Fuseboard relocation....re-test required?

[KevinH]

Hi all,
I'm pricing a job which involves re locating a fuseboard from a utility room, to garage wall backing on to utility. The installation is brand new build (fully installed and tested by others) with ammendment 3 compliant board.
Board is mounted at 1.2m at moment in utility and can go at a higher level in garage so as not to alter any length of cables. All cables including tails are dropping from above in cavity (timber framed) wall.
Job simply requires cutting hole in plasterboard above current fuseboard, then drilling through garage block wall to feed cables through to back entry board in garage.
Obviously i need cable identification in utility where cables are dropping in cavity then passing through wall.
My question is.....would I need to re test the full installation? Only asking as this would alter the quote i'm giving.
Personally I don't think it needs a re test, as I am not altering any circuits (cables will be exact length), not adding any circuits, and re using same brand new fuseboard with all circuits in same order.
Any thoughts???

 

[ChrisElectrical88]

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[ChrisElectrical88]

Provide a EIC. Should be the same as changing a mains board as you are effectivly disconnecting everything and reconnecting. Obviously number of points isnt going the change etc. For the sake of a cert, global IR and 8-10 R1+R2 tests to make sure your insurance is covered then i would just spend the extra hour.

Unless you did the original install, then just copy over onto a EIC.

If you didnt, you dont know if its been tested properly.

 

[ashrow]

I don’t think, not issuing a certificate is on the cards.
What is being asked, is whether basic I&T on the CU would be sufficient, or would a complete I&T of the whole installation be required.

The whole installation, changing or repositioning the consumer unit means doing a EIC

 

[KevinH]

Correct spinlondon!!! Just need to know if I should test whole installation again? Can't see the point personally as I havn't actually touched the "installation", it is all still as it was 1 month ago when EIC issued. Only change on cert would be "location of Consumer Unit".

 

[Octopus]

Just to clarify, I'm quite happy to re-test whole installation but there are 17 circuits so would be labour intensive hence the difference in quotes.

Who many quites has the customer got?

 

[KevinH]

The difference in quote costs isn't an issue, as I know i've pretty much got the job(if I want it), but i'm just after a realistic answer as to weather or not i NEED to test the whole installation as the customer wants a very detailed quote eg. work involved and exact costs.
I have spoken to the original installer (who isn't interested in the alteration job) and he reckons it voids all his certs/insurance etc if I touch the CU......is this true?

 

[Octopus]

I have spoken to the original installer (who isn't interested in the alteration job) and he reckons it voids all his certs/insurance etc if I touch the CU......is this true?

Absolutely

Would you honour your certs if somebody moved your work - no

 

[KevinH]

Oh ye fair enough Murdoch, now I see it from someone else's view. OK guys, I will carry out job, then do a full re-test and issue new cert! Decision made!!! Thanks All