PIR cert

James sparks · Mar 28, 2013

Hi,

Can a PIR cert still be used for installations over 100A TPN? I've seen a few that have been issued this year but am not sure. The NIC helpline wasn't very helpful and just wanted to sell me some of their EICRs for over 100A.

Thanks
James

Brightspark2 · Mar 28, 2013

No...you need a EICR...

markc123 · Mar 28, 2013

You know sparks that are still using PIRs...is that because they can't be arsed to buy EICR...when the EICR came out, all our leftover PIR's were ripped up and shredded.

Slap the sparks for using PIRS...lazy, been tight, unprofessional and just simply...wrong, IMO.

markc123 · Mar 28, 2013

Infact im sure the ECA, NICEIC and everyone issued a date that you could know longer user PIR's from. Scrap my unprofessional comment, i think the use of PIR's now is forbidden.

Stand to be corrected.

somersetsparks · Mar 28, 2013

markc123 said:
Infact im sure the ECA, NICEIC and everyone issued a date that you could know longer user PIR's from. Scrap my unprofessional comment, i think the use of PIR's now is forbidden.

Stand to be corrected.

We are still using them on testing contracts which began before the EICR, I believe the number is dwindling fast.