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>>I’m not an electrician. I’m not allowed to make alterations to my consumer unit. So two funny things about this in UK law - the law doesn't say who is allowe
by gambiting 3y ago
>>I’m not an electrician. I’m not allowed to make alterations to my consumer unit.
So two funny things about this in UK law - the law doesn't say who is allowed to work on your consumer unit, you can do it by yourself if you wish. What the law does specify is that the work has to be certified by a "competent person" but then doesn't actually narrow down what a "competent person" means. Local regulations might, but the UK law on this does not.
- nsteel 3y agoBut they can provide a list of them! https://www.competentperson.co.uk/ https://www.competentperson.co.uk/
- gambiting 3y agoOf course - but again, the law doesn't specify that a "competent person" has to be on that list, or any list. There was a huge debate about this couple years ago, when someone asked "can a foreign electrician certify a UK electrical installation as safe", and after very long debate the outcome was that yes, they can, because the British regulations never actually specify what they mean by "competent" and a certified electrician(even if foreign) is definitely "competent" even if not registered with any UK based authority.