Rental properties and rcd
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You did better than I did then Murdo. I wrote to the MP who was backing Seward Instruments and my own MP , no reply from either .
Thats disgraceful of your MP - I emailed mine .... I thought they were supposed to respond to you?
i really want to know who is advising them ....
I've contacted my MP on three occasions , all ignored .
My argument being , the local spark rewires the rental , tests the install , issues a cert and notifies LBC . He cannot however , return in 5 yrs to carry out an EICR .
The reason for that I was given by the ELECSA/NICEIC assessor......... in my case I have not been assessed to carry out EICR s therefore can't do rentals , only Full Scope members can do them .
I don't know that ..... I was challenging the concept of an elite band of testers being formed ..(.Quote:- The average , local electrician will NOT be used for rental testing .) ....
My argument being , the local spark rewires the rental , tests the install , issues a cert and notifies LBC . He cannot however , return in 5 yrs to carry out an EICR .
The reason for that I was given by the ELECSA/NICEIC assessor......... in my case I have not been assessed to carry out EICR s therefore can't do rentals , only Full Scope members can do them .
Yes as usual , over egging the pudding , I'm sure Prodave said that in Scotland the landlord can go to any local electrician / contractor for his EICR . Ah yes ! of course he can , Phart Pee doesn't exist up there.
Mandatory EICRs and part p are completely different ....
infact atm there is no qualification requirement to do EICRs ....
No what they meant was , in their view , as the NIC/ELECSA I have only opted to be assessed for the Part P stuff , so they required me pay them another fee to be assessed for carrying out EICRs .
As I said in another post , prior to Part P I and everyone on here I guess , were deemed to be capable sparks via JIB grading . Most of us were doing Industrial , Commercial & Domestic work for many years until Domestic became a subscription only section complete with annual re- assessment .
As you say there is no qualification for EICR s but they say we have to be either Full Scope or assessed for rental testing .
Just saying what I was told . See what others say , I'll catch you later .
As I said in another post , prior to Part P I and everyone on here I guess , were deemed to be capable sparks via JIB grading . Most of us were doing Industrial , Commercial & Domestic work for many years until Domestic became a subscription only section complete with annual re- assessment .
As you say there is no qualification for EICR s but they say we have to be either Full Scope or assessed for rental testing .
Just saying what I was told . See what others say , I'll catch you later .
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So,I may be able to test and inspect my own rentals!........nice
this wll be one of my questions on my 'Virtual assessment ,"
along with lack of RCD Spurs in the regs
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