Electrical Safety Certificate

oggy1511_2

Hi Everyone we are in the process of Part Exchanging our house with a new build and we need a Electrical safety certificate which is being done on Friday. We have electrics updated in the past by a proper electrician but the plug sockets in the living room and bedrooms are all on the skirting boards will this fail the safety certificate. If it does how much would it be to put it right please?
Many thanks Oggy

oggy1511_2

please help any advice greatly received please
Thanks Oggy

newbie1980

oggy1511 wrote: »

Hi Everyone we are in the process of Part Exchanging our house with a new build and we need a Electrical safety certificate which is being done on Friday. We have electrics updated in the past by a proper electrician but the plug sockets in the living room and bedrooms are all on the skirting boards will this fail the safety certificate. If it does how much would it be to put it right please?
Many thanks Oggy

hi im part p electrician
i would not fail it for that
being honest the main thing it would fail on is the bonding gas/water

dave

oggy1511_2

Hi Thanks for your advice but what is the bonding gas/water Please
Thanks Oggy

oggy1511_2

What will they be testing anyway this is all new to us as this is the first time we sold a house
Thanks again Oggy

newbie1980

oggy1511 wrote: »

Hi Thanks for your advice but what is the bonding gas/water Please
Thanks Oggy

it is a green/yellow cable attatched to the water pipe and gas pipe

the other things which may be mentioned but cannot fail on is rcd protection

dave

newbie1980

oggy1511 wrote: »

What will they be testing anyway this is all new to us as this is the first time we sold a house
Thanks again Oggy

they will test ur fuseboard and all the circuits in the house ie shower, cooker, lights, sockets
they will more than likely have to unplug everything to get there readings

dave

oggy1511_2

Thankyou When we had the gas serviced they did mention about a cable being attached to the gas pipe which we have never have. How much would this be as the gas meter is on the outside of the house backing onto the electric meter which is in the house. The water pipe confuses me as we dont have a water meter and the mains water pipe runs under the floor of the kitchen. If this needs doing how much would it be do you think?
Thanks once again
Oggy

oggy1511_2

Hi can any electricians help me at all Please
Any advice greatly received
Thanks oggy

Homersimpson

The sockets on the skirting isn't a problem as long as they are secure and undamaged and you can plug things into them without straining the flex coming out of the plug.

The main bonding to the gas and water is usually carried out in 10mm2 Green and Yellow single core cable and connected on your side of the supply around 600mm from the meter/where the service is visible in the property.

Depending on the distances involved I reckon it wouldn't cost much more that £150 for both, ask the electrican whos coming to test it how much if he did it at the same time as the test. You could do it yourself but if you do connect the gas meter end to the cable before the consumer unit end just in case, alternativly buy some cable run it in and ask the electrician to connect it up.

As mentioned above the test will show up that you probably don't have RCD protection to meet the current regulations, you are not obliged to upgrade your installation to current standards (even though it can be a good idea to do so in some instances such as RCD's) and therefore its not a reason for failure.

When you've had it tested if you have any queries post back and I will assist if I can.

oggy1511_2

Hi thanks for your reply you have put my mind at rest. The bonding for the gas aint a problem as the gas meter is on the outside wall and the electric meter backs onto the gas meter so that should be a easy enough job for the tester to do. Now the mains water pipe runs under my kitchen floor and is at the other side of the house and we live in a mid terrace so god knows how they are going to tackle that one. we dont run on a water meter we pay water rates so will it still need doing.
many thanks once again
oggy