[quote author=diy_guy link=1091040467/0#6 date=1091094463]I searched the web for official household wiring rules and regs but couldn't find any from
www.iee.org &
www.niceic.org.uk websites. Grateful if you could point me somewhere. [/quote]
You can't have looked very hard on the IEE website:
In the search box on the home page, enter "regulations" and click go.
3rd link down "New Version of the IEE Wiring Regulations published 31 March 2004 " takes you to
http://www.iee.org/oncomms/pn/betnet/wiring_regs.cfmI would also recommend Whitfield's Electricians Guide, available from Amazon or TLC, and IEE Guidance Notes 1, 5, 6 & 7.
And if you're interested in some of the theory behind the regs, check out Paul Cook's Commentary on the Wiring Regs - IEE or Amazon.