A builder friend of mine who who primary does works for insurance companies,can ONLY use NICEIC registered electricians, he very rarely comes across an insurance company that will allow other scheme member electricians complete their work as they don’t “approve” their schemes.
You’re more than entitled to ask for a receipt/invoice showing a breakdown of what YOU were charged, for labour, materials etc, whether you’re vat registered or not, you CAN ask for a vat receipt and once you request this, the company are legally bound to issue you with one (if they’re vat...
You could install a 3 module consumer unit fed from your 3036 board, then install an RCD and 6a mcb for the lighting circuit in this cu, which is notifiable work.
But, by the time you’ve gone to all that effort for just 1 circuit, you’d be better off upgrading the complete board and protecting...
Just want to pick your brains.
When your completing the EIC on a consumer unit upgrade,what do you guys put on these parts of the schedule of inspections.
Section 8.3, 8.7.
My accessor said I should put “LIM”, but you can’t put “LIM” on a EIC! Obviously for section 8.7 you can’t possibly...
You can get the BS7671 & on site guide in a digital format, I think I paid £79.99 last year for an annual subscription for the 17th, then I got the 18th as soon as it came out.
@happyhippydad Take a look at this online book store, I got used copies of both the 15th & 16th edition wiring regs, still looking for the imperial 14th edition & the updated metric 14th edition though.
@Starjack At the start of this thread you were asking about how you get the ‘respected member’, ‘forum mentor’ status or entry to the electricians arms? For a start you have to actively CONTRIBUTE to these forums with helpful answers and appropriate content, yet so far all of your 100+ posts...
I’m a newly qualified sparky, but I’m not that desperate for work, to go test & sign off on a diyer’s own electrical work, without seeing it all done with my own eyes.
I’ll be more than happy to test & sign it off for you if I can come over and just sit there and watch you do all the work...
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