ᐅ Electrician quit just before completion, need to find a company to finish the job

Hello everyone,

we hired an electrician who later turned out to be a beginner in the profession. After six months, the installation was far from finished, so we gave him a two-month deadline. He rejected it, terminated the contract without notice, and cut off contact. The case is now with a lawyer. Although the lawyer believes we are in the right, this doesn’t help us in the short term.

Since we cannot wait for a legal dispute that may last years and need to move in, a friend who is an experienced electrician is helping us. However, he does not have a master electrician license. He arranged for a master electrician he knows to complete the meter cabinet and report the meter installation. However, the master electrician will only issue the invoice and sign off up to the meter because he does not want to assume liability for work done by others. He will not connect the supply lines to the individual floors.

Now to the problem. The insurance requires an official inspection or approval. We no longer have this for the entire electrical system. We asked another electrician company, but they also did not want to complete or approve the installation.

So we are facing the absurd situation of having a flawless, almost finished system that no one is willing to approve, which means we cannot move in.

This is not about saving money. We understand that the next company will need to test and check everything, which will involve costs. We have heard of electrical inspections (E-checks). There must be a way to complete the electrical work and have someone sign off, confirming that the house’s electrical system is fully compliant. We want everything to be completely legal, with all the proper procedures followed. Unfortunately, we are now stuck in this strange situation through no fault of our own.

We would be grateful for any advice.

Which insurance company actually "requires" that? In my experience so far, I haven’t come across anyone in our area who wanted to see that. The safety aspect is, of course, one thing, but if your immediate problem is the insurance, I would most likely consider switching providers.

Which postal code area are you in? I can’t offer advice, but I know a company that might be able to handle something like that.

When the meter is installed, the electrical system is automatically approved and registered.
This is a straightforward point.
Only the electrician who is authorized and registered with the utility company, or who has a guest permit or has applied for one, can handle the registration.
No problem at all, I’ve done this myself before.

Edith has something else.
Instead of "utility provider," it should be "network operator,"
since the utility provider does not necessarily have to be the network operator. 😎

Fummelbrett! schrieb:

Which postal code area are you in? I can’t give advice, but I know a company that could handle this.

70000 (Stuttgart/Esslingen district) (Netze BW). That would be great.

Knöpfchen schrieb:

Once the meter is installed, the electrical system is automatically inspected and registered. Period, no exceptions.
Only the electrician who is registered or approved by the utility provider, or has a guest approval applied for or granted, can do the registration.
Not a problem, I’ve done it before.

That’s how the two supervisors who were there and the insurance saw it differently. They would issue a liability disclaimer for the previous work. That doesn’t count as a proper inspection...