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Old 16-09-2008, 05:37 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Bob Hobden Bob Hobden is offline
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"Nick Maclaren" wrote ...
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| Which is very stupid really isn't it! Do a the job a more dangerous
| way and you don't (officially) need a load of paperwork.

That;s bureaucracy for you! But you can still do it safely, and
then plug the circuit in.

| If you (or a friend) feel confident to do it safely yourself then just
| do it, no one is going to know whether it should or shouldn't have
| 'Part P' paperwork. In reality Part P is a complete waste of time and
| charade, it's pointless and unenforceable.

Until you have a fire or come to sell the house.


The suggestion I was given by a builder friend was to do the job properly
but get some older wire and use that as the post "Part P" stuff is marked.
That way nobody will know when the new wiring was done and will assume pre
"Part P" so there will be no difficult questions.

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Bob Hobden