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    Need some advice please

    You're pulling my balls aren't you :rolleyes: :p Yes it's smelly because the Landlord knew what work needed doing prior to the contract being signed + they had a survey beforehand. Bearing in mind their solicitor would have know what work needed doing because he had the report, but nothing...
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    It is. It used to be a house. It's one of those minimal 70's installations when all the occupier had was a TV, radio and washing machine. If you saw it you'd know what I mean. Has rewire written all over it. It only appears to be a ring because both radials are in the same RCBO back at the...
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    Thanks. I get the feeling the landlord would prefer a handyman due to cost. He's said he is willing to foot the bill for the rewire, yeah right. I've told my wife's cousin to stand his ground if the landlord insists on having his own handymen. Why the regs are lenient for commercial property...
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    No it hasn't been rewired. It's had new wiring JB'd to the older existing wiring. Old colours at the board to 2 sockets (Thought it was a ring to start off with) Then new colours at other sockets, then old colour radials at other sockets. All on the same circuit. It's definitely 2 radials...
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    Haha. Don't take it personally. Blame my parents for my dry sense of humour. I'd say the solicitor know exactly what he was doing to make sure the landlord wasn't out of pocket for long. If the contract doesn't get renewed he doesn't get paid. Thanks for your input BTW.
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    Need some advice please

    No, the lighting has been JB'd all over the place. It has 3 cables in one RCBO. One up/one down, and one for the rear of the building. (I pulled them out one by one and switched on the lighting) + There is a bank of redundant switches that is no longer in use. the place is a mess. I'm not...
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    10 years.
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    Well said and very true. This appears to be the case my wife's cousin is having right now. I only saw the EICR yesterday and sighed. Gave them the low down and now a can of worms has opened.
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    Exactly! The whole thing stinks. I suggested they null the contract and hand back the keys. They were supposed to open in a couple of weeks, now it seems like they won't be able to open until at least February 2018.
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    Have you ever rewired a property and put 3 different lighting circuits in one breaker? NO is my guess, so I have no idea what you are talking about. The ring main isn't a ring main. It's 2 radial circuits. 70's wiring with new colour cables added by JB's, do keep up mate.
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    The report was carried out last month and should have been done to the current regs as his EICR report states. Not getting the keys before the contract is signed. The lawyer missing the word 'Unsatisfactory' on the EICR report. It's all dubious.
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    ???? It's simple. If you change a CU and have three lighting circuits you should test and separate them. The handyman who installed the board didn't do that. Nether did he split the 2 radial circuits onto their own RCBO's. Instead he put them on one 32A RCBO. 3 lighting circuits on one...
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    Need some advice please

    I'm retired from Electrical contracting. My wife's cousin has signed a long term lease on the building and was hoping to open the doors in a couple of weeks. They had the decorators in, sockets started tripping. Calls me asking for advice. I pop over for a look and give them the gory details...
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    Yes we have the report. It seems the report was carried out half heartedly without diligence and a regard for the regs. Nothing about 3 lighting cables in one RCBO, nothing about the visible damage, nothing about the installation not having a certificate even though the CU was changed, nothing...
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    I would, but I fear the mudslinging will start if someone here recognises the handwriting of the person who wrote the report. Not going down that route. Just looked at the report again and it was a full EICR as stated on the first page.

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