You should receive an Electrical Installation Certificate for the works and a further certificate issued by building control in the post after the job has completed within 30 days maximum. Privacy notice These faults IF ANY will require to be rectified but usually at a separate cost depending on what's involved to rectify the fault. Size of meter tails. Depending on where you are in the country, it may also be required to notify this work under Part P regulations, so ensure you get a registered electrician who can do this for you (NICEIC, Elecsa, NAPIT, Stroma etc.). 05272398. Hi there,

Do I need a new consumer unit (have Crabtree consumer unit with RDA 30mA trip)? The best advice I can offer you is firstly always use a competent registered electrician, by this I mean a company who are registered with a governing body like NICEIC, NAPIT or ELECSA and take the time to check out there registration number is valid on line, it takes minutes to save a lot of hassle. want: RCDs to current standards. 100% positive 17 SCHEDULE Terms and conditions feedback. Find In 2008, regulations changed the traditional relationship between agents and their seller client.

We have... © 2008-2020 MyBuilder Limited These regulations specify the requirements that apply to individuals, businesses, and others. It has to be notified to building control, you the customer, be issued with a Electrical Installation Certificate ( both by the contractor) who will be part p registered. When I change one I usually do an Electrical Condition Report first on existing installation then when the consumer unit is fitted the faults if any, are sorted out so to prevent nuisance tripping and to ensure that the sub circuits are all in line with BS 7671 I usually give a discount on this as you have to do all the testing anyway, also to be looked at and maybe to be rectified are the size and presence of main earth and gas water and or oil etc bonding conductors.

When undertaking a consumer unit change, the electrical contractor is required to ensure the existing wiring is safe for the change. Of course, if installed correctly this should never happen although unfortunately accidents happen if not installed in the correct manor and loose terminals are left within the consumer unit. Grimsby • Member since 13 Jan 2015 • 176 feedback, Hi, Consumer units changes are notifiable works under the part p building regulations ,so a full test and certification would be needed to be done afterwards and local authority needed to be notified, only a registered electrician should be employed to undertake the job for you unless you want to pay twice and get the local council out to certificate the new CU . feedback. 68

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Newry • Member since 19 Jul 2015 • rough price is between £350 -£500 depending on size of new consumer unit and if the old cables have to made longer etc. Plus by placing restrictions on how businesses may handle the transfer and security management of consumers’ personal information. If the installer can't show you any form of NICEIC Identity card etc, then walk away and seek other quotes. Depending on the size of your consumer unit, you should expect to pay in the region of £300-£500 to have this work done, and this would include the consumer unit itself. Price range £300 - £375.