Coding, basically!

An interesting discussion on holiday lets and something I had been considering myself.  Table 3.2 in IET Guidance Note 3 Inspection and Testing book does not list holiday homes which have weekly or fortnightly changeovers.  There must be many tens of thousands of them in the UK and I've stayed in a number ranging from Cornwall to near the the top of Scotland myself.    That table is for 'Recommended initial frequencies of inspection of electrical installations' after which I believe it is the responsibility of the competent person i.e. the electrician to recommend the date of the next one.   


For normal domestic properties that table recommends a 'routine check' annually and 'inspection and testing' at changeover of occupancy or 5 yearly.  


In my opinion the changeover manager / owner or possibly even the cleaner with some basic training contributes to routine checks which includes looking for breakages, signs of overheating etc.  That supports any more formal maintenance regime in place.  I'm a Building Services Manager involved in the maintenance of buildings and would personally be happy with a recommendation from a competent electrician somewhere between one and five years for the inspection and testing though somewhere in the middle would probably make me comfortable.  


Paul

An interesting discussion on holiday lets and something I had been considering myself.  Table 3.2 in IET Guidance Note 3 Inspection and Testing book does not list holiday homes which have weekly or fortnightly changeovers.  There must be many tens of thousands of them in the UK and I've stayed in a number ranging from Cornwall to near the the top of Scotland myself.    That table is for 'Recommended initial frequencies of inspection of electrical installations' after which I believe it is the responsibility of the competent person i.e. the electrician to recommend the date of the next one.   


For normal domestic properties that table recommends a 'routine check' annually and 'inspection and testing' at changeover of occupancy or 5 yearly.  


In my opinion the changeover manager / owner or possibly even the cleaner with some basic training contributes to routine checks which includes looking for breakages, signs of overheating etc.  That supports any more formal maintenance regime in place.  I'm a Building Services Manager involved in the maintenance of buildings and would personally be happy with a recommendation from a competent electrician somewhere between one and five years for the inspection and testing though somewhere in the middle would probably make me comfortable.  


Paul