I'm having a new CU fitted, in a different (better) location to the old one. What do I need to ensure I get in terms of certification and what do I need to ensure about the electrician?
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New consumer unit
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That he's a member of an appropriate professional body that can do self certification - eg NICEIC, ELECSA, NAPIT to name 3 of many.
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or gets the council to certify.
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That SHOULD do it.
I would say no payment until the the job is signed off (you get a letter from the council) or the certificates are in the OPs hands.
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In article , AnthonyL writes
That he doesn't employ apprentices?
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Seems a bit harsh as this can take a couple of months or so?
The electrician is NAPIT approved with Part P certification and conforms to the 17th Edition regulations and on the the Electric Safe register so hopefully all should be ok.
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The certificate should be in your hands within a few days.
That should do.
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heh. Why do you think we diy?
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Good call :)
(Sign in bog) "The job's not done 'til the paperwork's completed."
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In article , AnthonyL writes
The one who did my extension had all sorts of qualifications like that. Still had to crawl round in the loft fixing his loose connections - well his apprentice's loose connections.
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No apprentices involved - he does all the work himself.
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En el artículo , ARW escribió:
Holy crap.
Where do you find them?
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We may be talking about 2 different things perhaps?
I was given a NAPIT Electrical Installation Certificate (3 pages) with the bill on the day after the work was completed.
AFAICanTell the electrician was very thorough and diligent as well as
- almost to the point of boredom - saying "I'm going to turn the power off for x mins - is that ok?". He found some wires going nowhere - so he has not taken them into the new CU (which is a new location), he's put new earths onto nearby water and gas pipes, checked a number of light fittings for earths or plastic, found that three double sockets in the utility room had no earth due to a loose wire in the nearby junction box and for a very reasonable price added a double socket in the attic so I don't have to trail and extension lead up there.
The new CU is split into two sets of circuits with RCD and there's a brand new "OFF" switch in the meter box outside.
So at the moment I'm well pleased - until no doubt one of you will say "did he check xxxx ?"
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Sounds fine to me and it seems that he has done a thorough job. The invoice is sent with the certificate. This is Part P notifiable and you will later get a letter from the council telling you that the work has been registered.
It is good manners to warn people that the electric is going off even for 1 minute [1] - cordless phones and computers spring to mind in most houses.
[1] Unlike the apprentice that was PAT testing in an office and just started unplugging computers that people were working on:-)