Graham Lister
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If fan has inline fuse fitted then I would not even code, let alone a 2. Fairly trivial in the scheme of things seen on PIRs.
Off his own back..Glad to hear the customer is on your side and I think you should keep up pressure about the building regs cert and remind the customer that although you will be/have issued one for your work it will not cover this cowboys and they need to get one for this work being the home owner. Did the customer ask for this work to be done on the electrical system or is this cowboy just doing it off his own back?
I haven't.....the whole circuit is in 6mm terminated to (when I go & put oven in) one cooker outlet (for hob) & one fused spur (for oven).....the only cable that will not be 6mm will be the appliance cables & I suspect they are in the region of (because I cant be arrsssed to check) 4mm for hob & 1.5/2.5mm for the oven.Strictly speaking, spurring from a 32A 6mm radial circuit in 2.5mm is bad practice.
Then the customer has grounds to not pay for that electrical work and heve them pay you to fix it again. Unless that guy is Part P registered too (what are the chances?) then LABC and your little club should also be informed about someone undertaking works without LABC approval in a kitchen.Off his own back..They (optiplan) originally wanted to include electrical work in the quote, but my customer said they'd preferred me to do it as they trust me & have used my services since buying the house....(full periodic & cu change & garage conversion electrical work.)
All optiplan fitter is supposed to do is install the pelmet lights + hob hood & connect oven/hob.
He didn't like me using a switched fuse spur off rf to give him a supply for the pelmet lights either.... customer requested a switch on the wall below the cupboards, so thats what she got after I explained what I was planning on doing.
And what happens ?????Then the customer has grounds to not pay for that electrical work and heve them pay you to fix it again. Unless that guy is Part P registered too (what are the chances?) then LABC and your little club should also be informed about someone undertaking works without LABC approval in a kitchen.
Has she paid thier bell yet? if not get her to pay the balance by credit card if they don't give certs then she can complain to the card company about services not recived this way the kitchen fitters will have to act and could loose some of thier money.I have informed the customer of the testing certification & part P notification that this fitter is now obliged to undertake......she is right on side & is not going to ask the fitter or company about it, but is waiting to see if any of the above are forth comming. If not we are going to put together a letter to scheme operator & BC.
This will probably happen tomorrow Volti, as the oven will be on site in the afternoon.......I'd be having a chat with that kitchen fitter personally if it was me.In the past when someone has slated my work and I'm told by the customer, I make a point of turning up on-site. I then go about 'educating' these people, showing them I know more about my job than they do
Show them some Kata at the same time:innocentI'd be having a chat with that kitchen fitter personally if it was me.In the past when someone has slated my work and I'm told by the customer, I make a point of turning up on-site. I then go about 'educating' these people, showing them I know more about my job than they do
So was fan fused down in any way?I agree, and there is no reg to back up my statement.However, going off topic slightly, i have just done a PIR on a property where an extractor fan has been taken from the output side of a 45Amp shower pull switch.
That got a 2 from me, but then, how is this any different from a 2.5 on a 32Amp MCB (in effect)?
Since when has complying with current wiring regs been bad practice? :| :_|Strictly speaking, spurring from a 32A 6mm radial circuit in 2.5mm is bad practice.
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