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bernie-woman



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 30, 05 11:23 am    Post subject: electrical regulations Reply with quote
    

I have been told twice this week that some new electrical regulations came into force in Jan 2005 but the two people who have told me did not know enough to tell me what the implications of these regulations are

Anyone got any ideas - ca

Leonie



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 30, 05 11:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

That would be the Part P of Building Regulations, there's lots of info on the internet, your local electrician could advise you and your building regulations dept at local council could give you advice.

judith



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 30, 05 11:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Yep. Part P it is.
Without Part P you can do minor electrical work such as replacing switches, sockets, ceiling roses, etc, but anything more extensive must be certified by a Competent Person, i.e. a Part P-trained electrician.
You can do what you like - but it has to be checked and certified.

Leonie



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 30, 05 11:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

And some even minor works in certain designated areas .e.g bathrooms, kitchens and garden must be certified by a Part P registered electrician.

cab



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 30, 05 11:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

So if I was to do some minor electrical work in my home without it being verified by a competent person, how would the law be enforced? Secret spy cameras in all homes?

bernie-woman



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 30, 05 11:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

cab wrote:
So if I was to do some minor electrical work in my home without it being verified by a competent person, how would the law be enforced? Secret spy cameras in all homes?


I was just wondering that - also what if the electrics are all to cock from before the date the new regulations were brought in

Jonnyboy



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 30, 05 11:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

cab wrote:
So if I was to do some minor electrical work in my home without it being verified by a competent person, how would the law be enforced? Secret spy cameras in all homes?


It's bonkers I know, but the really scary bit is that it will probably be an excuse to invalidate your house insurance if anything every happened.

judith



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 30, 05 11:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

cab wrote:
So if I was to do some minor electrical work in my home without it being verified by a competent person, how would the law be enforced? Secret spy cameras in all homes?


No, but if your house were to burn down as a result of your dodgy wiring, and it could be proved it was done after Jan 05, your buildings insurance company wouldn't pay up.

You also might have trouble when you come to sell the house. Solicitors tend to want to see the certificates for new works these days.

Behemoth



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 30, 05 11:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

So if you're selling in the next couple of years just ay all work was completed before Jan 2005. If the buyer has a proper survey it should identify any howlers that will need doing any way. Most people seem to be able to live with these for several years.

When i bought my house the attic lights an ring main was wired with what appeared to be heavy duty cable for old electric ovens and the rest of the ring mains were run around the bottom of the skirting boards and under the carpet across doorways. Judging by the newspaper on top of it it had been this way since 1975 ish. The light switch for the living room was out of the living room, 10 feet down the hall and around the corner next to the dinin room door.

Needless to say we had it all ripped out an properly fitted by a competent person, though because this was before Jan 2005 I can not prove this.

Northern_Lad



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 30, 05 11:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Behemoth wrote:
Needless to say we had it all ripped out an properly fitted by a competent person, though because this was before Jan 2005 I can not prove this.


So you didn't do it yourself then?

Behemoth



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 30, 05 12:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Lordy No! Light bulbs, plugs, a new light fitting or socket on existing circuits is about my limit. Although having watched the electrician at work, most domestic stuff doesn''t seem to be rocket science, just a little bit of knowledge and confidence/competence.

judith



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 30, 05 12:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Behemoth wrote:
So if you're selling in the next couple of years just ay all work was completed before Jan 2005. If the buyer has a proper survey it should identify any howlers that will need doing any way. Most people seem to be able to live with these for several years.


You could do that, but you would be lying in one of the documents that makes up the contract of sale - judges tend to take a dim view of that sort of thing if it ever ends up in the courts. It also might be difficult to explain how the wiring in your new extension was put in before the extension was built!

The new rules aren't a nanny state thing - they were driven by the insurance companies which have to pay out because of fires caused by faults due to incompetent wiring. That also puts up our insurance premiums.

If you are a competent electrician, you will get away with it. Put in a safe installation, no one will be any the wiser and you won't have Big Brother coming round to sort you out. But I am rather glad that some of the real cowboys out there are being required to get their skills up to scratch or driven out of the market.

Treacodactyl
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 30, 05 12:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I also thought if someone can prove you've violated the new laws you can be fined.

What I want to know is, if you have any work done by a competant persion with all the qualifications and *you* find something wrong I assume then you can fine them several £1,000 pounds?

sean
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 30, 05 12:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Behemoth wrote:
Lordy No! Light bulbs, plugs, a new light fitting or socket on existing circuits is about my limit. Although having watched the electrician at work, most domestic stuff doesn''t seem to be rocket science, just a little bit of knowledge and confidence/competence.


Can I just point out that rocket science is extremely simple. It's rocket engineering which is complicated.

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PostPosted: Wed Nov 30, 05 12:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Judith wrote:
If you are a competent electrician, you will get away with it. Put in a safe installation, no one will be any the wiser and you won't have Big Brother coming round to sort you out. But I am rather glad that some of the real cowboys out there are being required to get their skills up to scratch or driven out of the market.


Not quite, you need to be able to self-certify your work which will cost you even more money. I thought many electricians were not keen on the new laws. I would be more supportive if it wasn't just an excuse for some of the professional bodies to print money. The ones that don't want to know when you find a problem with work done by their members.

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