On Wed, 04 Feb 2004 00:48:11 GMT, (Lurch) wrote:

Who said you have to be 16th edition approved to wire anything up.
My Dad's a plumber, he 'does electrics', he's not 16th edition. His
liability insurance covers him on 'other trades'. i.e. insured for
doing 'some' electrical, carpentry etc...

It's possible that in the event something untoward happened as a
result of his electrical plumbing then the insurance company might not
be prepared to underwrite the work.

You can't just assume cover on these things.

Probably worthwhile your Dad considering doing the C&G2381 course at
the local tech - 12 evening classes for around £100 and you get a
certificate at the end (assuming the test is passed - and it's not
difficult to do!).

PoP

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