Rewiring an old house

MikeHunt79 said:
That's pretty crazy, Ohm's law is so simple... I guess that may explain why there needs to be all this red tape due to people who think "how hard can it be?" and attempt electrical work themselves without any experience or a basic understanding of electronics... And then wonder why there wires are melting! :eek:
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You get it.;)
 
ubersonic said:
I could be wrong about this but if the house is rewired and then the is subsequent electrical related damage I believe the insurance company will be wanting to see a certificate signed off by a NICEIA registered engineer.

Also if your not Part-P registered you will have to inform your local authority building control regulations department before doing work on your electrical system. If you do not do this they are allowed to come round and rip it all out.

Oh and if you want to sell it you may have trouble without the certificate signed off by a registered electrician.
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The Niceic is just one of the schemes (often thought to be the only one!)that keeps a register of competent people, I have mentioned others.
 
ubersonic said:
Doh /facepalm sorry we don't do domestics so im used to NICEIC being a requirement.
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They are 'in some peoples opinion'(have to be careful as they're all a bit touchy)the best and so I hear, have the most demanding inspection regime for members,but they used to be more expensive to join and so a lot of capable but not so well off sparks join others.
 
Sidney James said:
They are 'in some peoples opinion'(have to be careful as they're all a bit touchy)the best and so I hear, have the most demanding inspection regime for members,but they used to be more expensive to join and so a lot of capable but not so well off sparks join others.
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Yeah, their not technically a requirement on commercial jobs either but no local authority or large company will let you do electrical work on their sites without it these days.
 
Thanks Sidney James, your post collaborates what I've managed to piece together from the 'net today. Seems a bit of a shame that there's such an overhead to being Part P 'competent' as it basically means there's no opportunity for you to be skilled, but not working all the time. If you only anticipate doing a few jobs a year the competency paperwork isn't worth it.
 
clv101 said:
Thanks Sidney James, your post collaborates what I've managed to piece together from the 'net today. Seems a bit of a shame that there's such an overhead to being Part P 'competent' as it basically means there's no opportunity for you to be skilled, but not working all the time. If you only anticipate doing a few jobs a year the competency paperwork isn't worth it.
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Talking as someone who has watched his workload 'drop off a cliff' and had to give up I agree!.:mad:
 
Changing tack slightly, I guess wholly DC systems with microgeneration, charge controllers, dump-loads, battery store etc. and no grid connection aren't covered by this (any?) legislation?
 
As stated anyone is legally allowed to re-wire their house but if you still want your house insurance to be valid then your gonna need to get a qualified sparks to complete a full test and inspection on completion of the installation.
 
OP, get it touch with your local building control office, and they'll tell you what they want, chances are they'll want you to test your work and issue the relevant electrical certficate (afterall, its part of the job)

Are you competant to do the work and test it? (I dont know your background), because if not, then those two courses would be no good to you... you wouldn't get through them and they wouldn't teach you appropiatly

CG2382 is an update to the 17th (basically its a test in reading the regs book) and 2391 is a testing qualification which is actually designed for qualifying managers and is intended for those who already carry out testing of installation
 
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