Eicr recommended next test date 3 years due to plastic CU?

[DefyG]

our certificate is valid until 14/02/2024 and after this date, the certificate will be invalid,

Have you had the original C3's rectified? If not you may only get another 3year EICR or may even be C2's now which will force your hand.

 

[vcl00e]

Have you had the original C3's rectified? If not you may only get another 3year EICR or may even be C2's now which will force your hand.

Thanks yeah maybe I should ask them before I schedule the visit.

But it's crazy to think we have to throw out those plastic CUs I got mine new just before the legislation changed to metal Why would a plastic CU even need to be inspected more frequently...

Do you think it's worth getting another company to do the certificate? Some of those C3's asking for things I've never seen before like this one:

"a)Presence of appropriate circuit charts, warning and other notices: a) Provision of circuit charts/schedules or equivalent forms of information"

 

[westward10]

Plastic CUs do not require more frequent inspections. Quoting three years indicates a lack of understanding on their part.

 

[brianmoooore]

There may or may not be valid reasons for limiting the EICR to three years, but it being a plastic CU, per se, is not one.

 

[DefyG]

As we inspect to current/latest regulations (18th Amd2) which states something like, that consumer units in a domestic installation shall be constructed of a 'non combustible material', a plastic one will therefore always be considered a non-compliance and will almost certainly be coded a C3, but agreed its not a reason to have to replace it.

Equally lack of labelling, circuit charts, warning notices [e.g. Reg 514.1.1] etc are also considered a non-compliance and 9 time out of 10 the inspector will recommend an improvement (C3)

As others have said none of the items listed in the original post give immediate concern that warrant a 3year re-inspection interval.

 

[mainline]

There is one reason to have an inspection every three years instead of the five.

It’s more work and money for them