i rang my labc.

[thekingiam]

was about to start on a rewire that i could use for joining elecsa but i thought better notify labc that i am about to start work ( i thought i had to?).
the guy on the phone says that no one has notified the council for about 5 years as all electricians are already part p registered.i said what about new electricians dont they have to notify you before they join and do work?
he said i don't know how they are doing it but i would just join elecsa it's about £319.00 for us to check your work? i thanked him and put the phone down.
so my question is as i class myself a competant person have 17th,2391 and some of 2360-1,-2 can i certify works until my elecsa visit or even joining elecsa if i say ime about to ?( by the way i AM about to ).
it just seems strange that anyone can do domestic work even if they have no chance of joining a scheme and any danger could be caused before a site visit.
am i getting it right?

 

[SirKit Breaker]

You dont need to memorise the books, but you do need to be able to find your way round them. If he asks you a question, and you dont know the answer he wont want a guess, he will want you to look it up in either the BGB or OSG. Dont try to baffle him with bull****, they are all electricians, and bloody good ones as well. If you dont know, then tell him so. You will be Ok anyway.

Cheers........Howard

 

[Deleted member 26818]

Technically, the work isn't completed untill a Certificate has been issued.

 

[Guitarist]

My number one piece of advice if you are doing a CU change is to make it look the dogs danglies. If the wiring is immaculate, any assessor will know that your standard of work is very high.

 

[whaler]

Don't laugh but can't figure out what you mean by Bgb? got all the others!
Can you enlighten me please?

 

[Guitarist]

Big Green Book, the new one

 

[thekingiam]

Don't laugh but can't figure out what you mean by Bgb? got all the others!
Can you enlighten me please?

got to laugh ( sorry! ) i have problems sometimes on this forum with all the abreviations every one is using.
i did know bgb though, other abreviations i usually wait till its explained more rather than showing. maybe we could have a definitions sticky for those of us that can't figure it out and don't want the world to know?

 

[Richard Burns]

got to laugh ( sorry! ) i have problems sometimes on this forum with all the abreviations every one is using.
i did know bgb though, other abreviations i usually wait till its explained more rather than showing. maybe we could have a definitions sticky for those of us that can't figure it out and don't want the world to know?

We have a List of acronyms here!
Can be quite useful at times.

 

[Geordie Spark]

My number one piece of advice if you are doing a CU change is to make it look the dogs danglies. If the wiring is immaculate, any assessor will know that your standard of work is very high.

I agree.

My old boss always said: "If it looks right, then it probably is right". That was when I was serving my apprenticeship as a Precision Engineer, but it holds good for all the other trades etc. as well.

My Father (another engineer of the "Old School") used to say: "If you can't make the job look tidy, don't bother trying it.

Both of those sayings stuck with me right through my working life.

 

[Dan the spark]

Don't forget all of your stickers on the board ie mixed wiring, rcd test and the main one they look for is the recommended next test date sticker