Why bother with Part P ?

[Guitarist]

well they havent done their homework very well Guitarist , domestic work is anything but lucrative in an already flooded marketplace if my experiences are anything to go by..

Absolutely agree mate. I think maybe they have been listening to those NOT in the trade.

 

[bwm730]

Bonding is required as both incomers are copper and no EIC was issued. Got an update from my customer today, the main contractor sent their own electrician in this morning ( they no longer sub ) to carry out a complete EIC and Earth bonding to Water & Gas. Better late than never i suppose.

 

[Engineer54]

information freely available in the public domain shows membership numbers for competent person schemes have been at their lowest level since the introduction of part p.

If that's the case, how are all the Electrical Trainee and 17 day whizz kids, being churned out by the numerous private training centres, able to conduct any domestic electrical work??

 

[Silly Sausage]

If that's the case, how are all the Electrical Trainee and 17 day whizz kids, being churned out by the numerous private training centres, able to conduct any domestic electrical work??

Looking at the relaxed Part P as to what is notifiable, you could operate as a 'Domestic Maintenance Electrician' ( ! ) quite legally, without having to sign your life away.

 

[Engineer54]

Looking at the relaxed Part P as to what is notifiable, you could operate as a 'Domestic Maintenance Electrician' ( ! ) quite legally, without having to sign your life away.

Maintenance to me generally means ''Fault Finding'', ....Sod that, these guy's have trouble with simple installations!! Letting them loose on fault finding and you really are pushing the boat out too far!! lol!! :!blank: mg_smile:

 

[Guitarist]

Maintenance to me generally means ''Fault Finding'', ....Sod that, these guy's have trouble with simple installations!! Letting them loose on fault finding and you really are pushing the boat out too far!! lol!! :!blank: mg_smile:

I have to agree there. I spent years training in industrial fault-finding, so not a problem, but I've lost track of the number of times a customer has said to me "we had another electrician out, but he said he didn't have a clue why it was tripping out". Most of the wire-pullers I follow don't have a clue how to apply fault-finding techniques.

 

[GLENNSPARK]

The whole issue with Part P is thatthey like taking out money and inspecting us once per year but as soon as a customer complains they won't get involved.

The schemes acting on such shoddy work would make their positions rather more positive IF they did, but they don't.

I wonder how many aren't now renewing now Part P has changed???

i know loads of people installin that are not part P registered.....and have no intention of doing so...
but the amount of folk going round carrying out works (notifyable or not) who have no real knowledge of what requirements are and regs etc is startling to say the least....

 

[SPARTYKUS]

Looking at the relaxed Part P as to what is notifiable, you could operate as a 'Domestic Maintenance Electrician' ( ! ) quite legally, without having to sign your life away.

Really?

last year for me then.

 

[Octopus]

Looking at the relaxed Part P as to what is notifiable, you could operate as a 'Domestic Maintenance Electrician' ( ! ) quite legally, without having to sign your life away.

As long as you don't want to do rewires, CU changes, new circuits or work in bathrooms.

 

[Guitarist]

As long as you don't want to do rewires, CU changes, new circuits or work in bathrooms.

Or you could advertise as a Handyman/plumber/builder doing electrical work. That way you can do everything and just pretend Part P, training and qualifications don't exist. That's what seems to happen a lot where I live anyway...