**CU Changes And YOU**

[Breeze]

just my two cents but i would use an electrical installation condition report rather than installation cert or it looks like you installed it

I don't get how your post is relevant to what I put, forgive my ignorance and please elaborate

 

[davesparks]

just my two cents but i would use an electrical installation condition report rather than installation cert or it looks like you installed it

An EICR is not suitable for certifying any work, it is not a certificate, it is purely a report on an existing installation.
To certify any work carried out you use either an EIC or MWC as appropriate.

 

[Breeze]

just my two cents but i would use an electrical installation condition report rather than installation cert or it looks like you installed it

When the self righteous get it wrong, yes I'm with Dave sparks, an EICR is definitely for a periodic only, ou change a consumer unit you've altered every sing,e circuit you should do an EIC

 

[shanky887614]

eic for board and eicr for circuits or are you putting yourself down as the installer of the circuits on the paperwork?

 

[Breeze]

eic for board and eicr for circuits or are you putting yourself down as the installer of the circuits on the paperwork?

Well the EICR possibly may have come first, the the consumer unit may have come from the findings off it, or the consumer unit has been changed and you have stated that you are connecting existing circuits which and the stated .... And tested them and deemed satisfactory.


sorry for all the ands

 

[Leesparkykent]

The alteration or addition itself (the installation of the replacement consumer unit) should be verified fully in accordance with the requirements of BS 7671 and an Electrical Installation Certificate , detailing the work, should be given to the customer. If a full Electrical Installation Condition Report on the installation has not been provided as part of the work, consideration should be given by the installer to stating this on the certificate with a recommendation this should be done.

 

[Octopus]

eic for board and eicr for circuits or are you putting yourself down as the installer of the circuits on the paperwork?

Tosh.

Description of works.

"Replacement fuseboard."

How does that say you've installed the circuits? It doesn't - it sums up the scope of the EIC.

 

[davesparks]

eic for board and eicr for circuits or are you putting yourself down as the installer of the circuits on the paperwork?

You would normally carry out the EICR as a seperate job before carrying out any other works.
You certainly wouldn't give the customer a free EICR as part of a CU change!

 

[matthodge]

Have a quick look around the installation first, if it looks a bit rough and you don't want to put your name against it then walk. Always tell your customer that you will only proceed with the CU change once you have completed an EICR, if there are any faults you can then quote to repair or rewire and change the CU at the same time, or if there are no faults, you can go ahead with the swap and know there will be no issues later on. Explain this to your customer and if they don't agree to your terms then get out of there. They're either time wasters, want you to do it at foreigner prices or they've something to hide. I've had this rule since I qualified, never fails.

 

[Darkwood]

Have a quick look around the installation first, if it looks a bit rough and you don't want to put your name against it then walk. Always tell your customer that you will only proceed with the CU change once you have completed an EICR, if there are any faults you can then quote to repair or rewire and change the CU at the same time, or if there are no faults, you can go ahead with the swap and know there will be no issues later on. Explain this to your customer and if they don't agree to your terms then get out of there. They're either time wasters, want you to do it at foreigner prices or they've something to hide. I've had this rule since I qualified, never fails.

Welcome to the forum matthodge, your input is welcome but check the posting dates when adding comments, this thread hasn't been active since May and was originally started 5yrs ago.

Ill close the thread now, anyone wishing to add advice can always start a new thread up on the subject, new threads will allow for the various regulations that have since been added or ammended since this thread was started.

 

[Dan]

Just bumping some threads in the Electrical Wiring Theories and Regulations forum category here on our Electricians Forums. If this specific topic isn't current, just ignore it, it'll drop off the list in no time. However, if it's something you'd like to contribute to, feel free to reply and bring it back into current discussion.