Partial Rewire Documentation

Electrical Installation Certificate & Notification to Building Control, then you get a compliance certificate from BC.

There’s no such thing as a partial rewire certificate. You should be receiving an Electrical installation certificate with a completed schedule of test results for all circuits. You should also receive a building control reference number immediately when he notifies the work, followed by a certificate confirmation from local authority. Either paper or electronic is fine but work must be notified within 30 days of completion (England). Don’t be taken for a ride, insist on both things before you fully settle the bill

You should Received 2 x certificates with your local Building Controll Notification 1 Electrical Installation Certificate to cover new work.( EIC should be issued) 2 Electrical Installation Conditional Report (EICR though be issued to cover old work) If you have all above documents if there any issue are covered

Technically on paper he is correct as it does not include the complete rewire of you property. I think he is doing this to cover himself, if he was to issue a full certificate for the complete rewire and somebody else comes along, does the kitchen install bad and then he has provided full cert. technically he is responsible for that work. However, if he is contracted to complete the full rewire, it would be good practice to further issue a full certificate on completion. That's my own opinion. gavin arnold

1. At any case when a Consumer Unit is replaced , registered electrician must test all installation ! 2. For any alterations , additions to the existing electrical installations including Consumer Unit Upgrade registered person must issue : - Electrical Installation Certificate - Building Control Compliance Certificate At EIC there is place with note DESCRIPTION OF WORKS covered by Certificate and at this place registered person must fill because it’s his Law responsibility

Simply an EICR for the works done something like this I would note on certificate "Rewire of all final circuits to include socket outlets and lighting but excluding kitchen circuits"

Any new circuits installed including consumer units, need to be tested and certified and notified under a competent person scheme like elecsa, napit, nic or Stroma. Partial rewire and consumer unit change should be on these documents.

As a NICEIC contractor he should provide an electrical installation certificate and ,since some work was notifiable under building regulations , a building control notification. If a new smoke alarm system then a separate certificate for this also

The new consumer unit will require an Electrical Installation Certificate and a Part P notification to building control. It’s not clear from your discription if the other works are replacements, additions or if the circuits have been completely rewired with new cable. If a switch, socket, light or other final device has simply been replaced a certificate is not required at all, however most electricians will provide a minor works certificate just in case. In your case I would consider a completed Electrical Installation Certificate required after the consumer unit upgrade will more than negate the need for any Minor Works certificates. If additional sockets or lights have been installed or if they have been moved in a way that requires new cabling then a Minor Works Certificate is required but again in your case this could be detailed on the main Electrical Installation Certificate needed with the consumer unit upgrade. Any new circuit wether it’s rewiring an old circuit or something completely different will require an Electrical Installation Certificate and a Part P notification to building control, I personally would only provide one Electrical Installation Certificate that covers all rewiring, consumer unit and minor works at the end of the job provided it’s all completed at the same time.

He should still be issuing a electrical installation certificate as he has changed the consumer unit which also needs to be notified to the local council and he can put on the certificate on the agreed limitations or existing wiring comments the parts that have not been done or left in place due to ongoing works I.e kitchen refurb to be done soon. Hope this helps

Hi Change of consumer unit , then a full Part P certificate has to be issued and he has to report this to your local authority as required under Part P of the building regulations. Hope this helps

Replacement consumer units should always be certificated on a BS7671 Electrical Installation Certificate and is classed as notifiable work under the Building Regulations and should be notified to Building Control. The wiring modifications and additions you've had are classed as minor works and require a Minor Works Certificate but as you've had a consumer unit change then these minor works can be included in the full electrical Installation certificate. So, at the end of the works you should receive a BS7671 Electrical Installation Certificate for all the works done plus a separate certificate from building control once your sparks notifies the works (consumer unit). You should NOT have to pay extra for a certificate.

There are two requirements for certification of a electrical installation. The electrical part of the building regulations, Part P and BS7671, the Electrical Regulations. Part P of the building regulations require notification to building control when a consumer unit is changed. An Electrician belonging to a part p organization would be able to do this. As per BS7671 any work requires a certificate.

Due to the new consumer unit this now requires notifying to building control. You should receive a domestic installation certificate and for the works, a certificate for the new smoke alarm installation and notification of submittance to your local building control you will receive this by email or by post sent from whichever competant persons scheme he is registered with.

Yes the electrician should provide you with a electrical installation certificate, for the newly installed consumer unit and associated circuits, this should be notified aswell (through the electricians registered scheme i.e napit,nic,) so you should be getting a notification off the local authority. Hope this helps

In my opinion he only needs to certify his works. But if he has changed the fuse board then the whole house should be tested as he has worked on all of the circuits.

Hi yes any new circuits and fuseboard upgrades will need certification. Full electrical test and inspection is required to 18th edition. Fuseboards should be metal with twin RCD and Electrical installation certificate should be issued. Hope this helps.

EIC should be issued And you should of confirmed this when you were getting quotes

Is the chosen electrician coming back to do the kitchen rewire ? If he is hold off until he has completed the full installation then ask for required certification, I couldn’t comment on what is required as I do not know where you reside.