Electronic Completion Certificate System Improvements

ETCI Cert No. 1 is renamed ‘Completion Certificate for Electrical Installations Less than 50kVA Installations’ and the ETCI Cert No. 2 is renamed ‘Completion Certificate for Electrical Installations greater than or equal to 50kVA Installations’.

The MPRN number system will only allow the correct certificate to be used. The maximum import capacity must be entered on ETCI Cert No. 2. This value must be between 50kVA – 630kVA. This new terminology will be applied to ETCI paper certificates in the near future.

Sub-System Certificates

Cert No. 2 has the new option to enter associated sub-system certificate numbers in the comments box. The user is asked to state if there are sub-systems related to the installation. If the user chooses “No” the message displayed states: Are you sure that there are no sub-systems in this installation. If there are sub-system certificates they must be in your procession before you complete the certificate. The user is requested to enter all sub-system certificate numbers into the comments box of the certificate.

Sending Certificates to ESB

The user can now create a certificate and choose to either submit it to ESB Networks or NOT. The user is presented with a pop-up information dialog box which states:

• Option 1 — Submit new certificate to ESB Networks. Option 1 will complete the certificate and submit the new certificate to ESB Networks for action. This option should only be used when additional involvement of ESB Networks is required at the customer location.
  
• Option 2 — Create new certificate for customer and records only. Option 2 will
  complete the certificate but the new certificate will not be issued to ESB Networks. This option should only be used where additional involvement of ESB Networks is NOT required at the customer location.

Other Improvements

• A contractor may now amend their mobile phone number when completing a new certificate. This facility should be useful when you require the text message from ESB to go to different people in your organisation on different occasions.
  
• The restriction of two print copies of a new certificate has now been removed. You can print as many copies as you wish.
  
• The requirement to enter a minimum number of lighting points, socket outlets or fixed appliances on the ETCI Cert No.1 has been removed, but at least one of the
  three types must have an entry of one or more.
  
• A search facility for contractors has been provided. By clicking on ‘View Certs’ on
  the first page the user can now search for a certificate under cert number (ID) MPRN number, a date range, address and county.