new house wire

[sparkies2306]

Hi guys hopefully i have put this in the right place

Anyway as im from N, Ireland and have a bit of time as a lot of us do im going to do an installation on a new house for a friend in the UK near Chesterfield. I am fully nic eic registered and as we dont have part p here is their anything i should be watching out for
this is going to be a new instalation that need power from a supplier as of which i dont no yet, how do you get a supply connected in the uk
over here we fill in connection card and send to power supplier then hopefully if all ok we get power well 9 out of 10 times you do
just need any advice do i need to contact building control at any time to advise when 1st fix done

all help appreciated

 

[KINKY]

If your not part P you can not do it.

 

[sparkies2306]

Can i ask why not i am fully registered as an niceic contractor what more has a part p than i have

 

[telectrix]

if you are niceic reg. then you install, test , and notify niceic, who will then notify building control. end of. as regards supply, you or your customer need to contact the relevant DNO for the area to arrange a supply. building contgrol will be involved anyway as planning permission will have been granted and they inspect the work in stages. as you are niceic, you yourself need only to inform BC that you are niceic registered.

 

[Penance]

I believe you can do it but would maybe cost more than a part p competent person.

 

[telectrix]

just by being niceic, he IS part p compliant. and there will be no problems.

 

[Penance]

See your point but wasn't sure as NI doesn't have part p.

 

[telectrix]

i know, but as long as he's a member of niceic, elecsa or napit, then notification is by him sending notification to scheme provider ( in this case niceic, ) who then notify BC on his behalf. by being a member, he is judged to be competent in the eyes of the law ( part pee)

 

[sparkies2306]

thanks for that electrix i was getting worried there iam niceic registered as approved installer 17th edition as well i was begining to think all that training for nothing all i had to do was go on one of them 2 week courses and id be a spark

 

[telectrix]

bear in mind that part p is not a qualification. it's a regulation. basically a home owner can wire his house, but would have to pay building control to organise test/inspection. they would have to inspect the 1st and 2nd fixes ( hot them, but an independent electrician) at a cost od £300 +. as you are niceic, you are that electrician, you self certify your work same as in NI. pay niceic the £2 or so fee, and that's it.