Safe electric, would they certify electrical work

Builderfromhell · 21-09-2022 11:24pm #1

A friend of mine self built a house extension and rewired the existing house as well as wiring the extension.

He needs to get the work certified and I am wondering would Safe electric Ireland inspect the work and certify it for a fee.

All electrical work can be easily accessed for inspection.

Appreciate any advice or recommendations. Thanks

Ubbquittious · 21-09-2022 11:36pm

No not safe electric themselves. They are a sedentary crowd

riclad · 22-09-2022 2:23am

I had elecric supply cut off .eg esb said. Meter was too old and out of date I got new meter installed by elecrician a. Then I looked up recci certified electrician. Also cost 100 euro to fit new earth rod. Connect to to new meter

I think I paid electrician b recci member to inspect the meter. Test it and send in certificate to esb networks. Paid electrician b 400 euro .total cost 1,200, eg I went to elecrical wholesaler. and bought the new meter myself. As far as I know only electricians reci members can complete cert or registered electrical contractors can complete a cert

My work was done about 8 years ago .

Eg he did no work apart from plugging into meter with device maybe 10 mins work eg he did not fit or install the meter or remove the old one

Look on www.safeelectric.ie for more detailed info

I built extension with friend. He did all the wiring 40x14 in size wiring c c connected. To main consumer unit in 4th house. Side extension built 2012

beside house. I cant remember if he needed an electrical cert like in 2012,

Extension was inspected by local authority and it was applied for in the normal way

Im not sure I heard all meters are being replaced with digital modern models in the next year or two. But thats another issue

It would probably cost more to get a cert in 2022

I was only dealing with esb networks and the 2 electricans I employed

The system might be different now

The website says only Rec Registered conctractors can carry out electrical work and provide a cert

The cert is required to connect new wiring. Meters etc to the electrical network

I think in 2012 there were reci and eccsa registered electricans

Google Rec eletricians contractors in your area

JL spark · 22-09-2022 7:48am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058264387/safe-electric-would-they-certify-electrical-work

Only way safe electric will inspect your friends work is to employ a reci electrician and do a change on contractor ,

this will get expensive quick ,

meercat · 22-09-2022 8:30am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119649003#Comment_119649003

It wasn’t a rec that did the work in the first place

it’s not permitted to certify someone else’s work

no reputable rec will put his name to this.

it’ll have to be redone from scratch

JL spark · 22-09-2022 10:48am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119649085#Comment_119649085

You can as a registered electrician do a change of contractor, safe electric take a payment from the owner of property,

safe electric then give the electrical contractor the go ahead to inspect the work , fix any thing that’s not regs , or as I have done a few times , pull it all out and start again , a inspector will then come and inspect that job because of the change of contractor

meercat · 22-09-2022 1:02pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119649658#Comment_119649658

. I’m really surprised because only a rec can work in a domestic installation. Tho op doesn’t say a rec is involved originally so I don’t think that’s the case here with a change of contractor

Builderfromhell · 24-09-2022 3:12pm

It was not a Rec that did the work to date, unfortunately. So I am unsure what is the best way to resolve the issue. The person who did the work is competent and from what I can see the work is done to a high standard and is fully compliant other than not being installed by a certified electrician.

corner of hells · 24-09-2022 3:19pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119659499#Comment_119659499

Unfortunately, no RECI/ECCSA electrician in his right mind would certify that work.

meercat · 24-09-2022 6:19pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119659499#Comment_119659499

Safe electric could prosecute him for doing it. It’s restricted work. It’ll have to be redone

Builderfromhell · 28-09-2022 11:44pm

Thanks for all the advice and info. I'm not hugely surprised but thought I might be able to find a solution.

monseiur · 29-09-2022 12:17pm

Not wishing to hijack OP's tread but instead of starting a new tread ... Got a reci electrician to fit a new consumer unit and rewire all the sockets in my house some years ago. (House was originally wired in 1960's)

The electrician was Polish and completed the work just before the Christmas break, he went home for xmas but for some reason never returned (much to the suprise of his employer) so I never got any certs etc. He was employed for over 7 years by a big company and used to do side line jobs like mine at weekends etc. How do I go about getting the necessary certs for ESB ? If I was to get another electrician in to rewire all the lights in house, by that I mean replace all cables, switches etc. would he be ''allowed'' to inspect and certify work done by the Polish lad and certify the whole job.

meercat · 29-09-2022 12:40pm

No he shouldn’t have done this work in the first place

no reputable company will touch this

chances are that distribution board is the wrong height anyway

or the socket heights

did he install new mains cables or upgrade the earthing which are regulations with a distribution board upgrade

”sideline jobs”= nixer merchant

it’ll all have to be redone and certified by a rec

Safe electric, would they certify electrical work

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