Electrical certificate for own house

[al cw]

Afternoon all,
I was wandering were I stand with an electrical certificate. I am a qualified electrician and have just finished doing work on my own house.
rewired new kitchen new power and lights in the garage and a few new sockets on radials. have also put in downlights in kitchen as well and power for duel fuel towel rail.
I left the company I was with before the work was completed but now it is I was wandering on how to get a certificate. the whole house has been tested by myself and all the results are as they should be. I know I need a cert for insurance purposes as there is some new wiring but as an electrician myself can I certify my own work on a test paper. the company I use to work for had there own QS therefore there was no need for me to be signed up to Napit or NICEIC.

 

[al cw]

I like the saying telectrix

 

[Devonchris]

All the work has been signed off by BC. I think I was looking for the certificate for my own records really. not that we are selling the house but just in case years down the line we do.

Ok. When you said "all the work" I thought you meant all the work.

 

[flyman70]

Afternoon all,
I was wandering were I stand with an electrical certificate. I am a qualified electrician and have just finished doing work on my own house.
rewired new kitchen new power and lights in the garage and a few new sockets on radials. have also put in downlights in kitchen as well and power for duel fuel towel rail.
I left the company I was with before the work was completed but now it is I was wandering on how to get a certificate. the whole house has been tested by myself and all the results are as they should be. I know I need a cert for insurance purposes as there is some new wiring but as an electrician myself can I certify my own work on a test paper. the company I use to work for had there own QS therefore there was no need for me to be signed up to Napit or NICEIC.

 

[al cw]

Sorry devonchris for cross wires.

 

[flyman70]

Hi hope the job went well . If you are confident in your work and your figure all are compliant with 7671 , you could enter the data on niceic green certs and get another domestic job under way and use the green certs again , you could consider making application to the nic and use the jobs to get part P registration. Have you got BS7671 and check your figure against the requirements. Good luck

 

[HandySparks]

... you could consider making application to the nic* and use the jobs to get part P registration....

* Other businesses will also be keen to take your money, but maybe not quite so much.

 

[Devonchris]

No problem.
So your covered for the garage and the work in that.
With regards the kitchen;
Unless you have installed any new circuits, ie. from the CU, or you have fitted a new CU, then that work is not notifiable.

As long as the towel rail, which I presume is in the bathroom, is outside of the prescribed zones, then that's not notifiable.

If the above is correct, (and I would suspect it is ) then issue a MW cert to yourself and your good to go.

Enjoy your new kitchen for Christmas and I hope you got the diversity correct.

Forget the last paragraph. I forgot, you haven't installed any new circuit.

 

[Dave OCD]

No problem.
So your covered for the garage and the work in that.
With regards the kitchen;
Unless you have installed any new circuits, ie. from the CU, or you have fitted a new CU, then that work is not notifiable.

As long as the towel rail, which I presume is in the bathroom, is outside of the prescribed zones, then that's not notifiable.

If the above is correct, (and I would suspect it is ) then issue a MW cert to yourself and your good to go.

Enjoy your new kitchen for Christmas and I hope you got the diversity correct.


Forget the last paragraph. I forgot, you haven't installed any new circuit.

I'd disagree with that part, regardless of zones the bathroom is classed as a special location so any work within the room is notifiable.

 

[Devonchris]

A bathroom used to be a special location but that changed in 2013. A special location is now only the zones around a bath or shower. Where ever it is fitted in the house.

Extracts from Building Regs Approved Document.

This approved document supports Part P: Electrical safety – Dwellings. It takes effect on 6 April 2013 and is for use in England*. The 2006 edition will continue to apply to work begun before 6 April 2013, or to work subject to a building notice, full plans application or initial notice submitted before 6 April 2013.

Changes in the legal requirements
• The range of electrical installation work that is notifiable (where there is a requirement to certify compliance with the Building Regulations) has been reduced.

2.6 Diagram 2 illustrates the space around a bath tub or shower tray (a special location) within which minor additions and alterations to existing circuits, as well as the installation of new circuits, are
notifiable.

 

[Dave OCD]

Ah apologies Chris, you're quite right. I was having a dim moment, it's been a hard week.

 

[telectrix]

i believe that it's only part p that classes just the zones as being notifiable. BS7671 relates to the bathroom as a whole as a special location.

 

[Dave OCD]

This is where I got confused Tel, and on the Elecsa Part P notification 'tick sheet' it just says work in a special location, no specific mention of zones.

 

[Devonchris]

yes. 7671 special location is about ipx protection and rcd's etc. It can all get very confusing. It amazes me just how much legislation you guys have to get to grips with. If you worked in suits they would call you Solicitors and you would be on £150 an hour.

I just like reading stuff to get me off to sleep night. I know!

 

[Devonchris]

Just having breakfast and browsing, before I check all the roof tiles are still on, and just in case anyone is unclear about that last line above, which I did half asleep, it should read, "I know, sad innit."

Also guys is used as a gender neutral term.

 

[Paul P]

When this part P thing first came out I replaced a consumer unit and rewired the kitchen at my sisters. We informed building control, paid the fee and they had no idea what to do.

They decided in the end to get me to send them a copy of my JIB card, they sent a guy round who asked to see the bonding. That was all they looked at.

Never bothered to worry about part P since.