certifying domestic electrical work.

[shaner500]

im in the process of gaining my qualifications as an electrician.
im due to sit my exam for 17th edition regs next month.

a freind of mine has just bought a house which is in full need of rewiring.
i am more than capable of carrying out this work for him.
my question is providing i have my own test equipment which i do.
can i test and certify the work myself and submit certificates to building control.?? i have noticed in the screwfix catalogue that kewtech
have electrical installation certificates for part p.

im wanting to join one of the governing bodies ie niceic
and they require 2 jobs to check for membership so i will use this job as one of them.


any info on this will be greatly appreciated.
links to certificates below

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/82566...-P-Domestic-Electrical-Certificate-Pack-of-20

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/71206...ectrical-Installation-Certificates-Pack-of-20

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/36468...spection-And-Test-Schedule-Reports-Pack-of-20



cheers shane

 

[Spark123]

You can download the certificates free from the IET (not sure about 17th edition ones - you can definately get the 16th). If you want to buy a tester I can recommend Megger ones, they cost a little bit more but imo are a good bit of kit. The MFT1552 is my favourite at the moment!

If you are wanting to carry out notifiable works and are not yet a member of a self cert scheme then to remain legal you need to notify your LABC at least 48 hours before starting work and pay their fee. This means it is up to them to take care of the building regs side of it.
If you are wanting to use this job to show compliance with BS7671 then you will need to do the I,T&C as part of your commisioning.
I heard a rumour but don't know if it is true that some LABCs offer a lower rate if you do the I,T&C yourself.

 

[Adam_151]

You need to submit a building notice to the local building office at the council, where you go from there depends on how they work it, but certainly many of them will be most pleased to have someone who will provide certs for the work, and just pop down to have a quick look at the job and cert when done to check everything seems ok.

Blank EICs are available off the IEE website, no need to buy a pad unless you need the carbonless copy paper nature of them (just photocopy it when done)

issuing an EIC has little to do with part P, btw

 

[shaner500]

cheers guys. some helpful info there.

with regards to tester i have ordered megger mft 1552