part p in a shop?

[ack351]

Hi just wondering if anyone can help me. I am a time served qualified electrician, however i dont do any domestic work anymore. However my sister is buying a shop and it needs a full re-wire and i was going to do it for her, it has a flat attached to it but it has a seperate electricity supply. Therefore does the shop electrics still come under part p notifiable workThe info i can find on the net says part p only covers "dwellings" which is defined as
"The term dwelling includes houses, maisonettes and flats. It also applies to electrical installations in business premises that share an electricity supply with dwellings, such as shops and public houses with a flat above"

Please could someone clear this up for me.
Can i do the work myself, fill in a electrical installation cert and give it to them?

 

[Steve]

Yes.

As long as you have public liability insurance.

 

[SteNova]

the flat has it's own supply, does it share any entrances with the shop or could it be sold off a seperate propery, if there are any shared areas how do you know if they are shop or flat electrics in that area?

 

[RF Lighting]

AFAIK it would apply if the flat shares the same supply as the shop, but as you say the shop has its own DNO incommer and is entirely electrically seperate from the flat you do not need to notify the work.

Just a standard EIC will be all you'll need to issue for this work.

 

[ack351]

it has a communal doorway at the back, the upstairs flat has its own single phase supply and meter in the corridor, the shop has its own 3phase supply with the meter also in the corridor. They are totally independant of each other. So can i do this work myself if i get myself some insurance?

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Yes.

 

[Spark123]

Firstly check with the insurance firm for the shop as to what they require, some of them are a bit funny as to who does the work.

 

[shadyspark]

part p only applies to england, got proper electricians up here

 

[ColJack]

part p only applies to england, got proper electricians up here

yes but you have warrants..

 

[skenk]

can i use an earth leakage clamp meter to determine earth leakage on the circuit with no load connected?

right then say the house is drawing 10amps and leaking 5ma, would this mean if the house used 60 amps the rcd would trip at 30? or would it depend on aqppliance leakage?

part p only applies to england, got proper electricians up here

Just a pity you're not one of them!