Kitchen-Diner, is all work notifiable?

[spannerzone]

Hi, maybe a daft question but what the heck!

I have a kitchen / dining room, half the room is kitchen and the other half is a dining area, originally two small rooms opened up into one. I've had the kitchen sockets and cooker wired up by a qualified electrician and BC has been informed with compliance sign off etc so all OK on that front.

Now, if I want to replace a single gang socket that's over on the dining area from a plastic MK to a metal single gang socket one to match the others in the kitchen area is it still something that needs notifying and done by a qualified electrician?

Thanks.

 

[EFLImpudence]

Nope, carry on.

 

[spannerzone]

Hi, thanks for that.... I've just been reading up the Part P factsheet and see that replacing like for like damaged accessory is OK to do, which I had assumed was not the case.

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[JohnW2]

Hi, thanks for that.... I've just been reading up the Part P factsheet and see that replacing like for like damaged accessory is OK to do, which I had assumed was not the case.

For future reference ... since changes in April 2013, very little electrical work remains notifiable in England (but not Wales) - essentially just (1) replacement of a Consumer Unit, (2) installation of a new circuit or (3) certain work in the specified 'zones' of a bathroom. Anything other than that is now non-notifiable (in England).

Kind Regards, John

 

[ericmark]

Last time I looked Sussex is in England so no longer any need to notify work done in a kitchen. (unless new circuit) In Wales old rules still apply.

 

[spannerzone]

Thanks guys, must be a nightmare keeping up with the changes!