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[Percyprod]

There's been a few posts on here recently regarding poor workmanship on installations. Some have said it should be illegal for anyone other than a qualified and registered electrician to carry out wiring and testing. While I agree with this to a certain extent, how would it be enforced? Anyone can buy the gear for a wiring job, so you would have to stop it being sold to the general public., Which would upset a lot of shops! Plus, of course a lot of the poor work is carried out by qualified and registered electricians. More checking? If I rewire my house, whether it's a good or a bad job, no one would know, unless something went wrong, which of course it may. If I then sold the house, a certificate may be needed, which I wouldn't have. No problem, get a test done (is it a rice?), or drop the price to allow for a rewire. I'd be interested in any thoughts.

 

[Pete999]

My procedure is to test for correct polarity at the cut out,meter and CU then a socket test for the same and earth presence. A visual check is also carried out and cut out/ meter tails upgraded to 25mm as required. An isolator (this becomes the boundary point between Mocopa and BS7671) is fitted where the meter to CU tails are for example considered underrated or VIR.
The customer is then issued with a warning notice listing the defects and recommending that a qualified electrician is sought to rectify the defects present.

Would have thought a Polarity test at the CU on the tails, and then an EICR would be all that is required to prove polarity.

 

[Pete999]

My procedure is to test for correct polarity at the cut out,meter and CU then a socket test for the same and earth presence. A visual check is also carried out and cut out/ meter tails upgraded to 25mm as required. An isolator (this becomes the boundary point between Mocopa and BS7671) is fitted where the meter to CU tails are for example considered underrated or VIR.
The customer is then issued with a warning notice listing the defects and recommending that a qualified electrician is sought to rectify the defects present.

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[Percyprod]

Do you only not go into the cut out, but yboun test on the incoming side? Not your place to do any of this. Changing meter and cut out tails? Bloody hell, who do you think you are!

 

[ipf]

Do you only not go into the cut out, but yboun test on the incoming side? Not your place to do any of this. Changing meter and cut out tails? Bloody hell, who do you think you are!

I think you should stick to changing meters, Perc

 

[MFS Electrical]

I don't know what you lot are banging on about, there is already legislation in place to ensure electrical installation work (England & Wales) is carried out in a domestic property, and make sure that the work is designed and installed to protect people from fire and electric shocks,............Part P. Failure to comply, can result in an unlimited fine at Magistrates Court.

Its ultimately the home owners responsibility to ensure the Building Regs are complied with. Granted the policing of this particular building regulation, seems to be an unmitigated failure.

Someone mentioned an 'MOT test' for a domestic property; look at the procedures in place for policing vehicle MOT's, and can't see that as a starter (excuse the pun).

Though there is no such scheme in Scotland and as much as I know which to be honest is not much about part p is it does not reach far enough

 

[Flanders]

My procedure is to test for correct polarity at the cut out,meter and CU then a socket test for the same and earth presence. A visual check is also carried out and cut out/ meter tails upgraded to 25mm as required. An isolator (this becomes the boundary point between Mocopa and BS7671) is fitted where the meter to CU tails are for example considered underrated or VIR.
The customer is then issued with a warning notice listing the defects and recommending that a qualified electrician is sought to rectify the defects present.

That good at least somthing being done ,do you not check the terminals in the consumer unit (if its next to the cut out) to see if they have worked loose durring the meter replacement ?

 

[pirate]

What is the answer to this problem?

I dunno, really...this works for me...