ELECSA or NIC

[roukel01]

Don't forget, ELECSA only cover the domestic Part P side of things, if you want to cover your industrial side, you also have to join their big brother the ECA.

Never having any experience with the NIC, do you join the domestic installer scheme and then pay extra to be fully NIC compliant?? if so, do the costs work out about the same as joining ELECSA/ECA??

I've been with ELECSA for years now, get the same assessor every year and I've never had a problem with them.

 

[eddielarge]

Thank you ,

So elesca is basically for house bashers, That explains why you all say you never have a problem with people asking for NIC, because joe public basically just want cheapest and wheather its NIC OR ELESCA.

 

[garyinderby]

Being new to all this, i asked a lot of questions to a lot of people before deciding who to join. money wise didnt seem to be much difference. so it was down to what i wanted from the scheme.

so i have joined ELECSA, as Kung said earlier, ELECSA are there for us the contractors, where as NIC have got it **** about face.
customers are covered by law, so think somone should be watchin our backs. not an excuse for bad or dangerous workmanship, but everyone can have a bad day, one way or another (ask Bugsy)lol.
sorry old bean, hope you are well.

Gary

 

[andyb]

I keep reading these posts re, elecsa/niceic and I get confused.

They both charge £370 + vat per year, so how is elecsa cheeper.

''Elecsa are there for the contractor & niceic for the customer'', what rubbish.

Go to any trade show & vist both stands, the niceic will have free publications, one to one technical advice and usually 2 or 3 presentations during the day, the elecsa stand will have a desk and someone to take your cheque. They are both for the contractor & customer.

Phone elecsa and ask for their pocket guides and see how you get on,
Ask elecsa for their technical manual, the niceic has a superb interactive guide that is worth the membership cost alone.

How many tech queries are resolved on this site by reference to niceic ref books

Both help lines are very good and talking to elecsa members I get the impression that the waiting times are similar,

I'm not knocking elecsa or am I praising the nic, I'm just trying to put a liittle ballence into this debate.

I think if you are doing domestic work, there is little difference between the two, or Napit for that matter.

 

[flukey]

well said andy b

and if its cost that drives you there is always napit which covers domestic, commercial and industrial including pir for the same price as domestic on elecsa and nic

 

[eddielarge]

So if its not money / then is it an easier option to pass, because i dont understand why you would pay to join ELESCA and then continually explain to people u dont need NIC because theres no difference.

I cant believe you dont get phone calls asking if your NIC because i often get it , and i explain that the NIC comes with a 6 year backed guarentee, i dont think ELESCA do i might be wrong.

 

[DurhamSparky]

all part p schemes have to offer warranties..!!

 

[eddielarge]

Others may offer warranties but u have the option not to , but nic is issued as a standard, as many people are penny pinchers i bet the option isnt taken up

 

[DurhamSparky]

lol, not my problem if mr Jones does not take warranty and my 1 year standard one lapses and some thing fails..!! oh well...!

 

[kung]

''Elecsa are there for the contractor & niceic for the customer'', what rubbish.

As i said im with NIC the reason i said from what i gather is ex NIC members and past comments on some past posts ! not from having any problems with NIC or exp from Elecsa.