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Extra charge for a full retest of rewiring - Is this normal practice?

Anonymous user 16/03/2024 - 2.49 PM

At the back end of 2022 an electric company completed a full rewiring of my house. They said that they tested everything and have the paperwork, however after they did the rewiring, which included wiring being left above the kitchen ceiling while we had kitchen work done we had the kitchen installed and a electrician from a different company do the wiring of the kitchen and into our garage. We have received the Building regulations Certificate of compliance and Domestic Electrical Installation Certificate from the electrician for the kitchen and garage work but now the first electrical company are saying they need to do a full retest as the test from last year is not valid and they cannot guarantee the second electrician hasn't tampered with their work. This is at an additional charge as it has past 30 days since the least test and no Part P certificate had been obtained at the time. Is this correct procedure that has to be followed? Is it usual that the full rest of a companies work is charged at an additional cost? I should add the first company have said they did not obtain the certificate as they believed they were going to come back to require the kitchen once installed at an additional cost.

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4 Answers

Anonymous user

The electricians who rewired your house are trying it on. You have received a full Part P compliance certificate and electrical certificate for the kitchen so why would the rewire electrician doubt the quality of the other electricians work? They should certify all of the work they did AND produce a Part P compliance. It's just excuses not to do testing. Do not pay them to retest. The original certificate is valid and they should know that.
Answered7 March 2023
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Internal Repairs

Rating: 5 out of 5
Epsom
Elec craft is correct. They never should of energised the system and allowed it to be used until it was fully certified. They're the ones culpable for not notifying the work originally. They could of invalidated your home insurance by allowing you to use an installation that hadn't been registered with local building control. It's not uncommon for installations to be used before they are fully signed off. However if they are making a point about it then they are definitely in the wrong. They are just trying to fleece you out of extra money because they can't be bothered to test and produce a certificate. The kitchen work shouldn't affect them. Here is some further reading https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1027753/150604_Building_Work_Leaflet_amended_version.pdf What I would do is this. Look up to see who they are registered with by putting their company name into this >> https://www.competentperson.co.uk/ Then complain to their cps scheme be it NICEIC or whoever. They are quite good and should chase up the complaint with the electrician. Good Luck
Answered7 March 2023
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Jani Zebi

Rating: 5 out of 5
Dagenham
They have a point to stand as someone else is tempering with the work they done so they can justify another test.
Answered7 March 2023
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