Electrical regulations?

Question

Electrical regulations now require that new electrical wiring be certified by an accredited electrician; but can the work be undertaken by a none accredited electrician, proved that the work is checked by an accredited electrician?

Answer 1

you are competant to carry out the work if you have the following combinations of qualifications for domestic installations.
Part P
part one and some form of NICIEC testing qualification
Any higher qualificatin for instance part two and some sort of testing

Under no circumstances you are deemed competant unless you are register with a body such as JIB or Niciec.

If you carry out the work and have someone certify it you are having what is deemed a non competant person carry out the work. why not visit www.Niciec.co.uk and check thier guidelines or contact them if unsure of the regulations. These regulations are there to stop poorly trained people endangering others.

Answer 2

I don't think you will find many accredited electricians who would be willing to certify other people's work. Once they have signed an Electrical Installation Certificate they would then be responsible for the complete job! And not knowing how you have run your cables, where, whether they are properly spaced and supported they are running a real risk.
NICEIC approved contractors are expressly told not to certify anyone but their own work.
You can get the work checked by your local council's inspector but I would recommend getting hold of a reputable approved electrician who will certify his own work.

Extra note to Pauline J who seems to think she is the last word on regulations. The work you are talking of does come under Part P of the Building Regulations which means it is notifiable to your ocal building control. As I said originally you can either phone your local building control office and arrange for the work to be inspected by them OR you can use an electrician who is already registered with the Domestic Installer (Part P) scheme. They are able to notify building control themselves via the organisation that they belong to (either NICEIC, ECA, NAPIT, BSI) and this removes the need for further inspection.

N.B. It does make me laugh when people who clearly don't know what they are talking about come on here as if they know it all!

Answer 3

In the United States every locality is different. Where I live, a electrical permit can be issued to a licensed master electrician, work is inspected in stages from there. And finally upon completion a final inspection sticker / certificate is given to the electrician and the code enforcement office, one of the final inspections required to obtain a "certificate of occupancy ".
The best thing you can do to answer your question is contact your local code enforcement office (authority having jurisdiction) and ask what is required. There are good reasons for these requirements, they insure your safety and property. If you know you are in over your head get help. It takes more than reading a couple of home improvement books to be proficient and knowledgeable to provide a safe installation. Hope this helps.

Answer 4

All electrical work should be undertaken by a competent person. That may be either a DIY-er or electrically-trained (or knowledgable) person.
However, (since April 2005) there are additional requirements for work done on domestic wiring. You still don't HAVE to use a "part-p" registered person, (and NICEIC is only ONE of several scheme providers).

If you want to consider doing-it-yourself or using a non-registered person, then you may, provided that you also involve Building Control (in England/Wales). They may commission their own inspections and tests. Involve them before you start.

Scotland has its own procedures.

Answer 5

Not knowing where you live makes this tough to answer. It can become a liability issue if the correct inspections aren't done. If person A says person B's wiring is correct, then person A can be held liable if the house burns down. Not a position I or any other electrician wants to be in. When homeowners insurance has to pay, they will want answers.

Answer 6

As long as the work is tested by an accredited person and certificated no problem.

Answer 7

Here in the states, homeowners are permitted to do work on thier own home. Permits and inspections by the local government office are required.

Answer 8

Yes; but finding one who will do it at a reasonable charge is difficult!

Only certain types of work have to be checked. Kitchens and bathrooms are one example.

Answer 9

If the lamp is predominantly glass then the disadvantages are very low in case you hold on with the wiring shade codes wisely and in nice condition a appropriate fuse. i might sell it as a secondhand lamp `offered as seen'

Answer 10

Yes.

There is some work you are allowed to do yourself. If you understand the regulations well enough to do the job, you'll know what you can and can't do. If you don't, leave it to a professional.