NICEIC Certificate

ifti

Hi,

we got a NICEIC certificate for a property in 2008. we need to get another certificate and have called the same electrician.

he is now saying that under the new regs....each floor requires a seperate RCD or somthing ? is this correct or is the electrician just making fibbs ?

any help would be appreciated

thank you in advance

phill99

I think he's fibbing, but happy to be corrected. The regs in that respect aren't retrospective. There are hundreds of thouisands of homes that do not have seperate RCDs for each floor, but it doesn't mean they are commitiong an offence!! Maybe get a second opinion?

baldelectrician

Why do you need another certificate?

What type of certificate is it?

ifti

hi

its a rented property previous certificate expired.

its a NICEIC certificate

baldelectrician

Ah

So you are looking for a periodic inspection report

I think the guy is taking the micheal

If it complied with the regs (as he says it did a couple of years ago), then it should pass

If he thinks it doesn't comply now (but did previously) he should code it as a code 4 (complied with previous version of BS7671, non urgent)

I may suggest you look for another electricain
You should use a competent person for the work, links below
In Scotland:
Individuals registered;
http://www.sbsa.gov.uk/register/ListAC.asp
Companies
http://www.sbsa.gov.uk/register/SearchRegCo.asp?T=Construction
In England and Wales:
http://www.competentperson.co.uk

Caz2000_2

We have been a bit neglectful of our rental property and still haven't changed the fuse board to RCD (it trips fairly easily and isn't overloaded)! If ours passes every year with just one old-style fuse board on one of the floors than yours should pass with one RCD as mine is way more outdated than yours!

In my current house (and garage) I actually have 6 RCD boards (from where it was split in half then recombined then rewired and still has a set up for night storage heaters) - its a mess and took our electrician ages to do the full safety check but we wanted one when we moved in as it was so confusing. I wonder if we win any awards for the most RCD boards in a single property lived in by one family? When power goes out we can spend 15min just trying to work out where it tripped!

Caz

P.S. Yes I know I really need to get the RCD done in the rental I just have so much that needs doing to the house I live in first (I know that's horrible but I have to prioritise my family).

ifti

does anyone know what the prices range for the inspection report in london ?

thanks

jazzygazza

I am an electrical Test Engineer, originally in 2008 your sockets would have to be on RCD anyway. The 2 levels has nothing to do with it and as long as protected by RCD or RCBO it is okay, if he installs RCBO if its just normal breaker then would comply with regs

jazzygazza

what type of property is it too as if house it will not be due for inspection until 10 years after your last date

fluffpot

yes, but also at change of occupancy... which is why it needs to be done now. If it's a house, RCD protection should already be in place for the ground floor sockets, but assuming no additional work completed in the last few years, then no need to upgrade everything to RCD protected.

What size property is it? I'm London based and would suggest for a 3 bed occupied house around full day including paperwork. £300

Just realised that the original sparks put a retest date on the cert which was only 2-3 years. This suggests that there may be some potential problems which require monitoring/more frequent testing

ifti

thanks everyone for your replies.

its a 4 bed house, it had a full rewire in 2008.

everything was redone. how long does the certificate last ?

cause its rented via the council they require a certificate....

i was under the impression it was 3 years ? or can the tester write 10 years on it....

thanks.