NIC Certificate query

[ymh]

In the process of selling a house that requires NIC certification, the house was rewired a number of years back to the 16th edition regulations. The dwelling has a TN-S supply with a split board. The lighting, first floor ring main and cooker not protected By an RCD. All other circuits (shower
Ground floor ring, etc) are protected by an RCD. To for-fill the NIC certification process, would the board need to be upgraded to meet the current regulations (all circuits protected by RCD).

 

[buzzlightyear]

In the process of selling a house that requires NIC certification, the house was rewired a number of years back to the 16th edition regulations. The dwelling has a TN-S supply with a split board. The lighting, first floor ring main and cooker not protected By an RCD. All other circuits (shower
Ground floor ring, etc) are protected by an RCD. To for-fill the NIC certification process, would the board need to be upgraded to meet the current regulations (all circuits protected by RCD).

when was the consumer fitted?

 

[westward10]

No but any Report you have carried out should comment on it and if the enclosure of your consumer unit is not flame retardant.

 

[buzzlightyear]

In the process of selling a house that requires NIC certification, the house

considering you should have had on done at the time .a EICR could be done on the condition of the whole installation to the current 17th edition .

 

[Octopus]

The certificate can have other "logo's" on it ........... the NIC does have competitors.............

Depending on the make and model of fuseboard, it may be possible to make changes to the existing unit....

 

[buzzlightyear]

it was not for trump ton town fire brigade we would be still putting in pvc c/u in.

 

[Des 56]

A eicr report is a assessment of safety
If all tests fine,there is no obligation to upgrade anything for a satisfactory report even though it may not conform to all the requirements of the current regulations

If it were the case the installations gaining unsatisfactory assessments would be in the millions

By the way, NIC certification?
I take it you want a private companies certificates based on the IEE model forms that they use to supply their paying members

Being one private company amongst many, did you just mean to specify that particular private company for the report
Why restrict yourself to a particular organisation when personal testing qualification and experience is whats important

 

[Des 56]

1/ An eicr is an assessment of safety of an installation
2/ Inspectors should be qualified and experienced
3/ A install need not be upgraded because it was wired to the 16th edition
4/ A unsatisfactory in this situ would be counted in the millions
or
5/ The NIC form is only one of many private company generated forms


There we have it Bob Geldof

You disagree with the post,fair enough everyone to their own opinion however,with no reply post to consider I'm curious which part ?


Which statement is it that you do not agree
No 4 is a big exaggeration I will admit, but my money is on No5

 

[buzzlightyear]

but my money is on No5

when to look at a job today the insurance company asked for NIC & muppets I mean nap. told him they cant say that .

 

[buzzlightyear]

now let games begin. hand bags a dawn is it!

 

[ymh]

Just to Give an update, the EICR has been completed and the overall assessment of the installation has been deemed unsatisfactory, all test results were fine, however the following received a C2 classification.
1/ Tails from the meter (16mm Double insulated) to the distribution board exceeded 3 metres without overload protection except for the main incoming fuse (they are around 4 metres long as the board was moved from under the stairs into an adjacent room.
2/Ring main on 1st floor is not protected by RCD (as in my opening post, dwelling wired to 16th edition regs)
3/Mains powered smoke detector not in working order.
4/Low voltage spot lights surrounded by loft insulation not covered by fire blanket.
5/Final supply cable joint to Low voltage lights done with open connectors rather than junction boxes.
There was no C1 classifications and 9 C3 classifications

 

[buzzlightyear]

the question, in what year was the consumer was fitted?

 

[Des 56]

1/
Has more to do with the suppliers preference for their fuse to provide protection over short distances only (they sometimes insist on a 3 metre maximum) in which case a consumers would need to provide his own switch fuse
No code
2/
It does not comply with current regs but may have done so when installed,the regs are not retrospective
Code C3

3/
A C2 in this case should be like C 2 it urgently
Its a life saving item that needs addressing urgently, Eicr or no Eicr
4/
Not a good idea to cover these lights,they don't suffer from chilly nights so have no need of a warm duvet
5/
Naughty and/or lazy,things like this tend to make for greater awareness to the potential for other botched working practices