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[Carlosfandango]

A customer I've been doing work for since I went self employed is in the process of selling their restaurant and they're needing retrospective planning permission for some dividing walls they had built to split up the restaurant/bar. They need an electrical certificate for extra emergency lights and extra sockets installed. What cert would I need to issue? The work was done before I was on the scene.

 

[Kate]

An Eicr

 

[Carlosfandango]

Can I just test the affected circuits?

 

[Kate]

Can test as much or as little. There will be a section on front that you fill in titled something along the lines of: extent of installation covered by this certificate

 

[uksparks]

The only thing you can do is issue an EICR unless you are a fool.

 

[Kate]

Noone here would advise putting your company name on work not conducted by yourself as you become liable for it

 

[Carlosfandango]

Sweet. I maybe worded the question wrong, I knew it would be a condition report but wasn't sure on the extent of how much I needed to test!

 

[Kate]

glad I could help

 

[telectrix]

you have a chioce. either a condition report on the whole installation, or just for the works specified in your OP. but be sure to note it on the cert. the extent of the works covered by your report.

 

[Carlosfandango]

The only thing you can do is issue an EICR unless you are a fool.

I pity the fool!!!

 

[telectrix]

but the fool was once the highest paid in the king;s court!.

 

[Kate]

I pity the fool!!!

Love it

 

[Carlosfandango]

I never even thought about the extent of the works section. Brain fart!!!

 

[Kate]

Im master of them

 

[Andy78]

Sweet. I maybe worded the question wrong, I knew it would be a condition report but wasn't sure on the extent of how much I needed to test!

As the report is for a retrospective planning application, then surely the extent of the report needs to be agreed with the customer and the building control officer ?

 

[Carlosfandango]

Im master of them

What, fools or brain farts?

 

[Kate]

Brain farts.
Nearly quick texted just the word farts but stopped myself haha

 

[telectrix]

nowt wrong with a fart. toally natural, no added flavours. best appreciated when you pull the bed covers over 'er indoors' head.

 

[Kate]

We here had kfc for lunch and a roast for tea including sprouts....

 

[Guest77]

A customer I've been doing work for since I went self employed is in the process of selling their restaurant and they're needing retrospective planning permission for some dividing walls they had built to split up the restaurant/bar. They need an electrical certificate for extra emergency lights and extra sockets installed. What cert would I need to issue? The work was done before I was on the scene.

Slightly confused here, firstly you are saying "Extra lights and sockets" then work was done before on scene, which is it? if the work has been done then I would tell your customer to get a certificate from the electrician who did the initial works, if that isn't possible then as Kate rightly pointed out you carry out a EICR.

Now if you are talking about "Extra works" as in new, then you will need to either supply a MW if you have used existing circuitry, or a EIC if you install new circuitry, HTHs.

 

[Carlosfandango]

It's extra emegency lights that were installed before I was on the scene. Can't really see where the confusion would come from? It turns out the extra sockets they wanted certifying was sockets I did and they already have the certs.

 

[Guest77]

It's extra emegency lights that were installed before I was on the scene. Can't really see where the confusion would come from? It turns out the extra sockets they wanted certifying was sockets I did and they already have the certs.

Firstly I hope my post didn't come across as offensive to you, that was not my focus honest, regarding confusion, I feel the OP you wrote was a little confusing hence my wording in my "hopefully helpful reply", Now you have seen the post and have given more information I now understand fully your point. My answer would be to carry out an EICR on the emergency lighting and a 3 hour test on each light. When this has been completed issue the customer with a EICR and a Emergency lighting testing certificate confirming it is all okay (providing it passes of course), I hope that helps a little and apologies for any earlier confusion.

 

[Carlosfandango]

Sorry mike, I was possibly a bit abrupt in my reply, what you suggested is what I did today. Thanks again for your help.