Trials and Tribulations of Eco installs.

[chris_n]

I agree. I wasnt happy at all.
The electrician was, lets just say, highly tempremental with me when i questioned him over the wrongly wired switch and not checking the system.
As a person who was alone in the house at the time and suffers from ptsd from an assault 2 years ago, i felt much more comfortable letting him finish his work and leaving, complaining to NICEIC and the company about it instead, knowing NICEIC would at least have my back even if the company didnt, than having a confrontation in my own house over shoddy work.

It helps alot having NICEIC overseeing everything. They hadnt reviewed the install before the arcing issue was found, but i have no doubt they would have been all over it, especially with the issues pointed out to them.
They dont take sides, they mediate and make sure that installations are to a suitable standard, and i felt safer letting them get it done right for me.
The company were not best pleased with this particular electricians attitude on the job either. And they were of course happy to pay the emergency work needed.

It all worked out okay in the end, but shouldnt be this difficult.

Of course it shouldn't but it's no wonder the general public hate 'tradesmen'.