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<blockquote data-quote="green-hornet" data-source="post: 69177" data-attributes="member: 2683"><p>Funnily enough you could argue that this is totally false.</p><p></p><p>Whilst it would generally be acepted that you can carry out your own work in your own home, there is a but, and a very big but.</p><p></p><p>All work has to be carried out to BS7671 2008, one of the requirements of this is to ensure that the electrical installations safety is not compromised by any alteration or addition. This in my opinion could only be verified by testing.</p><p></p><p>On completetion and before re-energiseing any circuit again testing should be carried out.</p><p></p><p>I would doubt very much that any DIY'r would have access to a tester, so all work carried out in the home by him would be non compliant with BS7671 2008.</p><p></p><p>The consumer change is notifiable which would have to be notified before work started, and a full EIC issued on completion.</p><p></p><p>So I would argue that NO you can not do what you want with your own electrics.</p><p></p><p>Unless its carried out to BS7671 2008 IN FULL.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="green-hornet, post: 69177, member: 2683"] Funnily enough you could argue that this is totally false. Whilst it would generally be acepted that you can carry out your own work in your own home, there is a but, and a very big but. All work has to be carried out to BS7671 2008, one of the requirements of this is to ensure that the electrical installations safety is not compromised by any alteration or addition. This in my opinion could only be verified by testing. On completetion and before re-energiseing any circuit again testing should be carried out. I would doubt very much that any DIY'r would have access to a tester, so all work carried out in the home by him would be non compliant with BS7671 2008. The consumer change is notifiable which would have to be notified before work started, and a full EIC issued on completion. So I would argue that NO you can not do what you want with your own electrics. Unless its carried out to BS7671 2008 IN FULL. [/QUOTE]
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