Thos wrote:
You can get an electricians ticket on C&G 236 pt 1 but I would suggest that
Pt 2 should be a minimum.
Ask to see his certificates or his CSIS card, if he has them what harm is
there in asking?
"martin" wrote in message
...

On Sat, 1 Nov 2003 14:42:35 -0000, "Peter Crosland"
wrote:


I am about to get an electricity supply to my greenhouse. The actual
connection work will be done by a qualified electrician but he has

never

worked on a greenhouse before and can't really advise on the best

standard

for fittings.

I would suggest that get an electrician who actually IS properly

qualified

since the man you propose using is clearly not up to the job.

It's very difficult for a non specialist to tell who is properly
qualified.

--
Martin



When we've had electricians working here I've seen they have quite a bit
of paperwork to complete regarding the installation - A kind of 'self
certification' I think? Is your guy qualified and equipped to do the
testing needed for that? I didn't hire them so I don't know the details.
As for what they put in the greenhouse - can't remember the IP rating
but I can tell you they're like normal 13A sockets but enclosed in a
larger box with a flap type lid that falls down over the inserted plug
and latches down to seal the plug in. I probably wouldn't want to train
a hose on them for any length of time but they are OK for accidental
watering - we certainly don't get any tripping of the RCD by wetting them.

Rod