can i do this

[Peter Woodford]

I have my 236 part 1 and 2 my 17th and part p have been asked to look into some landlord areas in some flats faulty fittings and faulty switches which i will only be replacing like for like am i aloud to do this don't need to do any testing

thanks

 

[patricklondon]

if its purely replacing accessories then it non notifiable to LABC go ahead

 

[Yooj]

You should always test, irrispective of the job...the question is the amount and type of testing...With faulty equipment, you need to try to establish what caused the fault. Is it the installation, the equipment itself, the environment, etc. Is the equipement installed fit for purpose, i.e. will you replace it, for it to fail soon after due to what it is doing, or the external effects on the equipment etc.

Once you have established the cause of the faults, then you can establish the necessary inspection/testing required once rectified.

Out of interest, you mention that you have Part P...can you expand on this.

Yooj

 

[Peter Woodford]

domestic installer niceic

 

[Yooj]

Ok...like-for-like accessory replacement then no notification as per PatrickLondon mentioned...likewise if you have to replace a faulty circuit cable of the same rating/capacity...

However, there will still be testing...from the minimal, i.e. functional testing, to full testing for a replacement circuit etc...therefore it is dependent upon the causes of the fault.

Minor Works cert for accessory replacement, and a circuit replacement.

Yooj

Additionally, if the work is in the communal areas of the flats, then I don't think that it falls under the scope of Part P...Can others comment on this, as I am not 100% definate without checking.

Yooj