Biulding control, what a joke!

[sparks72]

Hi gang.

Got called out to a local takeaway so see why the RCD what tripping,
the place had been refurbed a year ago, I asked the owner for the certificates so I could see what I was looking at, they were NICEIC green certs from 2001 that were issued in 2009!!!!
the shop has a flat abouve that is occupied so it falls under part P, the job has been signed off by local building control!!
The emergency lighting cert is also green, the so called electrician issued a partially filled innacurate emergency lighting periodic cert instead of an installation cert!
The electrical installation certs has also been partially filled with innacurate results!

I'll post some results from the certificates, (17th edition installation dual RCD consumer units)

Schedule of items tested: Ze.........N/A!!
Fuctional testing of assemblies............N/A!

Circuit details:
1: lighting..
Reference method: BS7671!
Max disconnection time: 0.25!
Short circuit capacity: N/A!
RCD operating current mA: N/A!
Insulation resistance: N/A except phase/earth test!
RCD operating time: 1x 35ms / 5x N/A!

All 3 ring mains have the same test results!

Regarding the tripping RCD, I noticed one of the shop down lights was flickering & could hear a crackling noise, got my steps out & took a look in the ceiling, never seen shoddy work like it, T&E cables had been stripped back about 10" & then terminated into the light fittings, the fault was a loose neutral in one of the light fittings, sorted it & informed the customer to give building control a call.

With the customers permission I called a friend who works for building control in another county to take a look around the "refurb" his exact words were........someone has taken a back hander to sign this job off!!

Now what was part P meant for again.....

 

[Notsosmart]

Little brown envelope 'friendly' on a regular basis prehaps

Your the only one who got my gist 'Doc'

 

[nick]

I was in a house in Bolton a few months ago, It had been signed of by a Napit approved engineer.

The incoming Phase & Neutral were reversed and the Main Bonding was missing.

When I reported the engineer to Napit they said they would look into it.

I would have strung him up before the courts for making false reports.

 

[empress]

sounds the same were ever you go ,loads of non scheme/approved lads issuing own EIC certs here on new builds and extensions and the council accept them.
its the biggest joke going .
why do we bother.
sooner the insurance companys pick up and make each property have certs for eleci gas or oil before cover the sooner it will become self regulating.
just don't understand why we are in this situation,no mot on yer car, insurance null and void why not the same for houses.
rant over

 

[sparks72]

sounds the same were ever you go ,loads of non scheme/approved lads issuing own EIC certs here on new builds and extensions and the council accept them.
its the biggest joke going .
why do we bother.
sooner the insurance companys pick up and make each property have certs for eleci gas or oil before cover the sooner it will become self regulating.
just don't understand why we are in this situation,no mot on yer car, insurance null and void why not the same for houses.
rant over