How To Get A Good Electrician

Ok 1 week ago I had a new boiler fitted but because of this the electrician found faults with the electrics, he said the house was unsafe as the electric wires were sitting on the water pipe and the house was not earth bound (his words not mine) he said only opition is full house re-wire but I was also told by a different electrician about Periodic inspection and testing but when I have looked it up on internet websites say it is only valid for non-domestic buildings ?!?!?
So now Iam really confused as what needs to be done and what is going to be the safest (and I am wanting to put the house on the market next year) ……..can anybody give me advice? much appericated

no its not just for non domestic buildings, its all buildings with an electrical supply,
basicly its a check of your whole electrical installation.
for the 1st electrician to say the house needs a whole rewire, without doing such an inspection is wrong.
you may just need remedial work to get you up to current regs.
eg, moving the wire that is touching said pipe, by means of mechanically fixing into place.
earth 'bound'….is acually just calling bonding
which is the connection of your metal pipework, towel rails/heater/radiators to the earthing system, this IS for your safety.
(technically there is no such thing as earth bonding) the two words are not used together in this industry
earthing is a seperate issue and it get very technical to quote
tnc, tt, tncs pme systems would not mean much to most, but to a spark, then we know that they are 4 different types of earthing system.

but as said in other responses, get a couple of more quotes, dont get ripped off, BUT..
dont expect decent electricians to be cheap, (cowboys may be but ARE unsafe), you are paying for their expertise and knowledge and worth every penny for your piece of mind and safety.
and as you are putting the house on the market next year then it is all the more important to get a part p registered spark in to sign off his works

one more tip..
self employed sparks tend to be cheaper (less overheads)
more reliable and workmanship will be better as they have their own reputation to uphold and not a big high falooting company's

<yes im a self emp. spark

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We moved into our house late 2006. When we moved in we had no heating and we had lined up an electrician to install storage heaters and re-wire the house to ensure we had adequate heating through the winter. The electrician then let us down at the last minute and my father-in-law offered to help us do it ourselves at short notice. At the time we were just focusing on getting heating fitted and didn’t even realize that we required part-p cert. My father-in-law is a qualified electrician but does not require part-p for the work he does as he is not self employed. We have now put our house up for sale and this is when it arose that we will need the certificate as it has asked for it in the home information pack. It has now passed a PIR.
My father in law has the following:
City and guilds 2381 16th edition.
Level 3 requirement for electrical installation (BS7671)
City and guilds 2377-200 inspecting and testing.
Domestic Electrical Installers EAL Level 2 Certificate.

Don't panic. Lots of houses have had things done without the buildings regs consent.which should have been obtained, but wasn't. Retrospective consent may be possible. "Lack of Building Regulation Approval" insurance policies are certainly available, and your solicitor will be only too familiar with them. The once-and-for-all premium depends on the value of the house, but £100 is a ball-park figure. But, if you decide to take the insurance route, DON'T make any approach to the building inspector - it's a condition of these policies that you haven't invited attention to the problem, and that you or the new owners won't invite it in the future.

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After replacing some mains voltage halogen spotlights on the domestic lighting circuit with clustered LED bulbs, I noticed a residual glow from them when turned-off. Putting a voltmeter across shows a residual voltage of approx 50v when switched-off. Can you explain please
UK - so 240v domestic supply
Not a dimmer circuit
Surely - if there was leakage to ground - the RCD would be tripping

Induced voltage in the supply wires.
Most commonly seen on 2-way circuits where the wires run //lel with each other for a relatively long portion of their length.

As LEDs use little power, the overall effect of this induced voltage is a ‘glimmer’ in the bulbs. Glimmer can seen on CFL “energy efficient ” bulbs too.

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I have a new conservatory and the electrician has installed a radial circuit, protected by a 20A fuse with an RCD. On the circuit are three double sockets, a fused light switch, and the 3kW underfloor heating.

Will my MCB trip when my wife does the ironing?

My calculation is 3kW heating, + 2.4kW iron -> 5.4kW. 5400/240 = 22.5A.

The electrician who did the work says no, there are no domestic applicances which draw anywhere near 10A. Two other electricians say yes, it will trip.

Thanks
In response to the two answers that I have already received - thank you! I am trying to get enough facts to get the conservatory company to get another electrician in to get the work properly done, before plastering takes place! So if you are an electrician I would appreciate if you could say so - it gives me more ammo!
UK Irons: (from John Lewis - major UK department store)

http://www.johnlewis.com/230412917/Product.aspx
http://www.johnlewis.com/230232685/Product.aspx

There are a lot at 2.4, 2.6 kW.

Hopefully he does better work than his knowledge, or lack of, might indicate…