Certificate for kitchen extraction fan

[Jdp]

Hi everyone.
I have a problem.
An electrician installed a new kitchen extraction fan and smoke alrm in my kitchen.
he got the electricity from a switch above the worktop which switches a 2 point socket on and off under the worktop to with the dishwasher is connected.
he installed a new small box with a fuse above the switch and then a switch for the fan above that.
he then send me after weeks of nagging a certificate.
it has no reference number and when I questioned it he said it is good enough.
he did admit that he has not registered the job , but insists the cerfificate is OK .
the kitchen is part of a new extension and we need some sort of certificate befor getting the building inspector in.
Is. It illegal for him to present me with a certificate that means nothing and not registered.
he also wants to charge me £150 for the certificate.
all that was tested was the airflow volume.
i cannot seem to get him to give me a certificate with a number that I can look up on the web.
Is this right?

 

[tazz]

so have you employed a professional electrician, or Joe the builder from the local pub....?

 

[telectrix]

it's minor works, not notifiable. and i hope he's NOT fitted a smoke alarm in a kitchen. every time you cook bacon , it will activate.

 

[davesparks]

You should have received a minor works certificate. The cost of issuing the certificate should have been included in the price you agreed for the job before he started work.

 

[richy3333]

it's minor works, not notifiable. and i hope he's NOT fitted a smoke alarm in a kitchen. every time you cook bacon , it will activate.

Love the way you get your food groups prioritised

 

[trev]

As Tel said, a smoke alarm in a kitchen is a very bad idea. It's going to go off constantly, get it changed for a heat detector.
The certificate you have is not the appropriate one for the job. It should be a minor works certificate, any electrician worth his salt would have no trouble supplying one of these.

 

[Farmelectrics]

report him

 

[driverman]

Why didn't the electrician who carried out the electrical work in the extension do the extractor fan and smoke alarm ( yes change for heat)? Did you get a certificate for that work?

 

[Plonker 3]

report him

Who to?

 

[richy3333]

Who to?

Ann Robinson
Cowboy builders
Uncle Tom Cobbley
Someone that gives a ****