Hi M107.
well done on sorting the faults
On the subject of the letter for the Solicitors, I think it would be an ideal 1st draft for yourself in recollecting your previous actions at the job, but it is too long winded for the solicitors. What they will require is a concise account of specific points relevant to the matter, they would not be sufficiently techcnically minded to comprehend the in depth details of your account.....Keep it as short as possible with relevant points.I have edited your proposed letter to highlight what the Solicitor will expect to be informed about....further refined editing may still be required ,but here is a rough idea.
KITCHEN ELECTRIC FAULT.
As requested I enclose this letter as a statement of my findings from two out of hours service/fault
finding calls to your property some months ago.
Reason for service call 1;
Called late evening by Mrs * ***** as all the sockets had stopped working.
Mrs ***** asked if I could sort the problem out as the socket circuit also worked the boiler & they were
lacking central heating & hot water.
Actions undertaken on site:
On visiting the property I asked had any other work (building or electrical) been undertaken, Mrs ***** said they had a kitchen fitter in replacing the kitchen cupboards & replacing/moving sockets &
switches.
I undertook relevant testing of the socket circuit . I had a fail on this test.
[iMPORTANT POINT]...HAVING BEING INFORMED MY MRS****** that electrical work had been undertaken by the kitchen fitter I made a visual inspection of the sockets in this area.
To the right of the back door behind an unsecured
kitchen base cupboard,I observed a double socket metal back box that was unsecured to the building fabric &
cables twisted together with a wrap of electrical tape
Mrs ***** said she had pushed the unsecured kitchen base unit to cover the cables as a safety
precaution due to young children in the house & I suspect this caused the inadequately insulated cables to come into contact with the earthed metal back & in doing so tripped the circuit
Actions to rectify fault:
I agreed that I would only undertake a temporary fix just to get the
circuit working over night & that Mrs ***** should contact the kitchen fitter [iMPORTANT POINT] ...and inform him of the situation
I safely terminated the cables -to make safe-.
I also secured the metal back box to the building fabric & fitted a blanking plate.
Comments to Mrs *****:
On leaving I advised Mrs *****
that she should ensure that the work undertaken by the kitchen fitter was tested certificated & registered with local building control as per the requirements of part P of the building regulations.
Reason for service call 2;
Sockets & boiler have stopped working.
Actions undertaken on site:
Isolated circuit & removed fuse spur that supplies the boiler & boiler controls.
Noticed that the feeding cable between the control unit & fused spur was showing signs of over heating this
was causing the protective device at the consumer unit to trip out.
It was also noted there was a small ammount of condensation build up on the accessory face plate the control, unit & cable flex.
Actions to rectify fault:
Replaced heat damaged cable between control unit & fused spur. Cleaned off Di-isoctyl Phthalate residue.
Reset protective device. Tested circuit at fused spur. Issued minor works certificate.
Comments to Mrs *****:
As this was maintenance/fault rectification work notification as part P of the building regulations was not
required, but a minor work certificate would be issued as a record of extent of works undertaken by myself.
Was also informed at this point by Mrs ***** that a gas safe registered engineer had also visited the site
before me & placed a non compliance notice on the boiler/gas works because of it being boxed in by a door. The
non-compliance was down to lack of free air ventilation around the boiler.
I hope this letter explains fully my findings & rectifying actions & that any disputes that may exist
between Mrs ***** & other contractors are resolved amicably.
Yours sincerely
a1spark
