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Domestic electrics: understand it, and know where to stop

Part P, safe isolation, and the difference between an installation that is old and one that is dangerous.

  • 2modules
  • 2.5CPD hours
  • 85guided minutes
  • Freealways

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About this course

This course will not make you an electrician and does not pretend to. It will make you able to understand your own installation, judge a quote, spot something genuinely dangerous, and know exactly where the law requires you to stop.

It covers Part P and notifiable work, safe isolation as a fixed discipline, what each protective device actually protects, and the difference between earthing and bonding.

The honest position, stated on the course and not buried: use a registered electrician for anything notifiable. It is usually cheaper than notifying building control yourself, it is certified, and it does not surface against you when you sell the house.

What you will be able to do

  • Identify notifiable work and the three lawful routes to compliance
  • Carry out and explain the safe isolation procedure, including proving twice
  • Distinguish MCBs, RCDs, RCBOs and fuses by what each one protects
  • Explain earthing and bonding as separate functions
  • Tell an old installation apart from a dangerous one

Modules

  1. 1 What you may legally do, and what must be certified 40 min study · 4 min script · 4 question knowledge check
  2. 2 Safe isolation, and what protects you 45 min study · 4 min script · 4 question knowledge check

Assessment and certificate

A knowledge check on each module and a final assessment at 80 per cent, unlimited attempts.

A free digital certificate with a verification code. It evidences knowledge only. It is not an electrical qualification, it does not make you a competent person under Part P, and it does not permit you to self certify any work.

Questions

Can I legally rewire my own house?

Part P does not ban you from working on your own installation, but notifiable work must be certified as compliant. In practice that means using a registered electrician or notifying building control in advance and paying their fee. Doing notifiable work and telling nobody is a Building Regulations breach that surfaces at sale.

Do I need a rewire if my consumer unit has no RCDs?

Not necessarily. An installation that complied when built does not become illegal when the standard changes. What needs urgent attention is rubber or lead sheathed cable, absent earthing, scorching at the board, or warm sockets. Get an inspection and a condition report before accepting a rewire quote.

Is a neon screwdriver acceptable for checking if something is live?

No. They give false readings from induced voltage, can fail to indicate a live conductor, and place your body in the current path. Use a two pole voltage indicator to GS38 and prove it before and after use.