Can I get someone to test my work if I am not NICIEC

[Octopus]

Pay LABC?

 

[golum]

I have a mega tester myself, the person that comes on site (my tester) uses a fluke, but says he can only test my work on commercial not domestic. He said it something to do with the local building authority won't let him test unless I am registered with NIC? It all just sounds strange.
I called NIC myself but with how much it costs I can't do it at the moment and wondered if there was a way of getting a domestic person to test?
It sounds like a no, will probably just stick to commercial if this is the case?

 

[golum]

Can you pay the local building authority to do that? Might have to call them in the morning to see if they have any light on the situation. Just a shame that I have to stick to commercial.

 

[PEG]

Lovely,Ovengloves! I've seen a lot of bro's dissed in their hood,but NEVER over their choice of font! Like it...(no disrespect to OP intended!)

 

[golum]

Guess that what is what u get when trying to learn about a new forum, was just making sure that grammar was ok. Learned via my mistake.

 

[richy3333]

^^^ If you're a spark then I'd worry more about my installations than my spelling mate. If you 'do' commercial then surely you are familiar with testing and domestic should be a breeze. What your normal 'tester' is saying to you about NICEIC sounds like a load of baloney to me. Not 'strange' just wrong. You can search the forum, there are loads of threads about getting work signed off. Join a scheme - NICEIC, ElECSA, NAPIT et al, else pay Building control. Schemes are all around the same cost for the Domestic Installer badge and less than the £1000 you say your tester charges. They are called self certification schemes for a reason...

 

[timo1]

You can do the work if you are competant and the installation is installed in line with the 17th edition wiring regs and part "P" building regs. What you need is the notification of the job which labc will provide if you pay them. To give you an idea my local authority charge £300. If you provide a certificate of your testing results they may not even test themselves.