Electrician has not supplied Certificate

[Toneyz]

Thanks to the forum for all your help and advice.

I will probably want to use another electrician for further work. It has taken 5 months to get the certificates since the final work was completed (one new radial circuit and some conversion to two way switching) and over 8 months since the first room was completed (new power wiring and the new down-lighters in a utility room). Initially I was not aware that certificates should have been issued within a timescale and unaware that a certificate needed to be sent to building control. There have been several reminders sent by myself and the builder to the electrician.

I thought has just occurred to me - do I assume that the electrician sends the building control certificate to the appropriate authority or do I have to do it? I have an emailed copy now

You do nothing the electricians scheme will have done this. Apart from the timescale of things stated above did you have any issue with their work.

 

[jcs8215248]

I believe the work to be safe and in accordance with the required standards (I read the 16th but have not kept up to date since). My degree is in electrical engineering (but that was over 50 years ago) and so I do have a good understanding of the hazards of working with electricity.

I was less happy about other aspects of his work in that he modified several lights from single to two way switching while we were away but returned to find that two of the lights did not work. The electrician, said when he came back, that there were two broken wires. It could not have been adequately tested.

He also chased out a wall in the kitchen without adequately covering up the kitchen work surface and we had to clean it when we returned home from holiday.

We will be asking the builder to find anther electrician when we have further work done.