Electrician being tested

waiting4disney · 28 Jan 20, 09:12 PM

We had an Electrician out a few weeks ago to do some work.

He emailed last week to say he was having an assessment and could he and the assessor come back to show him his work...
We agreed as he was a nice man although it is slightly inconvenient that hubby has had to arrange to work from home.

I've just not heard of that before. Wondered if anyone has had a similar visit?

3disneykids · 28 Jan 20, 09:15 PM

We got warned that this could be a possibility when we had our electrics done . In the end an assessor didn't come.

klr15 · 28 Jan 20, 09:32 PM

We had this when we had our boiler fitted by our next door neighbour, he needed his work to be assessed and asked if he could use us as we are neighbours so I think he felt more comfortable. Although this was for gas obviously not electrics!

waiting4disney · 28 Jan 20, 09:49 PM

I'm glad it has happened before. I was suddenly wondering if it was odd.
Hopefully he will pass his assessment tomorrow.

parisdisneyfan · 29 Jan 20, 08:48 AM

We've had this with electrics when we had our kitchen done and also when our smart meter was fitted. Both in our old house, however we are having so much done here that I am expecting to have at least one visit from an assessor for something!

mickey house · 29 Jan 20, 09:05 AM

All registered electricians have to be assessed yearly, which is frankly ridiculous and completely unnecessary.

I've had difficulty finding customers to allow me to be assessed at their house because its inconvenient to most people and requires their power turning off which isn't ideal if people are working from home.

Rding · 29 Jan 20, 11:34 AM

Originally Posted by mickey house

All registered electricians have to be assessed yearly, which is frankly ridiculous and completely unnecessary.

I've had difficulty finding customers to allow me to be assessed at their house because its inconvenient to most people and requires their power turning off which isn't ideal if people are working from home.

Mickey do what I do and take him/her to the sandwich shop treat em to a sandwich and a coffee get into a discussion about the regs and by that time its too late to look at any jobs so we go over old test sheets instead.

Shani · 29 Jan 20, 11:49 AM

We had our plumber come round to ours with an assessor after he'd fitted a new central heating system for us a few years ago. Didn't take them long, and we didn't mind as we've known our plumber for a long time.

mickey house · 29 Jan 20, 07:33 PM

Originally Posted by Rding

Mickey do what I do and take him/her to the sandwich shop treat em to a sandwich and a coffee get into a discussion about the regs and by that time its too late to look at any jobs so we go over old test sheets instead.

Good plan, but it's just a money making scam that doesn't stop the cowboys, and a full check every 12 months is unnecessary.

loobz · 2 Feb 20, 06:49 PM

our electrician asked us if we'd be happy for an assessor to come round after he did a load of work for us. We agreed (hubby generally works from home so not really inconvenient anyway) but in the end the assessor didn't come.

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	28 Jan 20, 09:15 PM 3disneykids Imagineer
3disneykids Imagineer Join Date: Jun 18 Location: Yorkshire	We got warned that this could be a possibility when we had our electrics done . In the end an assessor didn't come. __________________ 21 Night QSDP Food Report - Mar/Apr 2019

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	29 Jan 20, 08:48 AM parisdisneyfan Imagineer
parisdisneyfan Imagineer Join Date: Feb 08	We've had this with electrics when we had our kitchen done and also when our smart meter was fitted. Both in our old house, however we are having so much done here that I am expecting to have at least one visit from an assessor for something! __________________

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	29 Jan 20, 09:05 AM mickey house Imagineer
mickey house Imagineer Join Date: Sep 06	All registered electricians have to be assessed yearly, which is frankly ridiculous and completely unnecessary. I've had difficulty finding customers to allow me to be assessed at their house because its inconvenient to most people and requires their power turning off which isn't ideal if people are working from home.