All the specific guidance I can find stating that underfloor heating is notifiable seems to refer to an outdated version of Part P, and I’m trying to understand why generally everywhere still treats it as notifiable.
If a dedicated cable already exists from the consumer unit (so no new circuits are being created), the thermostat (and so connections) are outside of the bathroom as is always required, and the cabling is run under the floor (so is below the finished flood level) it doesn’t look like this should be notifiable and require any sign off, but everything I can find on the topic still seems to be treating it as notifiable works requiring certification by a competent person.
I have no problem paying a qualified person to do the required works, but I do want to ensure that I understand exactly which bits of this are tripping into the regulations and why, as I’m currently seeing a lot if different opinions from professionals as to the required extent of their involvement and amount of testing required, and I don’t want to find out down the line that a requirement was missed.
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If a dedicated cable already exists from the consumer unit (so no new circuits are being created), the thermostat (and so connections) are outside of the bathroom as is always required, and the cabling is run under the floor (so is below the finished flood level) it doesn’t look like this should be notifiable and require any sign off, but everything I can find on the topic still seems to be treating it as notifiable works requiring certification by a competent person.
I have no problem paying a qualified person to do the required works, but I do want to ensure that I understand exactly which bits of this are tripping into the regulations and why, as I’m currently seeing a lot if different opinions from professionals as to the required extent of their involvement and amount of testing required, and I don’t want to find out down the line that a requirement was missed.
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