Electrician gone away, bankrupt, who knows. The question is:-

[Top Cat]

I have been asked by a builder (that i know well) to finish off electrics that someone else started.

It was a rewire but it has been left with basically the 2nd fix to do. There were money problems on the job so has been left for quite a while, now the electricians cannot be found to finish the job.

If i finish the job how do i come off with the Electrical Installation cert?

Do i just put down what i did? If so how does that effect the EIC? Is it classed as a full EIC? How does that effect building control?

Your opinions gratefully appreciated.

 

[Guest55]

Using someone else's signiture lol.

 

[Top Cat]

the builder wants paying. he'd sigh his mother's death warrant for that.

Unbelievably good quote!

 

[RISElectrical]

I would do an EIC for it. Check what you can with regards zones etc and state on the cert what you have done. Stating that initial wiring done by others, quote the name if you have it

 

[Richard]

Only thing I could suggest with regards to zones, is to go around with a cable/stud finder and see if you can identify where cables are run in the walls? This might (or maybe not!!)give you peace of mind.

rich

 

[telectrix]

Only thing I could suggest with regards to zones, is to go around with a cable/stud finder and see if you can identify where cables are run in the walls? This might (or maybe not!!)give you peace of mind.

rich

i know a kitchen fitter with a 100% reliable cable finder. it's called a drill.

 

[SPARTYKUS]

Just state on the "whatever you sign" that you didn't first fix it and therefore do not and will not accept responsibility for it being installed correctly (because you ... cannnot unless as said by others you can physically SEE the cable runs and the lack of screws and nails chewing through the cable.....).

I think the answer is to ask BC if they are happy with an EICR.

 

[Paul.M]

^^^^ As above within a letter attached to the EICR explaining the situation. Labc will not look twice at it.

 

[morph]

cant you just get officer Dibble to sign it ??? :cool3::cool3::cool3::cool3:

 

[Top Cat]

cant you just get officer Dibble to sign it ??? :cool3::cool3::cool3::cool3:

Thanks morph, first bit of sensible advice i have had on this thread! Lol