Testing someone else’s work

[TomB]

Evening all!

First post but been a lurker for a while, finding the information on the site very useful when i’ve searched for bits of info and other peoples opinions, as a quick introduction i’m an early 30’s self employed handyman training to become fully qualified electrician.
I have gone down the domestic installer route as a foot on the ladder with one of your favourite schemes but as i’m paying for everything myself and dont have the luxury of a huge bank balance this has worked out the best way for me, by no way do i think i am fully qualified electrician but i am constantly studying and certainly putting the effort in to get there.
I’m after a bit of advice though if you wouldn’t mind. I was changing some light fittings for a customer who asked me to check a socket that she has had someone install.
Initial tests found no earthing what so ever so i told her not to use the socket until it was looked into properly. Anyway the chap thats done it is apparently “more qualified than anyone to do that sort of work” but hasnt issued a minor works and refused to when asked for one.
The customers asked me back to test it which i’m more than willing to do however i don’t want to issue a minor works because i’m not putting my name to it. She basically want to know if its safe and if i can do a report on my findings, she also doesnt want an EICR as the house is only a year or so old.
So after all that my question is... what form can i use to report my findings without making the work look like my own?

Thanks in advance

Tom

 

[TomB]

What tests have you done?

None as yet as i was only there to change the lights, plan to test R1+R2, IR, ZS and rcd trip. Also have the luxury of him putting it all in mini trunking so i can visually inspect everything as well

 

[Octopus]

They have spurred off the rfc direct from the consumer unit

Which is perfectly acceptable ......

 

[TomB]

And, whats wrong with that?

Nothing in my opinion, the problem i have is that there is no earth in the socket

 

[Octopus]

They have spurred off the rfc direct from the consumer unit

Which is perfectly acceptable ......

 

[Baddegg]

Have you opened the socket front?

 

[buzzlightyear]

She basically want to know if its safe and if i can do a report on my findings, she also doesnt want an EICR as the house is only a year or so old.

Initial tests found no earthing what so ever so i told her not to use the socket until it was looked into properly.

trade and standards .

 

[buzzlightyear]

op has your client got any invoices form the said spark or it all in the dark.

 

[Octopus]

op has your client got any invoices form the said spark or it all CASH

EDITED that for you

 

[Pete999]

Nothing in my opinion, the problem i have is that there is no earth in the socket

Was it not you you who raise the non issue of spurring from the CU? if there is an earth problem get an Electrician to sort the problem out

 

[TomB]

Which is perfectly acceptable ......

Agreed, thats not my issue though, the issue is no earth

Have you opened the socket front?

No, was only there to change the lights so said i would come back as thats a seperate issue.
I’ve fallen for the “oh while your here can you just...” line before and learnt my lesson

 

[Baddegg]

Agreed but it could be as simple as the earth has come out.....why was the lady concerned in the first place she couldn’t have known about the lack of earth?

 

[TomB]

Was it not you you who raise the non issue of spurring from the CU? if there is an earth problem get an Electrician to sort the problem out

No, somebody asked me how it was spurred, or if it was a new socket... i assume they were heading down the lines of should it be an EIC rather than MNWC

 

[Toneyz]

What were the initial tests that you came to the conclusion that it had no earth? or gave concerns by the customer.

 

[buzzlightyear]

Agreed, thats not my issue though, the issue is no earth

tell the client to get him back .

 

[buzzlightyear]

What were the initial tests that you came to the conclusion that it had no earth? or gave concerns by the customer.

I'm now thing like miss maple now .who clubbed the cat in the drawing room .