More and more unlicensed electricians carry out work without declaring it to the grid operator (electricity distributor). It comes to light on the day of an accident — or at the next periodic OIBT inspection (OIBT = the Swiss Low-Voltage Installations Ordinance). Regularisation is possible, and the sooner the better.
The installation is supposed to be 20 years old — and we find equipment from our own generation in it. Often with a great many defects, done by unqualified people.
The owner remains responsible towards the grid operator. Until things are regularised, the file is in default — and every year that passes makes the takeover more complicated.
We inspect the installation as it stands, list what needs to be corrected, a licensed installer takes over and declares the work, and the file is put back in order with the grid operator.
A licensed electrical installer agrees to take over the work in their own name, files the installation notification with the grid operator, corrects what needs correcting, carries out their final inspection — then an independent body, us, carries out the acceptance inspection. We coordinate the whole process and can refer you to companies that accept takeovers.
Between CHF 1500 and 2000 for the administrative steps and the two inspections, excluding the correction of defects. Better to do it now than to discover it during a claim or a spot check by the grid operator.
Prevention is better than cure. Check that the company is listed in the ESTI register of installation licences (ESTI = Swiss Federal Inspectorate for Heavy Current Installations), ask your grid operator whether it knows the company, and take a look at the reviews. We ourselves are listed in the ESTI register — inspection authorisation K-284772-1 — and we help people in this situation get regularised.
Ask your grid operator what is on file for your installation. If in doubt, an inspection takes stock and lists what needs to be regularised.
The current holder of the installation is answerable for it towards the grid operator. The good news: regularisation follows a clear path, and we tell you in advance what it will cost.
The issue will resurface — at the next periodic inspection, during a claim, or during a spot check by the grid operator. The longer the regularisation waits, the more it costs.
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Describe what was done — we tell you what needs to be regularised, in what order, and what it will cost.