Electrical certificate of compliance (COC)
Selling your house, renting it out, or the insurer has asked for one. We inspect and test the installation, list and quote anything that fails, and issue the COC once it complies.
Call-out from R450· written quote before any work starts
When to call
Sound familiar?
- You are selling and the offer to purchase asks for a COC
- The existing COC is more than two years old, or work has been done since
- You are letting the property to a new tenant
- An insurer has asked for one after a claim
- You have bought a house and want to know what you really have
How the job runs
What we do, in order.
- 01
Inspect and test
The DB board, earthing and bonding, earth leakage, every circuit and fixed appliance, tested against SANS 10142-1.
- 02
The fail list, quoted
Anything that does not comply, in writing, with a price to put it right. You approve before any work starts.
- 03
Remedial work
The faults fixed by the same registered electrician.
- 04
Certificate issued
The COC with the test report, ready for your conveyancer.
The certificate
Electrical certificate of compliance
The Electrical Installation Regulations, 2009 require a valid COC before ownership of a property is transferred, and treat a certificate older than two years, or one issued before later changes, as not good enough for a transfer. Only a registered electrical contractor can issue it. A COC covers the fixed installation: the board, wiring, plugs, lights and fixed appliances like the geyser and stove, not appliances that plug in.
What moves the price
A written quote, before anything starts.
The call-out starts from R450. Every house is different, so the work itself is quoted after seeing the problem, in writing, and nothing beyond making it safe starts until you approve. These are the things that decide that number.
- Size of the house and the number of circuits
- Outbuildings, a cottage, a pool or a gate motor on their own circuits
- What fails the inspection and has to be fixed
- Whether earthing and bonding are in place, which older houses often lack
Questions
What people ask us.
- Who pays for the COC when I sell?
- The seller normally, as the offer to purchase usually makes it the seller's obligation. Check your agreement.
- How long does a COC take?
- The inspection is usually a visit. If the installation fails, the time depends on what has to be fixed. Tell us your transfer date and we plan around it.
- Is an electric fence covered?
- No. An electric fence has its own certificate, issued by a registered electric fence installer, and is needed when a property with an electric fence changes hands.
- Do I need a water or plumbing certificate to sell in Gauteng?
- No. A water installation certificate on transfer is a City of Cape Town rule, not a Johannesburg or Ekurhuleni one. You need the electrical COC, the electric fence certificate if there is a fence, and the gas certificate if there is gas.
- Do I need a gas certificate too?
- If the house has a gas installation, yes: a gas certificate of conformity is needed on sale. We can do both. See the gas page.
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Tell us what is wrong.
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A few details is enough. Someone who knows the trade calls you to understand the problem before anyone is sent out.