Electrics - competent person - Part P

BarmyBubba

Lets your husband do the work and sod this stupid Part P nonsense.

If he knows what he is doing then he is competent enough.

I am now in electrical management, but last year when I was working for myself (unregistered for Part P) I did some work which had to be Part P compliant. So I got the council to inspect both at 1st fix and 2nd fix. On 2nd fix they sent out a joiner, yes a joiner, to inspect my work.

Now maybe I am wrong, but did a joiner spend 5 years at college studying electrics like I did?

Part P takes the P.

Wig

WHat is this malarchy all about anyway?

If you do your own work in the house or kitchen/bathroom who's to know, so what's the big deal?

If you use a registered electrician, they can do the work without the councils consent right? And they give you a bit of paper, how long do you have to keep this bit of paper? What happens if you lose it? Who is ever going to ask to see it?

JennyW_2

Thanks for all your comments and answers. We submitted our building notice application to the council and they called my husband yesterday

Of all the items listed, they are only interested in the new electrics for kitchen and bathroom, waste for relocation of bathroom, installation of french doors and the removal of an internal wall.

My husband explained about the electrics and that he's an electrical engineer within the Navy and would be doing the work. The council said this is fine and as for testing/inspecting the works, they could recommend an electrician or we could source our own. So hubby is happy he can do the works himself :j

JennyW_2

Wig wrote:

WHat is this malarchy all about anyway?

If you do your own work in the house or kitchen/bathroom who's to know, so what's the big deal?

If you use a registered electrician, they can do the work without the councils consent right? And they give you a bit of paper, how long do you have to keep this bit of paper? What happens if you lose it? Who is ever going to ask to see it?

Exactly, how would anyone know if you put an extra plug socket in your house?

BarmyBubba

Wig wrote:

WHat is this malarchy all about anyway?

If you do your own work in the house or kitchen/bathroom who's to know, so what's the big deal?

If you use a registered electrician, they can do the work without the councils consent right? And they give you a bit of paper, how long do you have to keep this bit of paper? What happens if you lose it? Who is ever going to ask to see it?

Exactly.

Although in a few years once Part P has been around a while it will be harder to get round it.

Any works that are Part P notifiable have to have electrical certificates to prove that they are safe etc. If when selling your house its obvious electrical works have been carried out (for e.g. a new kitchen) if you dont have the electrical certificates it could cause problems.

JennyW_2

BarmyBubba wrote:

If when selling your house its obvious electrical works have been carried out (for e.g. a new kitchen) if you dont have the electrical certificates it could cause problems.

Yes, we are aware of "obvious electrical works" especially as we're having a new kitchen and bathroom so these are the works will get the certificates for.

BarmyBubba

I wouldnt have bothered, unless you are going to be moving in the next year or so.

If in ten years and you finally decide to move how would anyone prove the kitchen was done after Jan '05?

For £150 I suppose it is better to be safe than sorry, but I just hate the Part P concept.

Wig

BarmyBubba wrote:

IIf in ten years and you finally decide to move how would anyone prove the kitchen was done after Jan '05?

Well there is the issue of the colour coded wiring, but I reckon you can still get a hold of the old stuff. and if you can't surely you can pick some up when you go to France or is the colour code European wide?

BarmyBubba

The new colours were introduced before Part P.

JennyW_2

BarmyBubba wrote:

but I just hate the Part P concept.

my husband feels the same! but I suppose for £150, better safe than sorry as you said