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

GTB

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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  • There’s an advertisement running on Facebook, as shown below.

    As a local electrician I am biting my tongue as I can tell a different version of the story, but it’s probably a bit too controversial to tell.

  • in reply to Sparkingchip

    This confuses me - why could 'Tom' not access the charger's 'features just because he was not a registered installer? The box is the box and doesn't need a call to the manufacturer to access all of it's set-up procedure.

    Strong smell of fish emanating from here.'

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  • in reply to Sparkingchip

    This confuses me - why could 'Tom' not access the charger's 'features just because he was not a registered installer? The box is the box and doesn't need a call to the manufacturer to access all of it's set-up procedure.

    Strong smell of fish emanating from here.'

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