P.i.r

[KEVINDOE]

Hi guys,
I am hoping for some advice regarding a p.i.r. i have been asked to on a small garden machinery workshop.
The consumer unit (single phase) has four circuits, two socket rings, lights, alarm.
All run in steel conduit and was installed around five years ago.
All looks well, however, this unit is part of a larger building were three other units are also supplied from the same three phase intake.
The c.u. in the unit in question backs on to the three phase intake position and is supplied by shortish tails through the wall.
Now here is the point i need some advice...there are also three switch/fuse units which supply the other three work units (estate agent, offices), thees are old and a bit shabby,
If they are situated in the unit i am testing , are they classed as part of that instalation?? I hope this makes some kind of sence to you all, Look forward to your replies, please let me know if you need any more info.
Thanks J

 

[brizospark]

I would agree with the client what you are actually checking and then if they do not want the three switches checkout out I would state that fact in the agreed limitations box, hope this helps

 

[KEVINDOE]

Thanks brizospark,
Yeh, i guess that would be a way around this, its for the insurance company, so i need to be squeeky clean on this !

 

[brizospark]

That's what I would do anyway. As the three switches are nothing to do with the clients installation it is unlikely that they will want to have them inspected. However you could always try to convince the other work units that it would be advantageous to them to have the entire installation checked in one go

 

[KEVINDOE]

Yep, The landlord owns all the units so its poss that they will all be done at some point anyway, just that the tennant in this one is banging his ear to get his done and i am busy at mo and was hoping to buy some time before doing the others.
Thanks for your help brizospark