fuseboard change

[gregorabbott]

hi,new member here. when changing a fuseboard should i test and issue a test certificate when doing this job or only if the customer asks for one? and should i price the changing of the fuseboard and testing/certificate seperately?

 

[telectrix]

you must do an EIC for the CU change, if you are to conform to regs... customer doesn't have a choice in the matter.

 

[nickblake]

You have to issue a test certificat and test the installation , this type of works also come under Part P and is notifiable to the council , also this type of work should only be carried out by a competent and approved electrician

 

[Guest123]

ALL ELECTRICAL WORK should be tested and inspected upon completion in accordance with BS 7671.

 

[Amp David]

I cannot believe I'm reading this, is it a wind up?

 

[gregorabbott]

not a wind up. i know you are supposed to do a full test but when you tell customers this and give them a price they sometimes run a mile! i have been on websites looking at what people are quoting for fuseboard changes and there is no way they can be doing this properly with the low prices they are quoting! some prices were lower than 140 quid! i was just double checking! i have my 17th edition. not part p though since that does not apply in scotland!

 

[SirKit Breaker]

hi,new member here. when changing a fuseboard should i test and issue a test certificate when doing this job or only if the customer asks for one? and should i price the changing of the fuseboard and testing/certificate seperately?

Oh dear. Prepare to be shot down and burn. Sorry mate, If you are a qualified and/or experienced electrician you wouldn't be asking this question. And this is not an electrical job to undertake if you are trying to cut your teeth in this profession. It is not something "to have a go at" either if you are an electrician but don't have the experience. And its a definite NO NO if you are a DIY'er without the correct test instruments.

Cheers..........Howard

 

[sythai]

i have been on websites looking at what people are quoting for fuseboard changes and there is no way they can be doing this properly with the low prices they are quoting! some prices were lower than 140 quid

Blimey.... what websites are those then ? I dread to think what sort of job they got !!!

 

[telectrix]

perhaps this job is one where somebody he knows with more experience can oversee him doing the job. that way he will learn more, practically, than any amount of college course.

 

[telectrix]

Blimey.... what websites are those then ? I dread to think what sort of job they got !!!

have they allowed in their price the cost of stabling for their horses?

 

[DurhamSparky]

I cannot believe I'm reading this, is it a wind up?

just thinking the same!! wtf

 

[gregorabbott]

just to clarify on here that i am an electrician. i change fuseboards almost every day at work. i work in rewire squads. the way we work is that the rewire squads go in and rewire/upgrade the house then the testers come in and do the required testing. the reason i posted this question is that i am not 100 percent certain on the certification side of things as i do not have my inspection and testing certificate. surely its better to ask this question on a forum rather than just go do a job if i am not 100 percent certain? after all it is a forum......

 

[Guest123]

Quite correct Gregor.

It's just we get a lot of DIYers trying it on. If you'd explained a bit more in your first post you would have had different answers.

Still, welcome along.

 

[beaver74]

. surely its better to ask this question on a forum rather than just go do a job if i am not 100 percent certain? after all it is a forum......

well said but with the limited info it can be understood how many on here could think we are pointing the way to a DIY'er

 

[WayneL]

just to clarify on here that i am an electrician. i change fuseboards almost every day at work. i work in rewire squads. the way we work is that the rewire squads go in and rewire/upgrade the house then the testers come in and do the required testing. the reason i posted this question is that i am not 100 percent certain on the certification side of things as i do not have my inspection and testing certificate. surely its better to ask this question on a forum rather than just go do a job if i am not 100 percent certain? after all it is a forum......

And then someone lies on an EIC saying that they were responsible for the design, installation and I&T - and they've probably never been near the job.

Great this large-firm/competent person loophole, isn't it.

Personally, I think an electrician should be responsible for I&T on all his own work, it's part of the job, instead of this fast-track method.

 

[Amp David]

Love the term 'Rewire Squad'

Sounds likes bodge it and scarper to me

 

[DurhamSparky]

hahahah

he "Amps" mate got a link for you to look at and print off.. think it may be of interest for you

http://www.mr-electric.co.uk/coupon.pdf

 

[WayneL]

I'm curious,

Once the 'Rewire Squad' have been in and done the rewire/CU change, do the 'testers' then go in and dismantle everything again, to do the testing correctly.......you know - 'Continuity of Ring Final', R1 + R2 etc??

 

[Spudnik]

Chaps,

Can i just remind you that we are here for everyone and anyone who needs a little help.

Thanks

 

[telectrix]

can't see 'em pulling the CU wiring apart to test properly