Electrician Sign-Off
I’ve been having alot of problems with the contractor who after 11 months still hasn’t completed my house renovation. Through Contractors.com I became aware that several complaints have been filed againist this contractor in reference to his electrical work. I persume that his workers are unlicensed because he has to have someone else sign off…
I’ve been having alot of problems with the contractor who after 11 months still hasn’t completed my house renovation. Through Contractors.com I became aware that several complaints have been filed againist this contractor in reference to his electrical work. I persume that his workers are unlicensed because he has to have someone else sign off on the electrical work. There are still several outlets and light switches that need to be installed and the contractors is telling me that the sign off person stated that there are too many outlets and or light switches and he is refusing to sign off on it. I personly think that this is untrue and the contractors doen’t want too to pay for additional electrical work.
I have 2 questions.
How does one know if there are too many outlets/wall switches and what happens if they refuse to sign off the job at the buildings Department?
I can only guess that they are referring to too many points on a circuit; I’ve never heard of too many outlets on a wall, although I suppose that it’s possible….
I seem to recall hearing somewhere along the way that you couldn’t do any more that twelve points on a circuit, but that may have been years ago and outside of NYC. In practice, if you have more than three or four outlets plus lights, it’s probably too much. The electrician does have some leeway, though – even if it is legal, he doesn’t have to sign off on anything that he isn’t comfortable with, since he is technically supervising the work.
If the contractor has done the work, and someone else is signing off on it, then he doesn’t have a license to do electrical work. In that situation, the electrician should have given the contractor some guidelines on how to do it, and either the contractor did not follow the electrician’s instructions, or the electrician changed his mind.
If the DOB doesn’t sign off on it, it will need to be fixed, but without the electrician’s sign-off, it won’t get that far.
Con Edison controls the electricity coming into your home, not what happens once it’s there. You need to look this information up in the Electrical Code or find an electrician that you trust.
http://www.nyc.gov and go to the Department of Buildings. They have links to the code, you can download and search the PDF files.
Alternately, ask an electrical engineer. They will know right away.
try calling con edison. I suggest that because when I upgraded one of the rental units and needed to add outlets, the electrician stated that there were new requirements as far as outlets , distance between them, etc. to bring the rental unit up to code. he also seperated the garden apt electric meter from the parlor floor and added additional outlets to code as well. when con edison came, he walked them thru to inspect the rental units and the meterbox in the basement. I figure they would know what is required.
try calling con edison. I suggest that because when I upgraded one of the rental units and needed to add outlets, the electrician stated that there were new requirements as far as outlets , distance between them, etc. to bring the rental unit up to code. he also seperated the garden apt electric meter from the parlor floor and added additional outlets to code as well. when con edison came, he walked them thru to inspect the rental units and the meterbox in the basement. I figure they would know what is required.
try calling con edison. I suggest that because when I upgraded one of the rental units and needed to add outlets, the electrician stated that there were new requirements as far as outlets , distance between them, etc. to bring the rental unit up to code. he also seperated the garden apt electric meter from the parlor floor and added additional outlets to code as well. when con edison came, he walked them thru to inspect the rental units and the meterbox in the basement. I figure they would know what is required.
What does that mean, too many outlets and light switches? Are there too many on each circuit? Too many in each room? I think you need to find out their definition of “too many” and ask what the remedy to that problem is.