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Electric disconnected 6 months - how much to reconnect?
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29-08-2016 9:20pm#1
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Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 12,595 Mod ✭✭✭✭
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Without getting into all of the details of exactly what the REC has to do there is no getting away from a few fundamentals:
1) This work requires 2 visits and a certain amount of travel time.
2) As the OP has not said anything to suggest that he / she is VAT registered we should assume that all quotes mention are inclusive of VAT. So what does this mean? When you take the VAT out of €200 there is very little margin for the REC
A more competitive price may be possible if this could be combined with other electrical work on the same installation.0 -
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Without getting into all of the details of exactly what the REC has to do there is no getting away from a few fundamentals:
1) This work requires 2 visits and a certain amount of travel time.
2) As the OP has not said anything to suggest that he / she is VAT registered we should assume that all quotes mention are inclusive of VAT. So what does this mean? When you take the VAT out of €200 there is very little margin for the REC
A more competitive price may be possible if this could be combined with other electrical work on the same installation.
I'd actually like to know the work involved.0 -
Essentially a complete initial verification of the electrical installation, notwithstanding the fact that it has already been installed by A.N. Other. This involves a substantial amount of inspection in addition to testing and certification.DublinDilbert wrote: »Without getting into all of the details of exactly what the REC has to do there is no getting away from a few fundamentals:
1) This work requires 2 visits and a certain amount of travel time.
2) As the OP has not said anything to suggest that he / she is VAT registered we should assume that all quotes mention are inclusive of VAT. So what does this mean? When you take the VAT out of 200 there is very little margin for the REC
A more competitive price may be possible if this could be combined with other electrical work on the same installation.
I'd actually like to know the work involved.0 -
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DublinDilbert wrote: »I'd actually like to know the work involved.
If I was doing this? Pretty much what you have described. To be honest I haven't tested or certified a domestic installation in a very long time.
Off the top of my head, if I were doing this I would:
Carry out a visual inspection, this where I would be most likely to encounter issues IMHO. I would check that all terminations in the main distribution board were tight, wire colours are correct, nothing missing, all as it should be, conductors are the correct sizes, components are fit for purpose, circuits are labeled correctly. Check the terminations in a couple of random sockets. If I found some were loose I would check more. See that conductor sizes look correct in the main DB and that the correct protective devices were selected and correctly installed. Check everything that should be earthed is, check equipotential bonding. See that nothing is damaged. Check that devices are fit for purpose (correct IP rating in bathrooms and outdoors etc...). Check that there are an adequate number of circuits installed. Check that sufficient number of socket outlets are installed. Inspect condition of earth electrode and termination of same. Check that there are no exposed live parts on any equipment. Check for sufficient mechanical protection on all wiring. Frequently cabling that is not UV resistant (such as NYMJ) is exposed to the sun, ensure that this is not the case. If I were to sign my name to this I would need to know that it was correctly wired.
Ensure that everything that should be protected by an RCD is. See that wiring is compliant, socket circuits do not have too many outlets. Check smoke / heat / carbon monoxide detectors, these will require new batteries.
Insulation resistance test, try not to fry anything
Determine which circuit will have the highest earth fault loop impedance value.
Test operation of RCDs, carry out earth fault loop impedance test.
Fill out the required paperwork.
There is quite a bit in ET101:2008 about this. Chapter 61 deals with Initial verification and testing, chapter 62 deals with periodic inspection and testing and chapter 63 deals with certification.
If this installation was wired before the last revision of the regulations came out (2008) I would assume some dispensations may apply as there have been a number of changes, a REC could confirm.
Much of what I have mentioned in this post could be carried out rapidly. I agree that a competent REC would be able to wrap up the pre connection tests and the post connection tests quite quickly.
However I think that if a conscientious REC charges a maximum of €200 inclusive of VAT for this service it will not be worth his while. I certainly would not do this work for so little, I have bills to pay!
Besides, a race to the bottom is to nobodies advantage.0
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