What is electrical installation?

All fixed electrical equipment installed within a premises such as wiring, sockets, switches, lights fittings, fusebox or consumer unit and extractor fan e.t.c, counted as an electrical installation getting electrical supply from an electricity meter to provide energy to all the items and appliances safely. Fixed installation means these can’t be moved to another place without doing major work. List is below:

Electrical cables
Sockets
Switches
Lights
Fusebox or Consumer Unit
MCBs (Miniature Circuit Breakers)
RCDs (Residual Current Devices)
RCBOs (Residual Current Breaker with Over-Current)
SPD (Surge Protection Device)
Main Switch
Earthing and Bonding
Built in appliances like electric cookers and Extractor Fan

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