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- Went to an electrical chat about the 4th Amendment & EICR coding… FI will now be a satisfactory outcome Green goo C2 even if IR passes..& a rewire if this is the case why not C2 cable with no Cpc… & rewire RCD Type AC C3… any electronic equipment Do the test if it trips […]
- hello everyone, what code would you give if you see multiple usage of connector strips above the false ceiling?! ( to connect ceiling lights together,…etc without using any junction box) Thanks
- I've been asked by a client to visit a rental property he owns to determine whether a replacement consumer unit is required so to comply with the legislation that came into effect on 1st March 2024 whereby all rental properties in Scotland must have one or more RCDs present to protect the socket-outlet circuit(s) as […]
- Hi guys, EICR Have a 125a cammando socket protected by a 100amp 100ma RCCB at the unit and it’s OCPD is the fuses in the cut out rated at 100a. Everything is within 3 meters. System is TT. Firstly is this rating of RCCB and supply suitable for socket? If not how would it be […]
- I’d really appreciate some help understanding these results from an EICR. The report showed that 4.17 was in C2 and I’ve been told I need a new metal consumer unit. The reason was that some circuits are not protected. My flat is around 17 years old and the consumer unit and the report are as […]
- Hi, I bought a 2-bed house 2 years ago that I have rented out. The EICR is due now. Just recently registered with NAPIT and fully qualified. Can I do the inspection and certify myself, when it is my own property?
- Anyone out there doing quality EICR's that are honestly doing 3-4 circuits per hour? I'm no asthmatic snail when it comes to testing but Ive just walked away from a contracting job where the expectation of 4 circuits per hour was required? Im probably putting myself in the firing line for asking such a question, […]
- Hi We have just won a job to provide eicrs to a group of new build properties owned by a local housing association. (5 years old) Each property is fitted with solis mini 1500 4g invertor in the loft for the pv installation. Every single property appears to have a split load board. Hager Type […]
- I usually code no spd with no code or a C3. However I have been sent to check compliance with BS 7671 on some new builds, there is no SPD present. We usually say the date installed does not make a difference to coding but it does in a way. The same may apply if […]
- Company I'm working for has a digital software. I had no RCD/RCBO on a bit 32A socket circuit , and it's bright it up under reg 411.3.3 (7.12.1 & 7.12.2) Reading the rule it to me suggest all circuit should be rcb/RCBO protected if under 32A. Other things I pointed out 32A commando socket hanging […]
- new update available (at my request) it includes the ability to print the electrical danger notification to plain paper and not just the NIC overprint template version now!!!
- What is the case in if you carry out an EICR and you cannot get to the connections of gas/water bonding to get a reading? The gas meter is outside but I see no bond to it. I cannot find the water stop cock. There are a few GY cables at the MET and I […]
- Hi everyone I am in two minds on how to code this on an EICR recently completed. Plastic CU under-stairs and under 150mm to gas meter with a tiny bit of firer retarded board between. By looking through regs I've come to C3 but I'm extremely nervous about it.. C2? Any feedback appreciated. Thanks Georgie.
- I have a situation where we have altered nearly 100 new circuits purely by adding a cable from the supplied isolator to a 3p+n plug to supply pumps. Each isolator is on its own circuit from the local DB and we need to issue certs for all these alterations, I was curious if there was […]
- Hi there, I feel this is a bit of a daft question but, we've received a batch of EICRs that are due in June. Apart from one landlord that asked for the test to be as close to the expiry as possible, no-one else has said anything. I've been helping my "nephew" for the last […]
- 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 531.3. 3 […]
- What’s your thoughts on this, house testing I would say no argument against this, mains isolation & tests can be carried out. Commercial properties where isolation is not possible i certainly would not do a R1+R2 test, also knowing the EOL near impossible. Electrician’s are now deducting the Ze from their Zs & putting this […]
- I have a property that was built (barn conversion) in 2008. I have the corresponding electrical inspection certificate dated 10-Jul-08, which states performed in accordance with BS7671 2001, amended to March 2004. I since had an inspection in 2014 with no issues reported. I have recently had an inspection and have been failed (C2 category, […]
- Hi, New to the forum so hope I'm posting in the correct part and providing enough info for my question. I've carried out an EICR on behalf of a landlord in the communal area of a small apartment block. This block is unusual to most of their stock as a single 3ph DB is located […]
- Hi just a quick one, I know some might say it’s pretty self explanatory but I want to get a few ideas. What are the differences with the eicr codes and when would one be more suitable than the other. I know c1 is immediate danger things like gaping hole in consumer units where you […]