A family in Great Yarmouth was a victim of a rouge electrician, so called TV programme Cowboy Builders for help.

The recently updated kitchen circuit had a range of problems with it like cables installed incorrectly, no evidence provided that the correct checks were completed on the work to ensure its safety, and no electrical certificates left for the work carried out.

The producers of the Channel 5 show asked NAPIT Inspections Field Officer, James Arthurton, to check the quality of the work and advise on what an electrician should have done in this instance. He then had to disconnect the faulty work then correctly test the kitchen circuit to make sure it was safe to use again.

NAPIT Inspections Field Officer, James Arthurton, meets Cowboy Builders  presenter Dominic Littlewood

James said: “The quality of the work carried out was really poor and I had to completely disconnect the installation. The circuit hadn’t even been switched off when the work was undertaken, making it incredibly dangerous. It’s great that programmes such as Cowboy Builders are out there in order to heavily promote the use of competent, registered installers and to help maintain the high standards associated with our industry.”

To see what happened when NAPIT visited the Great Yarmouth property, find the episode online at www.channel5.com/demand5 (it originally aired at 8pm on 26th August).

For more information about joining NAPIT, visit www.napit.org.uk