Getting RECI to certify a house

chrismon

Hi guys,
One of my friends asked me to wire his house for him.
He should be building it in the next few months all going well.
Has anyone here used RECI to certify a house before?
Im an out of work sparky, but havnt used to service before.
Has there been many new regs in the past two/three years?
Iv been in Oz working.
Thanks

M cebee

yes theres a load of changes-you can search here

reci has a top 10 list of trangressions as well-that was posted here recently

you'd want to be familiar otherwise it will be hassle with remedial work

chrismon

Thanks, was mostly asking about the certification.
My old boss is going to do a run through of all the new changes, just said I ask here before Im talking to him again.
Think the main ones I was told about were that outside lights not attached to the house had to be on their own dedicated rcbo.
The same with bathroom lights.
Fans in utility rooms, all fans have to have dedicated isolation switch and have to be timed ( old enough I know ).
63a main switch in the meter box.

M cebee

timing on fans wouldn't be a electrical regulation

it may be in building regs though

the spec for smoke alarms is part of building regs as well

chrismon

M cebee wrote: »

timing on fans wouldn't be a electrical regulation

it may be in building regs though

the spec for smoke alarms is part of building regs as well

Thats true that its not a electrical regulation, but I dont want my mate getting hassle because i didnt do it though :pac:

chrismon

Anyone have any info on this.
It would be really helpful.
Do I need to register with reci?
Are these new laws coming in about people who are not contractors not being able to wire new circuits or open a distribution board going to affect it?

M cebee

reci/ecssa will be able to tell to tell you if you contact them

the way things are right now a lot of guys will be 'buying' certs off other contractors which isn't allowed

chrismon

Yeah I think ill give Reci a shout on Monday to find out for sure.
Heard of alot if fellas buying certs alright.
My old boss told me Reci are really clamping down on this now.

M three

Need advice on this, had an electrician wire a house and he keeps telling me he's sent the cert in. 3 weeks later i phone esb networks, and they havent received the cert.
they said once the electrician sends the details to reci, they put it on the system and its available to esb the following day.
So sounds like the sparkie is telling fibs.
Any idea why or should i contact reci first?

adrian92

As far as I know , you can get in contact with RECI and they will carry out an inspection and issue the certificate of complience - assuming all is in order- no need for you to be a member.

You will, though have to pay a fee for this facility.

The standards will have to be complied with, I believe.

liveandnetural

give reci a call and ask them if your electrician is or was ever registered with them
you dont have to tell them whats is about only that you are checking if hes a registered contractor
give essca as well

reci 01 492 9966
ecssa 064 6637266

meercat

Just tell your electrician you spoke to Esbn

The procedure is exactly as you say

If your electrician dropped the cert into Reci directly they put it on their system there and then and it is available to Esbn instantly

I have recieved calls from Esbn the same day certs have been processed