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Hi Guys,
Looking at replacing our aged but working fuse box - seems Bakelite isn't the "thing" anymore.
A couple of tentative enquiries seems that some electricians offer as part of their offering a compliance certificate, others don't.
I take it we need the certificate for when we sell the house etc?
Any idea on indicative pricing?
I built an extension a couple of years ago and had to put a new fuse box in the house to comply with building regulations. I had to get a "domestic electrical installation certificate (for a single dwelling)"
I bought a crabtree fuse box which was more expensive than some but better quality according to my sparky friend. I believe its a 17th edition box which is the current standard (but check first).
Cost wise the 17 way(i think) box and all the fuses were about £80 through a contact at work (but i dont think they are much more than that from somewhere like screwfix) and installation and certification of the whole house's electrics was £150.
Regards
Andy
I think this was the board we had. Its not 17 way as I mentioned above its 13 way.
http://www.screwfix.com/p/crabtree-13-way-7-6-protected-dual-rcd-consumer-unit/89427
If the consumer unit is changed in a domestic dwelling then you will need an EIC (Electrical Installation Certificate). This is a form which shows that the installer has carried out certain tests on the installation to conform with the current regs. The installer needs to be a member of one of the Government-approved Competent Person Schemes (CPS)to notify any electrical works undertaken on your home to your Local Authority Building Control, in accordance with Building Regulations. You can do this yourself then notify the LBC who will then come and check the installation and charge you for the pleasure.
The cost comes down to how many circuits are involved and if any other remidial work needs to be carried out.
Many of the boards are of similar quality it tends to comedown to what your preferred manufacturer is as over time you accumulate spares for these.
For 8 circuits you'd be looking at about £350.
I'm based in the Midlands if i can be of any help.
Yes a cert is needed and it has to be submitted to building control and a compliance certificate is returned by BC at some point in the future. Without this if anything happens and the insurers deem it to be a wiring issue then without the compliance cert you'll be toast.
You can get this done by a non affiliated person and signed off by a BC appointed sparks but this will work out loads more than getting an affiliated sparks to do the works and submit cert. It grieves me TBH as I am an engineer who likes a little private work but the whole certificate business means I only do minor works that dont require a cert. Tried being in NICEIC for a couple of years but £500 plus quid a year for a few hundred quids worth of private work wasnt worth it....hang on Im rambling now....sory IGMC