Bathroom Lighting and awkward customer

[AA410]

Hi all advice please just wired up a bathroom this week removed x 2 wall lights light fittings are of age old brass open lamp fittings. Light fittings are to go in the same place . The new installation consists of x 2 wall lights 1x fan and x2 3watt led lights recessed in a shelf at one end of the bath the customer tell me that the old wall lights are to go back that what his wife wants the trouble is one of the wall lights will be in zone 1 when i tried to explain to him about the fitting is not fit for the zone he tells me not to bother leave the fittings he will fit them himself my question is can i sign the bathroom of and right this on the certificate best advice please many thanks

 

[Octopus]

2 points:

1. Do your cert & invoice for the work you have done and leave the old lights for the client.

2. Are you certain that they are in Zone 1?

 

[AA410]

Thanks for the reply Murdoch the new bathroom layout has a free standing bathtub the room is just over 2m wide and the tub is down the end the light is less the 2.25 meters froom the floor over looking the tub

 

[BES]

As murdoch says just do cert and invoice , state on cert that you removed the old fittings stating they were unsuitable for location and left with customer.Cant stop him putting back up it is his house.

 

[AA410]

I am happy to let him as long as it is exceptable

 

[BES]

Is everything you have done to the regs and part p if so just state what you have donevon cert anf invoice, stating you have removed the old unsuitable fittings and replaced with new fittings suitable for location , take a picture if you are so concerned. If the customer puts them back up nothing to do with youbhe can sit in bath with a toaster if he wants.

 

[Des 56]

We are constrained by our knowledge of why they should not be fitted
We are also constrained because we work to regulations

The customer is constrained only by his own stupidity

We cant restrain or restrict that customer from using that stupidity to modify what we install when the job is finished
Do the job and get your money,your responsibility ends there

 

[AA410]

I don't about yourselves but i have fair amount of grief for being part p people i work with think its a joke as well as the customers still its Friday 2 days of decorating at home thank for all your reply's

 

[Octopus]

Fitting class 1 light fittings in Zone 1 is absolutely NOTHING about Part P!

 

[AA410]

Please explain Murdoch

 

[Guitarist]

Got a headache reading that...

 

[Octopus]

Please explain Murdoch

My point is you are saying part P is a pain, I'm saying fitting class 1 fittings in a bathroom has got nothing to do with part p. Simples

 

[goldie]

How are the cables being left in the meantime with wall lights disconnected within zone 1?

 

[Octopus]

How are the cables being left in the meantime with wall lights disconnected within zone 1?

There aren't any. the OP is fitting proper fittings

 

[AA410]

That a thought i better stick a wago on the end and tape them up

 

[Octopus]

That a thought i better stick a wago on the end and tape them up

Lets hope he is joking!

 

[NJG28]

Hi all advice please just wired up a bathroom this week removed x 2 wall lights light fittings are of age old brass open lamp fittings. Light fittings are to go in the same place . The new installation consists of x 2 wall lights 1x fan and x2 3watt led lights recessed in a shelf at one end of the bath the customer tell me that the old wall lights are to go back that what his wife wants the trouble is one of the wall lights will be in zone 1 when i tried to explain to him about the fitting is not fit for the zone he tells me not to bother leave the fittings he will fit them himself my question is can i sign the bathroom of and right this on the certificate best advice please many thanks

Amazing how many stupid people are about! Pay someone to do a job they can't do then argue / disregard professional advice !

Do it properly, note in specific detail re this on cert & smartphone photo.

 

[AA410]

Hi all thanks for all your advice