New kitchen electrics issue - was i ripped off on this job?

[matttytn2]

i have just had a new kitchen fitted.

i was advised that the electrics that were there for my existing cooker (all in one electric inc hobs) and extractor fan were no good and that i will need have a new feed put in from the fuse box. i am confused it all was / seemed fine before and the fuse box has a swich for the cooker and that all worked fine. any way the did the following...

installed a earth (my house didnt have one)
extension of cooker circuit, new supply for kitchen sockets and spurs
new supply for extractor fan
bonding where required
new 16 amp breaker

materuaks and labour £550
extras socket face plates and cooker isolator £60

£610.

 

[Octopus]

One thing you could do, to put your mind at rest, is google the "competent persons" website, and look up the individual who did the electrics. Such work in a kitchen is covered by Part P and the individual is required to be registered with a scheme.

 

[matttytn2]

no await certs. just have an invoice

 

[trev]

Has the invoice got a scheme logo on it? eg NICEIC, NAPIT, ELECSA

 

[GLENNSPARK]

no await certs. just have an invoice

what does this mean then?....that you dont expect to get any certification fot this work you have had done?.....but an invoice has been issued to you by the "competent" person carrying out the work?

 

[matttytn2]

no logos on invoice.

yes the competent person who dont the work gave me invoice on invoice in the job it says + electrical certificate to comply to current regs. ( i am waiting for a call back regarding this but assume the cert will be issued in the post when some one has been to inspect the job

 

[trev]

Matty, this is starting to smell like the old wild west to me mate

 

[Dan23584]

no logos on invoice.

yes the competent person who dont the work gave me invoice on invoice in the job it says + electrical certificate to comply to current regs. ( i am waiting for a call back regarding this but assume the cert will be issued in the post when some one has been to inspect the job

This is interesting?

I would have hoped the 'competent person' would have inspected and tested it themselves.

 

[micknew]

OMG comes to mind!

 

[matttytn2]

i dont know

whats odd is my dad had his whole house re wired but his friend who is an electrician who charged just 500labour for the lot after someone came to inspect it and he got his certificate. they were testing it is they went along and were writing different figures down etc

This is interesting?

I would have hoped the 'competent person' would have inspected and tested it themselves.

 

[Dan23584]

OMG comes to mind!

OMG indeed........ although this kind of story is not that surprising to hear anymore, getting a bit used to it.:sad3:

 

[GLENNSPARK]

whats the betting that this "install" doesn`t enjoy any RCD protection at all.........

 

[Octopus]

I'd like to see some photo's!!

 

[micknew]

Sounds like he used a SWA cable to feed the cooker (thick black shielded power cable from fuse box to cooker).
Unusual, wonder why?

 

[GLENNSPARK]

i dont know

whats odd is my dad had his whole house re wired but his friend who is an electrician who charged just 500labour for the lot after someone came to inspect it and he got his certificate. they were testing it is they went along and were writing different figures down etc

well there are certain instances (such as grid ceilings etc)...where inspection and testing is goin on during install but for a domestic i would fully expect that the installation process reaches its conclusion...then its the inspection stage...then testing and functional checks before handover (including making the client aware of functional switching devices (including MCBs,..RCDs,..RCBOs etc)......

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Sounds like he used a SWA cable to feed the cooker (thick black shielded power cable from fuse box to cooker).
Unusual, wonder why?

hituf maybe?......

 

[Dan23584]

Sounds like he used a SWA cable to feed the cooker (thick black shielded power cable from fuse box to cooker).
Unusual, wonder why?

Maybe it was to avoid the need of RCD protection??? I doubt it though.

 

[trev]

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!! springs to mind.
Matty if I were you I would google his name or his company name RIGHT NOW the result should take you to his entry on one of the scheme providers websites. Let us know the result and we will advise accordingly

 

[micknew]

Good point Dan.

 

[DurhamSparky]

im keeping out of this!!

 

[GLENNSPARK]

could really do with some snaps of this little lot.......