Part P and the death of home security...

[neilsumner]

I know you're all sick of hearing Part P questions but as a home mover I was wondering about my new house.

Does it have an outside light?
Does it have a PIR security light round tha back?
etc etc.

If part P excludes Joe public from doing any wireing in the special case 'outside'. Then will that have a negative effect on all those nice security extras we add to our homes. I'm not gonna buy an outside PIR if it's gonna cost me an extra 200 quid to get it installed and inspected by a spark and the LABC.
Could this be the end of home security or a new growth in Low voltage outside appliances?


-Neil

 

[plugwash]

depends on if part P is actually enforced on diyers

 

[breezer]

Could this be the end of home security

external lighting is not home security.

Alarm companies are "home security" lighting which is operated by a pir is an electricians job. most alarm companies will offer to do it, but most i have seen havent got a clue.

alarm companies should dtick to what they are good at. installing alarms

 

[neilsumner]

My point I was trying to make was are people going to now go running to their local sparky with 200 notes in their hand in order to get an outside PIR light (which has allways been promoted as a security item), or just not bother.
I suspect the latter because they didn't really become popular until the price fell below about 80 quid.


-Neil

 

[plugwash]

my suspician is that they will just fit them themslevel like they have always done

it all really depends on what part P becomes. will it be like corgi where everyone has heared of it or will it be like say FENSA which i have only ever seen mentioned on the vans of major double glazing companies and on certain forums.

only time will tell for sure if part P has any teeth but i stronly suspect it won't.

 

[dw3101]

alarm companies should dtick to what they are good at. installing alarms

And get their hands out of neat consumer units