certification

  1. P

    Can Easycert no longer be used?

    Hi. I’ve been using Easycert for a number of years but on a recent NICEIC assessment I got marked down as a non compliance as Easycert is not updated to the new amendments. The assessor told me that Easycert can no longer be used for any installations designed after amendment 3 came into effect...
  2. M

    Please help with CE/UKCA certification

    Hi All, I am just starting a small business making LED video signs. I believe I have to get my product certified for sale in the UK, and I think I can run with just CE compliance. Does anybody have any help on the best people to talk to about this and who will help me through the process? I am...
  3. J

    Certification

    Hi just after some advice. I’ve recently gone self employed. I need to do my 18th and my testing an inspection before I can enroll with niceic. After speaking with them I mentioned about doing my own work and being able to provide certificates for work I have done. They said this was fine to do...
  4. D

    UK Getting 'back' into the industry..

    Hello all - my first post. I'm looking to get 'back' into the industry, or on the tools should I say and looking for opinions on the best route to do so. A little about me, I started my career as an electrical apprentice and a few years after, working in a manufacturing setting. My main skills...
  5. Michaelwgroves

    UK Gas Bonding Certification

    New gas boiler install. Previously no gas in dwelling, water is plastic. So no bonding presently. No other work, boiler supply to use existing Electric Heater Circuit. What certification should be used, It's not a new circuit, so not EIC. So just Minor Works?
  6. C

    Best certification software

    Hi all I was wondering what everyone’s preferred certification software is , I’ve been having a go with easy cert and NAPIT fast test 2
  7. R

    Motor circuits and certification

    What tests and certification do you do for motors supplied via a motor control panel, DoL, soft starts, VSD, star delta, etc?
  8. I

    Emergency Lighting Certification

    Hello Got a customer who needs certification for a monthly emergency lighting test. What would be the best cert to provide them with? The NICEIC certs all seem to relate to an annual test. Thanks
  9. D

    MCS Certification 3rd Party??

    Looked at a job the other day where client has installed himself a solar pv system with batteries. The pv system is less than the magic figure of 3.6Kw. He has asked us to connect to the electrical installation using an EPS output in event of power failure, and advice as he wants to export but...
  10. cliffed

    Niceic certification

    Senior moment would you just fill in the Rcd section when fitting a RCBO
  11. O

    Best certification software

    Its time I bit the bullet and got some proper certification software, I've used my own forms for ages now which I spend pre-filling everything in to use as a template and I could fill a domestic cert in in about 10 minutes. However all the forms have changed layout now and people are begining to...
  12. I

    certification required to work in usa or any other european country

    Please, what certification is required to work in usa or any other european country as a foreigner. I am an industrial electrician with masters degree in electrical engineering
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    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  13. J

    Query on recent Electrical Certification for property

    A relative recently had an electrical certification done on a rented property. The property was build in 2005 and had previously passed 3 electrical certifications with flying colours, however this time round a number of issues arose resulting in a bill of £500, which was very surprising...
  14. fivevoltlogic

    Does this look, feel, smell or sound right? - Categorising Observations

    I was surfing through one of the electrical training groups on Facebook yesterday and came across this question from an AM2 prep course: There were 4 points to fill in after that. Initially I thought of the C1-C3 and FI codes, but then thought that these being the codes for EICR wouldn't be...
  15. M

    UK Minor works certification

    Hi everyone, I’m brand new to the site and hope everyone is doing well. My question is this: I have a 2365 level 2 diploma and have been doing some electrical work around the house , i.e. moving existing sockets and adding a spur. Can I issue my own minor works certificate? Or am I just over...
  16. S

    UK Self Certification - Sending Completion Cert to Building Control

    As per Part P of Building Regs, once electrical work is performed by a registered competent person, the installation certificate needs to be given to occupier and also to building control. How does the electrician give this to building control? Email? Post? Do they confirm receipt? Do they...
  17. L

    NAPIT Certification Scheme Third Party Certification

    Is there anybody out there in NAPITs Third Party Certification Scheme who would be willing to certify a new consumer unit I am wanting to install in one of my rental properties in Nottinghamshire? I consider myself competent, and I have City & Guilds qualifications in electrics (Part P (2393)...
  18. jjjinx

    replacement cu not acceptable for NIC / Napit certification

    I've had my assessment, and my work consists of replacing cu's, EICR's & maintenance work. Not often do i do any work that requires adding two additional circuits, so now I can't get certified after 15 years of being a sparky.... gutted! I've always got certified with a new cu but now they've...
  19. B

    Certification software that will work offline?

    Hi, Have been using the NICEIC software, but doesn't work without an internet connection. Many of our jobs are in areas with no mobile connectivity, so end up writing results on paper, and subsequently wasting time trying to find said bit of paper! Looking for recommendations for software that...
  20. S

    Question re 3rd party certification

    An apprentice ran my cabling and fitted socket covers works signed off by a third party certification - any issues with this?
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