Sparky fella just been round to swap my old board for new shiny one. Want to rent house out, so need the certification, will the certificate that i was given suffice. As the sparky fella said it would.
Depends whose form he uses - mine are black & white with blue writing
I use my own MSword template forms with the NAPIT logo (with their permission of course)
The certificate is only for the Fuseboard and not the complete installation.
You should have a Periodic Test and Inspection carried out for the complete Electrical Installation, you will then receive a Periodic Test and Inspection Certificate, this will show any defects under observations codes 1-4.
Wrong Steve.
Every circuit has been modified by changing their protective devices therefore they should be tested to verify their compliance before re-energising.
An EIC should cover the TOTAL installation. All Code 1's would need to be rectified as a minimum.
Check with both the NICEIC and ECA, both will tell you the same - EIC to cover new board change AND all outgoing circuits.
I place a note in comments box explaining that I haven't installed the wiring and therefore cannot guarantee that all cables have been run in safe zones. This was suggested by technical at the ECA.
Gary I agree that you will be testing every circuit before you energise it, but your Domestic Installation Certificate will be for the fuseboard only.
A Domestic Installation Certificate is for your work only, the rest requires a periodic.
On a Domestic Installation Certificate there is no page for observation defects codes 1-4 and overall assessment, Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory, also next inspection due date.
You only have a section for comments on existing installation, which does not cover a full test and inspection.
A Domestic Installation Certificate is not a Periodic Test and Inspection Certificate, sorry but they are both different.
Just replacing the fuseboard does not make the installation good, so you should carry out a full periodic and issue such.
of course whether the letting agent will have the electrical knowlage to realise that and not just accept whatever official looking cert is pushed thier way is a very different matter.
As you are installing a new fuse board you are altering the characteristics of each of the circuits by installing a different overcurrent protective device. Each circuit must be checked that it complies with BS7671 before it is put into service. However, as GaryMo points out I don't think you should be held responsible for something which is amiss and you can't see which would be detailed in the extent and limitations in a PIR.
On a Domestic Installation Certificate there is no page for observation defects codes 1-4 and overall assessment, Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory, also next inspection due date.
Which is why a PIR should be carried out prior to recify and faults before changing the consumer unit and issueing an EIC to cover the board and all outgoing circuits.
of course whether the letting agent will have the electrical knowlage to realise that and not just accept whatever official looking cert is pushed thier way is a very different matter.
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