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    Choosing the right governing body for my certification needswi

    Hi all, I have recently started business and I am looking down the route of signing up to a certification scheme. I have over 10 years experience in all electrical scope, can you help me choose the best and reliable scheme that won't cost me the earth. Also what do they require on inspection...
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    Tester Certification

    Hi, I am a sys admin within a data centre and looking to get some electrical knowledge under my belt with regards to our infrastructure. Not looking to do any installations, we hire professionals for that, but be nice to be able to be able to test distribution boards with a multi-meter (we...
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    Certification question Advice appreciated

    Hi all, wondering if i could get something cleared up. I have issued a Eicr for a property and issued a list of C1,c2,c3's Now on the cert i classed the installation as unacceptable. Have now completed the works and issued a minor works for any necessary certifiable remedials but not all the...
  4. uksparks

    £50 a year for certification???

    Evening, i was in the wholesalers today and and speaking to another regular, he said he wasn't registered with a body, he said he pays £50 per year for unlimited certification each year, he does the certificates on easicert and then another company signs them. is he talking gibberish? He said...
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    Logic Certification

    Hi all I'm thinking about doing a Level 3 Award in Periodic inspection, Testing, Condition Reporting and Certification of Electrical Installations. It’s a QCF qualification and certified by Logic's instead of C&G. Never heard of Logic's- has anyone done this course and is it reputable?
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    Domestic generator changeover switch - test and certification

    As the title - what's the standard practice when installing a manual changeover switch? Full I&T of every circuit in the installation? That's what the ECA help line suggests I should do, but I can't see me winning the job as it has 18 circuits spread over 2 wylex boards. Or a quick test of the...
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    Third party certification

    Just a query regarding some extra works I'm being sent my way. I've been offered some testing and certifying work to be done at the back of another company and mainly their foreign electrician. The work the electrician is doing I've heard is of a good standard, most of these jobs are small...
  8. H

    building control certification

    new build domestic and residential I use electronic certs to register my works using click software and buy certs on the niceic website, do I still have to register this work with building control? thought this was covered, and it was only alterations to existing I had to register, please tell...
  9. K

    Certification help

    Hi all im filling in an ICN4C I'm not in control of the main supply im given a supply by another contractor to 11 d/b's of mine. 1st question: How should I fill in particulars of the installation at the origin section? 2nd question: how far do I go with the schedule of inspections in terms of me...
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    Strooma part p certification

    Hi , saw these at Harrogate , has anybody enrolled with them ? any good ? Any comments ? TIA
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    Issue of Certification: Qualification needed?

    Hi All, I am a fully qualified electrician c&g 2330 + 17th edition What i'm trying to get to the bottom of is how i go about signing off my own work. (IE i work for a firm but say i have a family member who is putting in a conservatory and for arguments sake i need to add a new circuit in...
  12. spud1

    NICEIC Certification Scheme NICEIC Online certification - Opinions please

    Hi, Has anyone tried the newest version of the NICEIC Online certification? I tried it after attending a local techtalk. It was ok... but I found the first thing I did on it (an EICR) took me over 3 hours to process! I cant decide whether this was because of user unfriendliness (form fill style...
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    Certification

    Over the past year I have converted a garage into a grooming room for my girlfriend, before I start I would like to point out that although I'm not a certified electrician I have lots of practical experience in similar trades, mainly, theatre, film and photography. I have renovated a few house...
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    Certification of a rewire of kitchen lights (Part P) Please read

    Hi all, i am fairly new to self certifying my own work and have a few quires. Basically i have been asked to put some lights in a kichen and bedroom above sounds simple enough right? Unfortunately after some investigation there was no proper lighting supply present at that end of the house, mr...
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    Do you have to be registered with a third party certification scheme

    Hi I'm Darren and I'm hoping to become a domestic electrician possibly self employed In the future I have been told by someone that In order to be a domestic installer I need to be registered with a third party certification scheme such as the NICEIC I was just wondering if this is true...
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    Fire alarms and certification

    Hi all I have been contacted by a hairdressers who needs a few sockets an light switchs moving due to knocking wall down. But also there is a fire alarm panel, alarm button, and a siren to move. The panel is a mag4 wired with fp200. I will need to disconnect cables as they run through a door...
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    certification

    Hi all I normally work in domestic premise so any notifiable work is logged online with my provider under part-p. but if I as to work in a commercial premises say a hairdressers or shop I would I just use the model form in regs book. and give the person requesting the work, or dos this also need...
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    Advice on certification software please

    Hello I posted about one year ago regarding certification software and would like an updated view please. I am an NICEIC contractor so would like to use this in some way or be able to use other software where I can place the logo etc on. I do not want to use the online cert on the NICEIC site as...
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    Building Control BS7671 Certification

    Hi Guys , Haven't posted for a while. I carry out commercial, industrial Electrical works mainly & on occasions I have carried out Domestic Rewires, probably 1 or 2 a Year. I usually submit relevant certs etc through Building Control of at least 2 Council Authorities without a problem,pay around...
  20. H

    type of certification

    If I install a new cable and tap off unit on an existing canalis busbar system, would this be considered as a new installation or minor works? I was thinking MEIWC as it is an addition to a system that I am tapping off. On the other hand it is a new circuit from the tap off unit to the...

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