What should I do in this situation of poor and incorrect wiring?

[Charlie_]

Hopefully his plumbing is as bad as his electrics..

 

[James]

Hopefully his plumbing is as bad as his electrics..

are you hoping a leak will put out a fire?

 

[Charlie_]

are you hoping a leak will put out a fire?

Haha Full marks!
Great minds think alike

 

[MG201]

Hopefully his plumbing is as bad as his electrics..

That's the funny thing as at least bad plumbing is discovered when they find water drains or pooling ,, but electrical problems can go undiscovered untill it causes damage that is way more than a stain or puddle

 

[SeanA]

The plumbing work is poor as well, there is a lot of damp as well.

 

[johnduffell]

the whole point of insurance is pay up if something bad happens, ours I phoned and they said they'll pay up on that if I am painting and drop a pot of paint on the carpet. Also there are weird anomalies like if you don't keep the roof in a good state and it leaks, they insuarance won't replace the roof, but if your record collection and carpets are ruined by the water influx, they will replace those.
Regarding building regs, the part P says the electrics must be safe against electric shock and fire, and clearly if the roof burnt down that doesn't comply with building regs regardless of notification requirements. Nothing about certification or BS7671 although that's one route to compliance and evidencing that compliant state. However building regs don't help you when you have no roof. The insurance will! Some insurance has specific "conditions" which must be complied with, but domestic insurance wouldn't have a condition that all electrical work must be notified and inspected, that's just not costing insurance companies enough for them to even care!

 

[Zerax]

...I'm multi skilled but I'm not gas qualified, so even though I could install a gas boiler to a decent standard, I wouldn't do so. I would employ the services of a good experienced gas engineer. I wouldn't put lives at risk, regardless of how confident I was that the boiler was installed correctly. I haven't the qualifications or the knowledge to satisfactory test the boiler to ensure it is 100% safe to use...

Personally, I don't care how many qualifications and years of experience that someone has... unless I know him and know the standard that he works to etc. he's going nowhere near my gas boiler !

I've come across far too many 'experienced gas engineers' over the years who do some very shoddy work.

 

[richy3333]

Just because he’s a plumber doesn’t necessarily mean he isn’t a competent electrician. If his wiring is dodgy .... are you sure he’s actually competent plumber and not just an all round bodger?

The definition of a plumber is a failed electrician so I doubt the plumbers competent at electrics

 

[oracle]

Not the best advice saying that insurance will be void. As a retired RDS fire fighter and now as a volunteer fire support worker , i see many electrical fires , only last week a householder lost their roof due to down lighters fitted by the house owner caught fire . The insurance is paying up and relocated them whilst the roof is being replaced.

Insurance is a big world and best left to advisers and lost assessors to fight out.

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There is a special place for the insurance loss assessors Her Inside has endured. She accidentally dropped her phone into the canal crossing the lock and claimed the loss. She was told that it counted as Water Damage and they would cover it if she sent it to them. She told them it was under 20 feet of dirty water but they didn’t want to know.

 

[Adrian1958]

There is a special place for the insurance loss assessors Her Inside has endured. She accidentally dropped her phone into the canal crossing the lock and claimed the loss. She was told that it counted as Water Damage and they would cover it if she sent it to them. She told them it was under 20 feet of dirty water but they didn’t want to know.

Claim it as lost , most house insurances cover phones , bikes etc. May also be worth checking your contract as you maybe paying for insurance without knowing it !