light), adding relays such as timers or installation tips and tricks.

Thanks 👍

Good vid cheers

Hi Thanks for all the educational videos. I wonder if you can shed a light on garden rooms by uploading a video on garden rooms and sheds. Many thanks 🙏

Part P states that you cannot install a consumer unit not that you can't remove the cover on one and work on it, eg to replace a failed MCB like for like. Unless I'm missing something?

Can you do one on close v coarse circuit protection and mcbs V rccboS as that would help understand the differences thanks.

I’ve always done my own electrical work by the book as a DIYer as I feel like there are far too many incompetent “electricians” out there who really give the trade a bad name. I think most people with common sense know that it is not worth touching anything in the consumer unit as even with the main switch off the meter tails are still gonna be live so it is not worth the risk. Plus circuit breakers and terminals inside a consumer unit need to be specifically torqued to a certain setting as recommended by the manufacturers. Only proper electricians will have a torque screwdriver to hand.

Being as i cant open up my consumer unit, am i allowed to reroute an existing circuit? Like could i re-purpose an unused oven circuit (ignore the kitchen zone rules for now) into a standard radial circuit with a couple of (or even just one) sockets? Obviously, i would have to change the labelling on the front of consumer unit.

Consumer units now have to be made of metal? Isn't that going backwards: plastic doesn't conduct electricity: so apart from during a fire, I would have thought that a plastic consumer unit would be safer???

Confusingly the DNO Western Power (as in your map) is now called National Grid.

Interesting info. Although I am aware of virtually everything you talked about it is always good practice to be reminded of the do's and don'ts. I just wish I could find an electrician who was prepared to change my consumer unit. After 3 "no shows" I lost the will to live! What's wrong with people in this industry?

The little Englanders strike again. The rules are completely different in Scotland as there is no such thing as Part P. This is not surprising because they are part of England's building regulations which again are different from Scotland's. Edited to add roughly if you are not in a flat or three-storey building you can do your own electrics like you could in England prior to Part P being introduced.

ok i'm going to say it. When you pay someone to do a job, mostly, you get a pretty "bad" job. This is because an electrician is primarly an electrician to make money. Making money is based on the time you spend on a job,the shorter the time, the more profit you make. IME, pretty much no electrician has the time to properly and neatly route wiring for example, they tend to just pul the wires straight from A to B. Take a look at your own lecy cupboard at 0:18 into your video and look at the routing of the wires coming out of the consumer unit..... As a DIYer i have no real monitary constraints on my time. As a result, my wiring is far far better installed than any commercial wiring i've ever seen.......

I think the advice you have given whilst technically correct could lead to someone getting in to a lot of trouble. If you are going to give out this kind of advice you should give people a little more information. I do realise it’s just a video to let people know the kind of thing they can do but you should be adding caveats that usually dissuade people from doing DIY works and thinking I’ll give it a go and use a qualified, competent electrician. There is a lot to consider to even an addition of a socket. Also you didn’t once mention BS7671. It may not be mandatory to follow those regulations they will certainly be used to prosecute anyone deemed to be at fault for injury or death from work they have carried out. While a simple socket change is not notifiable there is plenty that should be done according to BS7671 (for instance a minor works cert). If it’s not there is a risk DIY’ers could find themselves in trouble. You shouldn’t be dissuaded from doing the work but you should be made aware of the implications IF it does go wrong.

I hate tradesmen, work poor, price expensive. Time keeping Ha !

Electricity and DIY should never be in the same sentence. Don’t risk it ! If you have no choice TURN THE POWER OFF at the mains .

Regardless of being registered or not, you can get away with a lot of things in your own house. It's a completely different story if the house burns or somebody get seriously injured at any time later on. In my opinion, if you are a DIYer and didn't receive at least proper practical training from a professional than please stay away from anything that: a) operates over 50V b) is able to deliver more than about 20A. (Welders know, why :-) ) c) is close to flamable materials d) has lithium batteries inside (YES!) While RC models have very powerful lithium based batteries, they can be operated safely following the guidlines. Operating the same batteries in a DIY circuit 24/7, unsupervised and inside a house can be dangerous. Many things can go wrong. Just replacing the plug of an old lamp could kill. Don't self-educate, make the first steps under supervision of an experienced person.

You haven't got a split load board, you have a dual rcd board

20amps for a kitchen sockets is not enough really

Good video However the whole qualified electrician thing is very up in the air Obviously if you have your Gold card you’re good But I know people who have their level 2 and 18th edition who say they’re electricians I know people who have their level 2 and 3 who say they’re electricians

1:38 - what about Northern Ireland? You know the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?

Your giving out false information there mate. I know its not intentional, its that your just not aware of it.

The first 5 minutes have absolutely nothing to do with the title. Watch them if you like but if if you are watching this video to learn What electrical work is a DIYer allowed to do you are wasting your time.

I hate UK outlets. Of all the outlets in the world the UK gets first place for the worst outlets.