new consumer unit certification

[neilyboy]

What certification do I need when replacing a consumer unit ?

Here are the details.

I am semi retired (electrician) and work for a company as the maintenance man which rents out flats as serviced accommodation, we are currently in the process of having the flats (25 of them) tested (fixed wiring testing EICR)

We have brought in an outside company to do the testing and one of the flats will require a board change.

The company have quoted for this and various other C1 and C3 fault rectifications and as well as that have said that the smoke detectors require work done to them as well.

I know that the smoke detectors are out with the scope of an EICR and together with some of the other "faults" they have flagged up I think they are trying to generate income.

Can I change the board myself ? if so what certification would I need bearing in mind all the fixed wiring has been tested and the results logged on the EICR.
We are in scotland and I've trawled tinternet for the answers but its very confusing, is it a minor works certificate needed ? building control informed ?EIC ?
Ta

 

[richy3333]

What certification do I need when replacing a consumer unit ?

Here are the details.

I am semi retired (electrician) and work for a company as the maintenance man which rents out flats as serviced accommodation, we are currently in the process of having the flats (25 of them) tested (fixed wiring testing EICR)

We have brought in an outside company to do the testing and one of the flats will require a board change.

The company have quoted for this and various other C1 and C3 fault rectifications and as well as that have said that the smoke detectors require work done to them as well.

I know that the smoke detectors are out with the scope of an EICR and together with some of the other "faults" they have flagged up I think they are trying to generate income.

Can I change the board myself ? if so what certification would I need bearing in mind all the fixed wiring has been tested and the results logged on the EICR.
We are in scotland and I've trawled tinternet for the answers but its very confusing, is it a minor works certificate needed ? building control informed ?EIC ?
Ta

Do these flats fall under the Scottish PRS? If they do you will need to be NICEIC or SELECT registered, else have a valid SJIB card and jump through those hoops?

 

[Mike Johnson]

As far as I can see the "Scotland warrant" (in part) is the equivalent of the "English Party Wall Award" for which a "Party Wall Surveyor" has to be appointed, I wonder how many of you guys have worked on a party wall without the necessary clearance/award being in place?

Just to be clear the "Party Wall Surveyor" work for the Act not either party on the respective sides of the part wall.

 

[swaRRR]

Just do whatever you want. You don't have to tell anyone.

 

[pc1966]

So long as you have a certificate from the installer to show it was done to a professional standard then I don't see any problem at all.

The council are basically washing their hands of the matter!