- Reaction score
- 8,177
The advice I received from my scheme (NAPIT) was "it is recommended that you carry out an EICR before a board change to ensure there are no issues that could bite you in the buttocks" (somewhat paraphrased, but you get the picture). Note, recommended, NOT required.
I asked them because I did some basic checks (IR, Zs) on the circuits including an RFC all of which were good during my quote visit, did the board change and found an RFC had an r1 of 11.8kOhms and consequently had the pleasure of figuring out where the problems were before I could finish up and issue the cert, thankfully the customer was understanding, but could have cost me.
So I would add RFC end to end continuity to the list of checks to do. It's worth the time in the long run.
I asked them because I did some basic checks (IR, Zs) on the circuits including an RFC all of which were good during my quote visit, did the board change and found an RFC had an r1 of 11.8kOhms and consequently had the pleasure of figuring out where the problems were before I could finish up and issue the cert, thankfully the customer was understanding, but could have cost me.
So I would add RFC end to end continuity to the list of checks to do. It's worth the time in the long run.