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I work for a small firm that delivers and installs hottubs and swim spas. When we turn up to the site to install the tubs, the electrics are already run from the house to an isolation switch, with a tail left all tested by an electrician. Myself and my team then wire in the 32amp cable to the tub whilst it's filling, put the panels back on and turn it on once full for the customer to use.

During this process there is no electrician present whilst we wire the tub or afterwards. 

Myself and my team are unqualified, we dont do any sort of test to the tub once it's wired in the customer just jumps in once we're done.

I've quizzed my boss multiple times and he said it's completely legal as he considers me competent to wire in three wires. My question is firstly, is this actually legal to wire in, and secondly should any tests be done and certified from the tub to the isolation switch.

Thank you 

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    Just to add a bit more context, if a top-notch, fully qualified electrician makes a simple 3-wire connection, it would still be expected that the connection - especially the earth - was verified in some way (even if that's only a simple multimeter test from some exposed part on the hot tub to some earthing point on the isolator/ or the main installation).

    Everyone's human and it's all too easy to make mistakes - whether it's the terminal screw biting down on the insulation rather than the copper, or wires being placed into the wrong terminals because the manufacturer has altered the design and this one has a different layout from all the previous ones or a stray strand of wire that couldn't be seen in the failing light. Qualified electrician's aren't expected to be infallible, so it doesn't seem sensible to expect someone else to be.

       - Andy.

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    Just to add a bit more context, if a top-notch, fully qualified electrician makes a simple 3-wire connection, it would still be expected that the connection - especially the earth - was verified in some way (even if that's only a simple multimeter test from some exposed part on the hot tub to some earthing point on the isolator/ or the main installation).

    Everyone's human and it's all too easy to make mistakes - whether it's the terminal screw biting down on the insulation rather than the copper, or wires being placed into the wrong terminals because the manufacturer has altered the design and this one has a different layout from all the previous ones or a stray strand of wire that couldn't be seen in the failing light. Qualified electrician's aren't expected to be infallible, so it doesn't seem sensible to expect someone else to be.

       - Andy.

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