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Quote the consumer unit while the cover is off, keep every board's readings at its address, and send the invoice before the van is loaded. Free up to 20 jobs a month.

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A consumer unit upgrade and lighting quote in pounds in the Chippie app, with site photos of the old fuse box and the new consumer unit

Key takeaways

  1. Consumer unit swaps, rewires and EV charger installs quoted on site, with the unit, cable and labour on separate lines and VAT at 20% worked out in pounds.
  2. Every board, RCD, emergency light and EV charger is kept at its address, with its readings from every visit and photos of how you left it.
  3. The customer accepts the quote from their email, it becomes the job, and the same lines become the invoice, sent before you leave with your sort code and account number on it.
  4. Your NICEIC or NAPIT number goes in once and prints on every quote, invoice and service report.

How an electrical job runs in Chippie#

A consumer unit upgrade for a homeowner in Bristol, from the quote at the board to the invoice paid. Callouts and test visits run the same way.

  1. Quote on site

    Consumer unit, downlights, cable and labour itemised with VAT at 20%, a photo of the old board attached, sent before you leave the house.

  2. Accepted from the email

    Rachel accepts on her phone. The quote becomes the job, and its invoice is drafted from the same lines.

  3. Do the work

    Where the board is and how to get in sit on the site. The new consumer unit's photo and readings go on the job as you finish, and Rachel signs it off on your phone.

  4. Invoice before you leave

    Complete the job and the invoice is ready to send, in pounds with VAT and your sort code and account number on it.

  5. Paid

    Mark it paid when the transfer lands. On Professional and Team, Xero gets the invoice and the payment, and an invoice paid in Xero shows as paid here.

Quote #6Job #4Invoice #4

Rachel Turner

Ashley Road, Bristol

Pending quote Accepted Ready In progress Pending Sent Paid

Description

Consumer unit upgrade and lighting. Replace the old fuse box with a new consumer unit with RCBO protection, fit eight LED downlights in the living room, and add a double weatherproof socket by the back patio. Labour, consumer unit and fittings on their own lines.

Photos

Old fuse box New consumer unit in

Line items

  • Consumer unit, 10-way with RCBOs£480.00
  • Eight LED downlights£280.00
  • Weatherproof double socket£110.00
  • Cable and fittings£160.00
  • Labour, two days£920.00

Total£1,950.00

Synced to Xero

When Rachel rings in two years about a tripping circuit, the answer is on the job: the old fuse box as you found it, the new consumer unit as you left it, its readings, the quote, and the invoice it was paid against.

What Chippie does for electricians#

  • Quote it with the cover off. Consumer unit, RCBOs, cable and labour as separate lines, VAT at 20%, a photo of the old board attached, sent from the phone. A homeowner who can see why the fuse box has to go can accept while you are still in the hall.
  • Every board keeps its readings. Add the ready-made electrical types once in Settings: boards, RCDs, emergency lighting, EV chargers. Each one at an address keeps its insulation resistance, earth continuity and trip times from every visit, so the next test starts from the last one. The service report sends the customer the readings, photos and their signature, with no prices on it.
  • Callouts that reach the invoice. A socket moved, a tripping RCD traced, a security light swapped. Half an hour each, and easy to forget by the weekend. The invoice goes before you leave, with your sort code and account number on it.

What changes when the paperwork moves to the phone#

What changes, job by job
  The old way With Chippie
Quoting Priced from memory after the last job of the day Unit, cable and labour itemised on site
Test results Readings on a pad, typed up at night Recorded against each board on the job
Repeat testing Due dates in a spreadsheet A recurring job makes each visit, ready to book
No signal Nothing loads in a loft or a cellar Opened jobs and quotes still open and edit
Callouts Half-hour jobs that never make an invoice Invoiced before you leave the property
What you found Photos in the camera roll, notes on the back of a job sheet Before and after photos on the job, beside its invoice

Electricians: your questions#

Can I put my NICEIC or NAPIT number on quotes and invoices?
Yes. Add it once on the Business Info tab in Settings and it prints on every quote, invoice and service report.
Can Chippie keep the test readings for each board?
Yes. Add the ready-made electrical types on the Assets tab in Settings, then add each board, RCD or charger on the customer's site. On each visit you record its readings on the job, and the board's own page shows every result it has had.
Can Chippie book repeat test visits?
Yes. Make the job recurring and choose how often. Chippie makes each visit as a job of its own, ready to book and invoice.
Does Chippie handle UK VAT?
Yes. With your country set to the United Kingdom, quotes and invoices are in pounds and carry your VAT number and VAT at 20%. Not registered? Answer No to "Are you registered for VAT?" on the Tax tab in Settings, and your documents show no VAT.
Does Chippie work with Making Tax Digital?
Yes, through Xero. On Professional and Team, Chippie sends your customers, invoices and payments to Xero, and an invoice paid in Xero shows as paid in Chippie. Xero is HMRC-recognised software for your Making Tax Digital VAT returns.
Does Chippie work with no signal?
Yes. Your week's visits and the jobs and quotes you have opened stay on the phone. With no signal you can open them, change prices and lines, add photos, get your customer's signature and send the quote. It all goes through when the phone is back in range.

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