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    CO2 Alarms: Whose Responsibility?

    Hi there. Two questions: If I was doing a full domestic rewire and there was a gas/wood burner present, would I have to fit a CO2 alarm in the room to conform with BS5839-6? This is something I've just thought about on a kitchen job, where the customer has had a woodburner installed in the...
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    Notifiable work?

    Hi all, for example if I have a job doing some minor works or even a new circuit installation and the client was not wanting a certificate for the said works due to keeping costs down would this be acceptable within laws and who would be responsible. Cheers
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    Where does my responsibility start?

    Hi all, I changed a consumer unit today in a top floor flat in a converted town house. Down at the intake position is a PME head. There is a 63A switchfuse for the flat then a 16mm T&E going up to the flat where the meter and consumer unit is. By the look of it the meter would have been...
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    FIT application, whose responsibility?

    Been contacted by a couple who had pv installed back in November. The company who fitted them failed to a) make a FIT application on their behalf and b) failed to advise them on how to make the application themselves. They are still without a FIT contract when they should have been on 43p. Does...
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    Whose responsibility?

    Morning fellas, One of our warehouses is coming up to its 5 year re-test and the landlord has been in touched asking whoever "is responsible" to sort it out, can they please get in touch with an NICEIC spark (another sucker i see conforming to NICEIC's propaganda efforts) and get it tested...
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    Who's responsibility to provide earth to main service head on TNS

    As a maintenance electrician i've been given jobs to replace stolen earth bonding from intake cupboards in various blocks of flats. Some are PME and some are TNS. Obviously for PME i can provide earth to the Neutral via the bolt on the side of the service head, but on the TNS where the earth...
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    Electricity board responsibility for noisy supply?

    At my son’s house a gas contractor damaged his incoming mains cable during pipe laying in the road ouside his boundary. It was only slight damage and for 2-3 weeks just sparked/leaked away underground causing surges and spikes on his mains whose cause was unknown to my son. They noticed some...
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    Where does my responsibility lie?

    I was asked to look at a property today for an opinion, the property is owned by a landlord and has tennants currently living there, it has not had a periodic for many years. The consumer unit is an old re-wireable fuse one. I found a lot of things in the property that didn't comply, no earth...
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    Responsibility for installing Main Bonding Conductors

    Bugger that's supposed to say BONDING not BOINDING ! ----------------- I've been asked to install a new CU at my mother in law's. She has recently had a new kitchen installed where new lights, and extra sockets were added (circuit extended) for the fridge and (gas) cooker. These sockets BTW...
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    Who is responsible for the ryefield board?

    Who is responsible for the Ryefield board ? I own a property flat in London and I contacted recently my electrical supplier to make a full investigation based on extremely high bills. A technician came around and asked me where the main fuse or ryefield board was to disconnect the meter. We...
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    fans building regs and whos responsibility

    ok im on a job and the client wont let me charge above the quote for core drilling and ducting materials.according to his builder the electrician is responsible for all aspects of the ventilation system.i stupidly quoted to fit the fan and supply the fan without thinking about the vents asuming...
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    Customer doesn't want LABC notified.

    Have been completely rewiring a house where the builder (owner) has totally gutted the place. The only thing original is the outside walls. He's a retired guy and is doing the work to move into the house himself. Long story short, he tell's me he hasn't got any planning permission for the...
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    Joint Responsibility

    Im pretty sure that if a non registered sparks does a notifiable job and LABC are not informed both the householder and electrician are held responsible. Does anyone know where that is actually stated? Thanks Chris
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    maximum demand, main fuse and tails

    Ok, installing a new cu, leaving old one in place. They currently have 60A main fuse. With the new demand added the total MD is now 86A. Do I just ring up the supplier and get them to change the fuse and meter tails to 25mm where needed. Can I then keep the 16mm out of the henley block to each...
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    PIR: whose responsibility?

    Further to an earlier post about 16th Ed and RCDs ...... When you're buying a house - effectively 'change of occupancy' - is it the responsibilty of the seller or the buyer to get the Periodic Inspection done? If I was the buyer, I'd like to see it up front, but not have to pay up for it...
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    Whose responsibility?

    An easy one for you chaps! At what point in your house does the system become your responsibility and not the providers? I wont bore you with the details but just had a phone call saying all electricity is off. They have had a problem with the main fuse but the provider now seems To be washing...
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    LABC Notification Responsibility

    Hi, all ways read the forum, lots of very good advice. Just getting ready to start-up alone. One of the questions that I would like help with is: Who is responsible for LABC notification of electrical work to be carried out? There is nothing in black and white to pin-point this. We know...

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