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  1. S

    What code for this EICR if any

    Hi I am carrying out an EICR. I have a garage mini sub DB supplied via 2 x 2.5mm T&E equivalent 5.0mm protected at main DB by a 32A mcb. I know this is bad practice to install unless using bigger SWA to achieve required csa's in awkward spaces to terminiate. My question is what code is this? Im...
  3. frontier219

    Landlord's EICR query

    Afternoon all, Just wondering what everyone's response to the following scenario is. Letting agents have asked us to carry out an EICR. There was a previous failed EICR that has been lost and isn't able to be retrieved. We were told that the landlord had had their own electrician in to carry...
  4. cliffed

    EICR & IR Testing so many cables

    Just your thinking on this… Doing Remedials on a EICR … the DB is a old Wylex with MCB”S/RCD Its a 10 way… rammed packed with cabling,,,the Neutral/Earth connections are a nightmare to get at. The IR measurements are not good coming in around 0.154 MOhms. I'm hesitant in actually disconnecting...
  5. L

    More EICR trickery ..

    EICR for a property with some nasty C1's (Really Burnt sockets etc etc ). Nothing listed as been a issue .Full "pass" .But filled in and recorded 24 hours before inspection. Now the fun bit....The management company have had the council contact them and demanded tenants forward copies from...
  6. CopiamElectrical

    Fuse board upgrade (PRIVATE)

    Hey guys, Im starting to put my company out there more. And this is all a new journey for me being an apprentice and now being qualified/2391-52 qualified as well. I was speaking to a friend about how he would go about a board change which I don’t agree with. tell customer a fixed price...
  7. O

    Electrical inspection EICR no RCD

    Did a couple of inspections on 2 x 2 bed ground floor flood damaged flats today, only 4 circuits in each, bizarrely one socket circuit and 2 lighting circuits and one cooker circuit in each. Just a 4 way MCB consumer unit in each without RCD protection on any circuit, built and wired in the...
  8. H

    EICR Test Fail, before and after

    Hi, recently had an EICR test done by 'Landlord Certificates' which failed due to circuite 3 having two radial circuits into a single 32amp MCB, they advised splitting it into two 20amp MCB's and quoted £174 including EICR certificate. The Electrian appears to have simply taken out the 32amp...
  9. Cazieb2004

    EICR, is amendment 2020 still valid?

    I have had an EICR carried out by a NAPIT member, but I have noticed the certificate states ‘The inspection and testing detailed within this report and accompanying schedule has been carried out in accordance with BS 7671: 2018 amended to 2020’ Does this make my certificate invalid as I have...
  10. baldelectrician

    EICR question, OLD AC RCD- code 3 or no code?

    With regards to Regulation 531.3. 3 of BS 7671:2018+A2:2022 Older AC type RCD's are prone to being blinded by dc leakage from other items plugged in to the property. In other words this RCD may fail to operate when other electronic items are plugged in which leak DC in to the mains. Regulation...
  11. UKMeterman

    Electrician Eicr required Domestic Newport Wales

    I am looking for an Electrician to do an EICR on a small flat in Newport Wales
  12. UKMeterman

    Shower and cooker circuits shown as 2.5mm2 on shedule but overall condition satisfactory

    I am reviewing a EICR for a property I am buying. The vendor has had the EICR done, but both the Cooker and Shower are on 40A 60898 B curve mcbs and the cable type is shown as 2.5mm2 type A install methord C. I suspect a clerical error but as it is in the vendor document pack what would you...
  13. punkin

    Lost EICR Periodic Inspection

    Our company in the UK had its Periodic Inspection done over a year ago but now we’ve lost the EICR. We’ve contacted the company who did the inspection for another EICR, but they’ve said they have lost our report because of a server crash. They’ve told us we have to have the inspection done...
  14. KevinH

    Napit Fast test EICR form query

    Has anyone on here using the Napit Fast test software for EICR's noticed that in the section "Extent and Limitations of Inspection and Testing" there is a box marked "Extent of Termination Sampling" which needs to be filled in. This must be a very recent addition, or it's been longer than I...
  15. L

    11 years tenant without gas safe check . And No EICR

    Went to fix a simple issue for someone . Then realised they where tenants and asked if they had a copy of the EICR ....NOPE . Turns out no Gas safe inspections for 11 years . And the landlord is demanding a stupid rent increase . Now here is the good bit . ~~They are 100% booked to leave the UK...
  16. J

    New Consumer Unit - Electrician issued an EICR not EIC?

    Hi, new member here! Thanks for any advice in advance. This week I got a new consumer unit installed. The electrician has just sent me through an EICR certificate. From what I had read I was under the impression that I needed an EIC form rather than an EICR. Is this the case? Is an EICR form...
  17. M

    UK EICR failures in rented accommodation.

    Hi All, I am looking for some expert advice on EICR sets etc. I live in a rented house which has a private water supply, meaning we have to change particle filters regularly. The filter housing sits almost directly over a horizontally laid twin 13 amp socket, which powers the adjacent UVC...
  18. PuddingMan

    Need to get new EICR after installing EV Charger?

    Hello everyone! I am curious to know if we need a new Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) after installing an electric vehicle charger at our property. Does anyone have any knowledge or experience with this? Any advice would be appreciated. The most recent EICR was only issued in...
  19. S

    Undersized main earth on eicr

    Hi all, just looking for guidance on how you would code a 2.5mm main earthing conductor on a property with 10mm line conductor. Basically on a massenette the one below has the incoming supply, and the one above I'm working in is looped supply off it the one below, 10mm tails in conduit with...
  20. captaincaveman

    EICR code for over rated shower

    Hello guys n gals, Did n EICR other week in a flat where the shower circuit was 40A mcb with RCD protection, 6mm cable. Only about 10M run. The 8.5kw shower had been replaced by the tenant for a 10.5kw one (old one was still in the cupboard is how I know). Unusually, the installation supply...
  21. 1

    Help Understanding EICR

    I would greatly appreciate if someone could help me understand the following outcomes on an EICR. I am being advised it needs a total rewire but I am a layman. The wiring is approx 30. Years old. 4 circuits, 2 x lights, one mains (incl kitchen), one for living room. We will be renovating the...

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