Morning all.
Got a question on behalf of a work colleague who has just had an extension built at his house. His uncle who is a time served industrial spark (40 years) has completed the electrical work which involved installing new lights, a 6mm radial for the cooker/hob and a 2.5mm ring final. These three circuits have all been put on RCBOs on a submain from the existing board.
His uncle has tested and inspected it all fine and sent off the results to the local BCO.
Unfortunately he is having problems getting his completion certificate finalised. He says the local BCO is happy with all the test results but want to know what qualifications his uncle has. He has spoken with his uncle who says he has a part p course and an expired 16th edition. He is not part of a self certification scheme.
This itself doesn't seem right to me as I can't see why he would have even bothered doing a part p course if he only completes industrial work. The work itself was designed during the 16th edition but sounds as if it has been installed to the 17th anyway.
He's pretty sure his uncle does have the 'correct' qualifications to call himself a spark but that he can't be bothered to make some time to try and find all his old certificates. He also says that the BCO appears to be happy with the work and that there are no issues with test results.
Basically what are his options to get the work signed off?
1. As he has already paid a fee to the LBC surely he could still request that they send someone to inspect/test the work as they would do for an extension where someone who wasn't an electrician had completed the work.
2. Get someone else to certify the work (illegal as I understand it)
3. His uncle actually finds his qualifications.
any advice appreciated
Got a question on behalf of a work colleague who has just had an extension built at his house. His uncle who is a time served industrial spark (40 years) has completed the electrical work which involved installing new lights, a 6mm radial for the cooker/hob and a 2.5mm ring final. These three circuits have all been put on RCBOs on a submain from the existing board.
His uncle has tested and inspected it all fine and sent off the results to the local BCO.
Unfortunately he is having problems getting his completion certificate finalised. He says the local BCO is happy with all the test results but want to know what qualifications his uncle has. He has spoken with his uncle who says he has a part p course and an expired 16th edition. He is not part of a self certification scheme.
This itself doesn't seem right to me as I can't see why he would have even bothered doing a part p course if he only completes industrial work. The work itself was designed during the 16th edition but sounds as if it has been installed to the 17th anyway.
He's pretty sure his uncle does have the 'correct' qualifications to call himself a spark but that he can't be bothered to make some time to try and find all his old certificates. He also says that the BCO appears to be happy with the work and that there are no issues with test results.
Basically what are his options to get the work signed off?
1. As he has already paid a fee to the LBC surely he could still request that they send someone to inspect/test the work as they would do for an extension where someone who wasn't an electrician had completed the work.
2. Get someone else to certify the work (illegal as I understand it)
3. His uncle actually finds his qualifications.
any advice appreciated