Electrical COC questions answered

R850 for a domestic (home) inspection in Pretoria and Centurion: a full inspection and test of your electrical installation. Commercial and industrial properties: Quote on request.

Yes. Shops, offices, factories and complexes: Quote on request, based on the size of the installation. Call 087 655 0596 or book online.

For a property transfer, the COC may not be older than 2 years. Electrical work done after it was issued needs a new COC.

Yes. A valid electrical COC is required for transfer of ownership, and it may not be older than 2 years. The seller arranges it.

Everything from the supply cable entering the property to every point of consumption: DB boards, plugs and switches, wiring matched to the breakers, isolators for fixed appliances, earthing of metal parts and bonding of water pipes.

You get a written COC report listing every item that does not comply. Once those items are fixed, the certificate is issued.

Only a registered electrical contractor. The inspection and tests must be done by a registered person: an electrical tester for single phase, an installation electrician or a master installation electrician.

A blank form is not a certificate. A COC is only valid once a registered person has inspected, tested, completed and signed it.

A prescribed certificate form with a test report attached. It shows the property address, the registered person and their registration number, and the test results.

No. Every COC needs an on-site inspection and tests by a registered person.

The South African national standard for the wiring of premises. Your COC inspection checks the installation against it.

Pretoria and Centurion, from Pretoria East and Pretoria North to Lyttelton, Irene and Eldoraigne.

Online when you book, through PayFast: Visa, Mastercard, SnapScan or Zapper. Your time is confirmed as soon as the payment goes through. Business properties get a quote first.