? re partial re-wire, PART P registration??

hic36

Hi, I am posting this again as a new thread because I realised the thread I posted on before was v.old (are your electrics up to date?). Hoping someone may be able to answer these questions for me.

I need to have partial rewiring job done, a friend (who is a qualified electrician) and works for one of the big companies has offered to look at this for me. However, he is not Part P registered.
Can anyone tell me whether
a) it is legal for him to do, if anything went wrong will my insurance be affected?
b) does he have to be part p registered to do this?
c) could he do the electrical work and then could I get it tested independently to get a certificate - if so how much could I expect to pay for this?
d) do I have to have a certificate by law?

Any advice on the above very welcome, I am very confused as to where I stand.

Thank you.

espresso

What exactly do you mean by "have partial rewiring job done"? More details required.

madjay

it is legal for him to do the work, you can replace the cable between socket outlets, switches spurs or light fittings. It does not define what a partial rewire is. if you add an additional point while doing this it will come under Part P. but to be honest it does not really matter unless you are going to sell the House any way. It will not effect your insurance because you house would have not been tested to Part P if you don't have the work carried out.

richardlionheart

i must admit since this part P came out it is confusing who can do what.

i work for a Large organisation as an Electrician where we rewire / improve existing
domestic and public propertys (Hospitals and Schools ) and so on.

all the electricians and deemed competant and we have our own inspector who
checks and writes the certs.

as mentioned check with your local authority as they do seem to differ from council to council.

but you really need it checked as the older parts of the installation will no doudt be the old colour scheme and the new part ( unless old cable is used ) will be the new
colours.( harmonised colours as its known ) ie new additions must be in the new colours ( came in in 2006 ) therefore a warning sign on the consumer board stating
2 types of colours imployed in that installation.

it is best to get it inspected contact a NICC registered contrator.
as they will not know who as done the work ,they will want a full examination
before signing anything (and who can blame them ) but they will give you a rough costing.

Rich

adaze

In my understanding you can "repair" damaged cable yourself, which I read as being able to say, re-wire between two sockets. I also beleive that you can add additonal sockets, providing they are not in a kitchen or bathroom (notifiable area?). So really it depends what you are having done, if it goes near the CU or main EP bonding then it will need to be certified.

I wired my extension, and had building control from the local council organise for it to be inspected, this was all included in my BC costs which was about 400 for the whole extension.

Download Part P here

madjay

You can replace damage cables and change the socket outlet or switch type but can not add new.

adaze

I would tend to disagree with madjay, I beleive you can add new sockets to an existing circuit, i.e. here and also page 8 of the Part P document. As you can add new lights and switches to an existing circuit.

Adding a new circuit would be notifiable.

It would also appear that mains ep bonding is not notifiable despite what I said before

hic36

Hi guys thanks for the replies, not yet quite sure what needs doing, although I currently have no sockets working in two rooms downstairs (terraced house) and all of upstairs. The only power I have is coming from my kitchen and garage which I believe is on a different circuit. I do have lighting working. I am currently using extension leads to feed the other rooms. The chap that came last time said he thought the fault may be on more than one of the sockets and that it would probably be best to install new sockets and trunking down the outside of the walls to feed the wiring. Totally confused now. Does this mean it will need to be certified? Any other suggestions.