plugwash said:once part P comes in and you have had a sparky in there will be a record
this would seriously put me off using one as if i never have one in who can they prove what was done before part P came into effect
I'm semi tempted to invent an installation project that would (a) need notifying under Part P and (b) not matter if it never came to fruition, and on Jan 2nd tell my local Building Control dept what I plan to do and ask them what they would like to do vis-a-vis inspection and testing.FWL_Engineer said:As it is starting to look increasingly likely that Local Authorities will get no more money to implement part P next year, I have this feeling that the only compliance will be from the contractors that bother to register with a "competent person" scheme.
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For me, it is starting to become increasingly clear that Part P is a smoke and mirrors charade by the ODPM. This has been forced on them by parts of the industry and the DTI, they have no love for it and are probably hoping if they ignore it everyone will forget it..
Now upgraded with an inline plug-in RCD. Can't trust these filthy foreign electrics....AdamW said:Good idea on the kettle lead style 4-way adaptor. You could even use that in a 120V country with some equipment. Most PC/laptop power supplies and I think mobile phone chargers are auto-switch voltage.
ban-all-sheds said:I'd advise you to think in terms of 25 or 30kW, not 6 or 9...