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C&G Indicates lack of qualifications for Electricians and EV charger installs

Morning All,

Just was made aware of this article and doesnt really surprise me to be honest:

https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/electriccars/article-11054445/Concerns-raised-safety-electric-car-charge-points.html

So goes back to the concerns I always have about what due diligence the "Duty Holder" or indeed the householder etc carry out to make sure the installer is competant for the task to be performed. I doubt this just relates to householders employing "electricians" direct themselves, but also to those charging companies and EVSE suppliers that send a man in a van out to do the install.

I appreaciate, those that do complete the C&G course can still go on and make mistakes and carry out dangerous and shoddy work, but logic indicates they should be less likley to do so than those with no training a flick thru Section 7 in the regs and carry on oblivious to what the results of their actions may be.

GTB

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  • the cynic (qui -moi?) could re-title it as 'City  & Guilds gets knickers in a knot as it realises installation companies do not wish to pay exorbitant price for training to fit box to outside wall that needs little more than L/N/E connections and dedicated radial. Some in house training is patchy..' Of course folk could probably read the maker's instructions...

    For comparison what fraction of non EV wiring complies fully with BS7671?  Given the heated discussions over EICRs and so on, clearly some way shy of all of it.

    M.

  • Mike nails it.

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