Hi guys,
ive always been employed but I am thinking of going it alone this year. What do people think the best competent person scheme is to ensure compliance with part p.
ive herd you have to of been trading for a year for the NIC and was wondering if others were cheaper or had less paperwork...
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im filling in an ICN4C I'm not in control of the main supply im given a supply by another contractor to 11 d/b's of mine.
1st question: How should I fill in particulars of the installation at the origin section?
2nd question: how far do I go with the schedule of inspections in terms of me...
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I am a fully qualified electrician c&g 2330 + 17th edition
What i'm trying to get to the bottom of is how i go about signing off my own work. (IE i work for a firm but say i have a family member who is putting in a conservatory and for arguments sake i need to add a new circuit in...
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Has anyone tried the newest version of the NICEIC Online certification?
I tried it after attending a local techtalk.
It was ok... but I found the first thing I did on it (an EICR) took me over 3 hours to process!
I cant decide whether this was because of user unfriendliness (form fill style...
Over the past year I have converted a garage into a grooming room for my girlfriend, before I start I would like to point out that although I'm not a certified electrician I have lots of practical experience in similar trades, mainly, theatre, film and photography. I have renovated a few house...
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i am fairly new to self certifying my own work and have a few quires. Basically i have been asked to put some lights in a kichen and bedroom above sounds simple enough right? Unfortunately after some investigation there was no proper lighting supply present at that end of the house, mr...
I`ve just had my annual coffee drinking exercise otherwise known as Part P assessment.
Obviously we discussed the weather, the price of fish and the new regs. No worries there.
One thing that my assessor did say however was that as of next year an electrician would need to prove his...
Hi I'm Darren and I'm hoping to become a domestic electrician possibly self employed In the future I have been told by someone that In order to be a domestic installer I need to be registered with a third party certification scheme such as the NICEIC I was just wondering if this is true...
Hi, I would appreciate answers from those who have worked within a CPS.
From the 'Practical Solutions' thread some will have seen that I raised that it might be possible to effect change from within the schemes.
However, this is from the slightly naive vantage point of little...
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I have been contacted by a hairdressers who needs a few sockets an light switchs moving due to knocking wall down. But also there is a fire alarm panel, alarm button, and a siren to move. The panel is a mag4 wired with fp200. I will need to disconnect cables as they run through a door...
hi guys,
just having a debate over switch wires not being marked up,
one guy says its a code 3
one says if you don't understand what the cable does and where it goes you should not be in the fitting in the first place.
care to comment guys
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I normally work in domestic premise so any notifiable work is logged online with my provider under part-p.
but if I as to work in a commercial premises say a hairdressers or shop I would I just use the model form in regs book.
and give the person requesting the work, or dos this also need...
Hello I posted about one year ago regarding certification software and would like an updated view please. I am an NICEIC contractor so would like to use this in some way or be able to use other software where I can place the logo etc on. I do not want to use the online cert on the NICEIC site as...
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First a bit of background. I currently work as an electronics engineer and have done for over 20 years now. Way back when I started, I did a BTEC ONC and then HNC in Electrical & Electronics Engineering. I appreciate that this doesn't make me a competent electrician. I'd like to be...
Hi Guys , Haven't posted for a while. I carry out commercial, industrial Electrical works mainly & on occasions I have carried out Domestic Rewires, probably 1 or 2 a Year. I usually submit relevant certs etc through Building Control of at least 2 Council Authorities without a problem,pay around...
If I install a new cable and tap off unit on an existing canalis busbar system, would this be considered as a new installation or minor works? I was thinking MEIWC as it is an addition to a system that I am tapping off. On the other hand it is a new circuit from the tap off unit to the...
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Can anyone recommend a good certification software?
I have used Amtech for Donkeys years but am getting hacked off with paying the pricey monthly tech support/update premium. Mainly because I know the software (And all its glitches) pretty well inside out so don't really need tech very...
Hello all, dose anybody use any invoicing apps?? I've downloaded a couple of the free ones to give them ago but don't want to pay out the money (even tho it's not a lot) to buy one without checking if there are any better ones!! I've heard of sparks using iPads on site to store everything they...
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