Recently my landlord arranged for an electrician to run a supply out to one of the sheds, (there are 4 in total. 2 are 8'x6' wooden, 1 is 6'x6' plastic and the last one is 10'x10' wooden). The supply was to the largest shed where he installed a 40A, 'Garage CU' with 30ma RCD.
From this he installed 3 double sockets on a 20A radial circuit and a 6A lighting circuit consisting of 2 small fluorescent fittings, (30w each), and a single switch.
The supply is taken from a house socket on a 32A mcb using 4.00sqmm swa cable. The house CU is also 30ma RCD protected.
All work was tested and signed off by the electrician and the certificate forwarded to the letting agent by ELECSA.
Today a different electrician arrived to carry out a full test on the house electrics whilst I was at work. He was very brusque to the disabled lady I house share with, (and for whom I am a carer), telling her he would be turning all the electrics off to carry out the tests. He further told her that he would be removing all the sockets to check each one individually and that he would need to turn the mains water off to check the bonding. Last, but not least, he asked if building regulations had been granted for the shed electrics. When my friend said she didn't know he was most insistent that she needed to find out as, if it hadn't been given, SHE was breaking the law!
She did allow him to visually inspect and test everything, which he did, (including going into both loft areas without her permission), but she drew the line at him taking all the sockets off and eventually asked him to hurry and finish.
Do any of you guys behave in this manner and is it necessary to remove every socket for this type of test? Also, is he right about the building regs if the electrician is a member of a scheme, (ELECSA), and therefore does not need to notify the LBA?
From this he installed 3 double sockets on a 20A radial circuit and a 6A lighting circuit consisting of 2 small fluorescent fittings, (30w each), and a single switch.
The supply is taken from a house socket on a 32A mcb using 4.00sqmm swa cable. The house CU is also 30ma RCD protected.
All work was tested and signed off by the electrician and the certificate forwarded to the letting agent by ELECSA.
Today a different electrician arrived to carry out a full test on the house electrics whilst I was at work. He was very brusque to the disabled lady I house share with, (and for whom I am a carer), telling her he would be turning all the electrics off to carry out the tests. He further told her that he would be removing all the sockets to check each one individually and that he would need to turn the mains water off to check the bonding. Last, but not least, he asked if building regulations had been granted for the shed electrics. When my friend said she didn't know he was most insistent that she needed to find out as, if it hadn't been given, SHE was breaking the law!
She did allow him to visually inspect and test everything, which he did, (including going into both loft areas without her permission), but she drew the line at him taking all the sockets off and eventually asked him to hurry and finish.
Do any of you guys behave in this manner and is it necessary to remove every socket for this type of test? Also, is he right about the building regs if the electrician is a member of a scheme, (ELECSA), and therefore does not need to notify the LBA?