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Altered Wiring.

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The answer to this question should be obvious, but I am looking for the least painful solution.

 

I have undertaken much rewiring at a large house. I have received several stage payments. I am now about to present my final invoice. The client wants “certification”.

The problem is that the electrical installation is not finished. Also the client and his son have added and altered the installation. Some of which I am aware of, but some is hidden.

How would you resolve this situation and keep the client sweet please?

 

Z.

 

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    But some of my work has been fiddled with, altered, extended, modified, changed, by A.N. Other.

    Example. I deliberately installed two single 13 Amp. sockets in a utility room. One for a washing machine and the other for a tumble drier. Each circuit was fed from a separate B16 R.C.B.O. The machines will be used by holidaymakers. Now I find that a meddler has installed just one double 13 Amp. socket on just one B16 R.C.B.O. I designed the circuits so that they could not be overloaded and would be reliable. He has diverted one of my circuits for kitchen use. But I had left spare ways for future use in the board. He did not use these. GGGRRRrrrrr ?

    Did you certify it as you went along? If you did, the changes are nothing to do with you, albeit v. annoying.

    If you didn't, I don't think that A.N.Other has introduced a non-compliance so you can still certify the utility room circuit. The nuisance tripping will be the householder's problem.

    The diverted circuit for the kitchen could be a problem because it will be longer or shorter than it was, so it needs to be re-tested. Strictly, that would require an EICR, but pragmatically, I would probably have a shufti behind one or two of the sockets (hoping to find grommets, sleeved CPCs, and backbox tail). If all is well, adopt the work, but if not, charge a little more to put it right.

    And the end of the day, you want to get paid, but you don't have to do any more work there.

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    Zoomup: 
    But some of my work has been fiddled with, altered, extended, modified, changed, by A.N. Other.

    Example. I deliberately installed two single 13 Amp. sockets in a utility room. One for a washing machine and the other for a tumble drier. Each circuit was fed from a separate B16 R.C.B.O. The machines will be used by holidaymakers. Now I find that a meddler has installed just one double 13 Amp. socket on just one B16 R.C.B.O. I designed the circuits so that they could not be overloaded and would be reliable. He has diverted one of my circuits for kitchen use. But I had left spare ways for future use in the board. He did not use these. GGGRRRrrrrr ?

    Did you certify it as you went along? If you did, the changes are nothing to do with you, albeit v. annoying.

    If you didn't, I don't think that A.N.Other has introduced a non-compliance so you can still certify the utility room circuit. The nuisance tripping will be the householder's problem.

    The diverted circuit for the kitchen could be a problem because it will be longer or shorter than it was, so it needs to be re-tested. Strictly, that would require an EICR, but pragmatically, I would probably have a shufti behind one or two of the sockets (hoping to find grommets, sleeved CPCs, and backbox tail). If all is well, adopt the work, but if not, charge a little more to put it right.

    And the end of the day, you want to get paid, but you don't have to do any more work there.

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