Trying to get a domestic electrical safety certificate...

[Armourer]

I am trying to get a domestic electrical safety certificate so I can rent out my house in Southampton but my electrician has come up with £300 of remedial work before he will pass it. He claims the pendant light in the bathroom breaks IP rules and the law and that I can be prosecuted for it. Now I know it’s a very good idea to have it changed for IPx4 rating but it’s over 2m from the bath/shower and so only just inside zone 3, well out of reach (high ceiling), cord operated and never had any condensation on the lead. Installed before 1999, not regulated and certainly not a criminal offence! In the kitchen he reckons that a 32 A 1.5m radial to one double socket for tumble dryer and washing machine (max load 5kW) needs to be uprated. Yet by my calculations the 2.5 mm2 cable could happily run 7kW over 10m. Some others I won’t bore you with, so my question is what action could/should I take with an electrician who is either incompetent or (more likely) just trying to pad a bill and expects to be paid his inspection fee and how do I go about finding a decent electrician if I can't trust an NICEIC contractor.

 

[Adam W]

There lies a very real problem, not only for you, but for all domestic homeowners!!
The best solution is getting recommendations from trusted friends and family. Far too easy now to end-up with incompetent guy's that were stacking shelves at Tescos 17 day's ago...lol!! Unbelievable i know, but unfortunately very true none the less!! lol!!

I was going to say that.
Being an NICEIC approved contractor isn't the guarantee they'd like you to believe it is; just the same as any large company they're only as good as the individual you're dealing with.

 

[MDJ]

Not sure of what or who to believe, but I see a lot of spark bashing by Landords here, the thing here is you asked for a report, he gave you a report as you have posted up the page of faults, you don't need to get him to do any of the work, it's your call, whats the problem again??

 

[Deleted member 26818]

I'd expect a full EICR to cost around £150.
What you have cut and pasted, is not much better than a Visual Condition Report.
Something that is not in my opinion something that is worth the paper it is written on.
It is also something that is not recognised by the Regulations.
Send this back, informing the gut that you want a complete report, along with a schedule of inspections and test results.