ELECTRICAL INSPECTION services
MANDATORY INSPECTION OF ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONSHe has the deadline established in the Resolution of the Directorate General of Industry of the Community of Madrid (BOCM No. 183 August 2) in which the instructions for regular inspection of electrical installations of residential buildings were approved under the which should be made compulsory inspection of electrical installations all communities of owners whose installation ELECTRICAL INSPECTION been legalized prior to September 18, 2013.
Remember that every community of owners who have more than 25 homes and a contracted power greater than 100 Kw, being forced inspection only services or common electronics community, ie, are required facilities bond (those that bind box or general enclosures, including these, with indoor facilities or receiving user, excluding these) and facilities relating to general building services such as elevators, lobbies, lighting.
The electrical inspection must be performed by authorized inspection agencies (OCA) issued a report stating that if the status of the installation conforms to the regulations or not and the defects found, if it is unfavorable, according to the table contained defects in Annex II of the resolution (Royal Decree ELECTRICAL INSPECTION of 2 August). If the electrical inspection is unfavorable the homeowners have a period to remedy the deficiencies found.
The failure to provide the required electrical inspection by the homeowners or correction of defects found may result in penalties ranging from 3,000 (minor offenses) to 600,000 (very serious offenses) and includes also non- responsibility of the insurance company in case of accident.
The obligation to make compulsory electrical inspection in the community of owners is a good time to take some of the proposed measures to improve the energy efficiency of a condominium and thus achieve greater energy savings, such as can be: the use of low energy lighting or the use of detectors passive infrared presence.