CoVs
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2020 1:58 pm
Hi,
Im not sure if this is the right forum for this post?
Anyway, Im just wondering what you guys do when carrying out CoVs for installations that have been disconnected greater than 6 months. The few that I have done have all had no issues, therefore I could issue the CoV on the spot. But I did one today for an Electrician on a house that was built in the early 60s. There are a few issues that need resolve before the power can be put back on. ie. O/H lines are too close to carport attached to house (within 100mm of the roofing Iron), smashed power points hanging off walls, poor Insulation Resistance tests on various circuits etc.
How to you guys go about situations like this? Do you give the Electrician (who does the work for the property manager) a list of things that need attention, then complete and issue the CoV once the non complaint work has been updated. Or issue the CoV with the list of things that need attention and hope they resolve it before the power goes on. From what I've herd from others, no one reads the CoV and power usually gets restored without any of the safety issues being fixed.
Thanks
Im not sure if this is the right forum for this post?
Anyway, Im just wondering what you guys do when carrying out CoVs for installations that have been disconnected greater than 6 months. The few that I have done have all had no issues, therefore I could issue the CoV on the spot. But I did one today for an Electrician on a house that was built in the early 60s. There are a few issues that need resolve before the power can be put back on. ie. O/H lines are too close to carport attached to house (within 100mm of the roofing Iron), smashed power points hanging off walls, poor Insulation Resistance tests on various circuits etc.
How to you guys go about situations like this? Do you give the Electrician (who does the work for the property manager) a list of things that need attention, then complete and issue the CoV once the non complaint work has been updated. Or issue the CoV with the list of things that need attention and hope they resolve it before the power goes on. From what I've herd from others, no one reads the CoV and power usually gets restored without any of the safety issues being fixed.
Thanks