Terms and conditions
The ‘Customer’ refers to the person ordering the work.
Installation
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Installations will comply with the latest edition of BS7671 and any amendments in force.
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Any making good or re-decorating, including but not limited to filling in chases is excluded from the quote unless otherwise stated.
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Replacement lights may have a footprint and fixing brackets different to the existing lights, some holes and unpainted walls/ceilings may remain.
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Any rubble and rubbish will be tidied up but left for the customer to dispose of unless otherwise stated.
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Whilst we try to clean up as best we can dust and small bits of rubble may remain.
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Due care will be taken to prevent accidental and unnecessary damage, however if there is accidental or unnecessary damage, Watt & co. Electrical will not be liable to repair or pay for repairs to any damage sustained during the scope of the work.
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Any additional work not in the quote will be subject to a quote before works will be carried out.
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Fault finding may be unsuccessful.
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Materials supplied by Watt & co. Electrical will carry a 3 year warranty; accidental damage and damage by misuse is not covered. Any 3rd party installations or alterations to the property will void the warranty.
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Main and supplementary bonding needs to be satisfactory before any work is carried out.
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Any circuits to be worked on will need to be proven to be satisfactory before work is carried out.
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Certificates can not be given for 3rd party installations.
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Certificates may be released after final payment.
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The client has 3 months from the invoice date to log any complaints.
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Accessories including but not limited to sockets and switches will be white plastic unless otherwise stated.
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The description and scope of the work is liable to change without notice. The installation will be made safe and a variation order will need to be accepted before work can continue if extra work will be needed.
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By accepting the quote the customer agrees to allow Watt & co. Electrical to take pictures, and film the work carried out for, but not limited to promotional material and social media.
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Where the client is supplying the fittings/accessories, they must be new. Used or second hand fittings will not be installed.
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If client supplied materials are faulty then additional charges will incur to replace them.
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Due to further risk of electric shock and potential for future problems to arise, Watt & Co. Electrical will not allow work in the rain. Any delays due to poor weather will not incur an additional cost to the client.
Quotes, invoices, payments and fees
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All work is subject to a quote before it commences.
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Installation work will be subject to a non-refundable deposit before work is carried out unless otherwise stated.
- Price assumes the existing circuits are free from faults. Existing faults may incur additional charges.
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Where labour is carried out on an hourly rate, the total is rounded up to the nearest hour.
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Invoices are due on receipt. Cash and card payments to be made on completion of the project and may be charged to a card we already have on file.
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If the total of an invoice is not paid within 1 month of the 'due by' date, legal action will be taken to re-claim the money. Legal costs, late payment fees, interest and any additional labour fees will be added to the invoice.
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Receipts for materials will not be passed on.
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Future works may not be carried out until outstanding invoices have been paid.
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The scope of the work detailed in the quote is liable to change after the quote has been accepted.
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Quotes are valid for 30 days and the price is subject to change.
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Watt & co. Electrical reserve the right to change the price of the quote without notice.
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By accepting a quote the client agrees to let Watt & co. Electrical keep their contact details.
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Changes to a clients information on certificates or reports will incur a £80+VAT administration fee payable before the release of the new certificate or report.
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If a job gets cancelled through no fault of Watt & co. Electrical, all fees such as but not limited to, wholesalers re-stocking fees will be passed on to the customer.
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Phone calls may be recorded for training and monitoring purposes.
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If the client cancels a job prior to starting then the deposit is non-refundable.
Welfare and access
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Potable running water, electricity and a water closet will be accessible and free of charge. If this is not possible, any hire charges for equipment or welfare facilities will be passed on to the customer.
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If access to the property is not available to carry out works on the agreed date and time, a £80+VAT charge will apply and be added to the final invoice.
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Any return visits to finish a job due to poor access and any time spent waiting for access to a property will be charged at £80+VAT per hour with a minimum 1 hour billable which will be added to the final invoice.
Locations
Services
- appliance connections
- Appliance installation
- bathroom extractor fans
- bonding
- Ceiling light
- commercial
- commercial electrician
- Consumer unit upgrades
- domestic
- domestic electrician
- Downlights
- EICR
- electric heating
- electric underfloor heating
- electrical contractor
- Electrical installation condition report
- Extension
- extractor fans
- fault finding
- fault findsing
- flood light
- Full re-wire
- Fuseboard upgrades
- Fusebox upgrades
- garden lighting
- garden lights
- gas bonding
- Heat alarm
- Heat alarm replacement
- Heat detector
- Heat detector replacement
- inspections
- Kitchen electrics
- Kitchen re-wire
- Landlord certificate
- Landlord report
- New consumer unit
- New downlights
- New downlights
- New extension
- New fuseboard
- New fusebox
- New heat alarm
- New heat detector
- New kitchen
- New lights
- New outside socket
- New smoke alarm
- New smoke detector
- New socket
- New wall light
- Outside light
- Outside socket
- Outside socket replacement
- Partial re-wire
- periodic inspection
- Re-wire
- Replace socket
- Replacement downlights
- Replacement lights
- Replacement socket
- safety report
- Security light
- Shower installation
- Showers
- Smoke alarm
- Smoke alarm replacement
- Smoke detector
- Smoke detector replacement
- special location
- testing
- underfloor heating
- Wall light
- water bonding