shower to notify or not

[mrmatt]

A friend of a friend split up with her partner and he took the shower with him when he moved out leaving wires hanging out the wall. The local council were called and the circuit was disconnected from the consumer unit as a safety precaution. A plumber has put in a new shower and she has asked me to connect it back up at both ends and test.

Providing the calculations work out ok she wants to use the cable alreadt there as she dont really want the floors up. is this a notifiable job or would you class it as a like for like?

 

[mickytuff]

im going to agree with you davey, im saying minor works but no need to notify. i wish there werent so many if's and but's with this part p malarky, does cause a lot of confusion at times.!!

 

[DaveyD]

Yeah thanks, missed that you'd already posted and beat me to it!

I diddnt notice that, just liked your expression. I was only kidding mate...

 

[nickblake]

im going to agree with you davey, im saying minor works but no need to notify. i wish there werent so many if's and but's with this part p malarky, does cause a lot of confusion at times.!!

Sorry to keep correcting here chaps , if you issue a minor works in a special location its notifiable and as the circuit has been disconnected you have to test and issue a minor works

 

[mickytuff]

Part P clearly states that (page 13 section m), fitting/replacement of a cooker or shower is non notifiable. minor works yes, but you do not need to notify. So that is the correct answer, thort i'd check to be double sure folks!!

If showers disconnected or not, it would still require testing, to ensure safety.

 

[LukeD]

This explains why i think its all madness and not simple enough for the domestic market.

we should not have to think twice about this question. The whole thing is so complicated its mad !

 

[Amp David]

Because the shower was taken, probably in anger, i would definately notify

 

[Octopus]

Can I stick my oar in?

In this scenario, because the old shower had previously been removed and the circuit had been made safe a MWC must be issued, but not notifiable.

If the shower was still in place, broken and a direct replacement was being fitted it could be interpretted that any tom, dick or harry could make the change and no notification is required.

A registered electrician, in either case, would at the very least check the circuit and issue the home owner with a MWC, but not notify.

Don't we all love the ambiguity of Part P!

 

[solo2771]

maybe it is time for ALL electrical work to be made notifiable (sure niceic ect would love that lol)
the reason how many times do you go to a job where an old bugger (usually) has disconected a light switch or fitting and rewired it wrong before ringing?
I am only thinking of the public honest lol not the extra work.lol

 

[mickytuff]

I 100 percent agree with you, save all this fuss an nonesense whats notifiable and what isnt, notify all work done, no confusion then, think it mite put prices up, but hey- everything else is rising!!!

 

[SMB]

I haven't had a rise for ages..

 

[telectrix]

I haven't had a rise for ages..

i've not had a shower for ages/

 

[poirot]

You cant be sure its a like for like replacement because the oringinal shower is not there, you only have the househoulders word on the size, the existing cable should be the required size for the new shower and changed if it is not suitable, as you will be connecting a circuit to the fuseboard the mcb needs to be correct for the circuit and it will need testing & notifying, you cant say its like for like if you have never seen the existing shower. (unless you can locate the original shower?)

 

[telectrix]

if the cable is sufficient for the new shower, then rating wise, i would say it,s like for like. as you will be reconnecting a circuit, yes, test and MWC, but i would not consider it notifiable. that is only my personal opinion.

 

[poirot]

Connecting a circuit to a fuseboard is notifiable, don't forget it was the council who disconnected the circuit, i would advise notifiying.

Thinking about it connecting new circuits is notifiable, but without the existing shower it would be an alteration to an existing circuit in a special location, therefore notifiable.

 

[telectrix]

not connecting a new circuit, so, unless corrected, i stand.