Eicr

[dlt27]

Hi all, I have done a few EICR's before however could do with a bit of advice on what codes you more experienced guys would give these observations;
1 Old 3036 DB made up of wooden base/back. (C3?)
2 Underszed main bond. (C3?)
3 Cooker switch mounted 18" above cooker (C3?)
4 Mutiple cct's in MCB (C3?)
Thanks for any input.

 

[Plonker 3]

Care to explain why you have coded 1,2 and 4 as you have?

 

[Guest125]

There is no correct answer but you need to be confident with your own answers. Off the bat without seeing I would say:

1) C2 - wooden base DB coukd potentialy be dangerous.
2) C3 - as long as continuity is adequate.
3) C2 - potentially dangerous
4) C3 - as long as OCPD is rated appropriately to the conductor sizes.

 

[Guest77]

IMO you have 1 out of the 4 correct, 3 wrong.

 

[uksparks]

IMO you have 1 out of the 4 correct, 3 wrong.

Care to share your thoughts?

 

[Plonker 3]

IMO you have 1 out of the 4 correct, 3 wrong.

You referring to the OP or UKESrail?

 

[telectrix]

1,2,4, no code. maybe a comment for 2 & 4.

3. C3.

IMO.edit: 2. code if <6mm.

 

[uksparks]

There is no correct answer but you need to be confident with your own answers. Off the bat without seeing I would say:

1) C2 - wooden base DB coukd potentialy be dangerous.
2) C3 - as long as continuity is adequate.
3) C2 - potentially dangerous
4) C3 - as long as OCPD is rated appropriately to the conductor sizes.

i think I'd probably agree with this and say the same.

 

[uksparks]

It's all a bit open to interpretation isn't it, probably thinking about it make the cooker switch a C3, the DB with wooden back, thinking about it again, I'd be C2.5, sitting on the fence.

 

[test electrical]

The NIC do a testing and inspection on site guide, which will be going on the cheap now because of the new rules. There's a quick guide to codes in it, which is handy with the codes and regs numbers that correspond to them. 99% of them will still be good

 

[Guest77]

See post 7, it isn't far off the mark IMO.

 

[Guest125]

See post 7, it isn't far off the mark IMO.

Ohhh I disagree there. Undersized earth - not dangerous but could be improved.

Wooden board - really?

multiple circuits - again not dangerous but could be improved

 

[123]

How can multiple circuits be in one MCB? It's one circuit!

If that's an EICR coding every new install I do will have a coding as the Smokies and a commonly used lighting circuit (yet to find an uncommonly used lighting circuit in domestic!!) are in together.

 

[123]

Ohhh I disagree there. Undersized earth - not dangerous but could be improved.

Wooden board - really?

multiple circuits - again not dangerous but could be improved

In a year we'll be coding up the plastic ones too no doubt!

 

[Leesparkykent]

Deleted as link didn't work.

 

[Leesparkykent]

http://edmundson-electrical.voltili...ager/webinar/eca/march/PresentationSlides.pdf

page 56.

 

[test electrical]

Any body has a wooden CU tell them they need a rewire, ask them if they can afford it and get out of there. Do not do anything last man in is responsible fail it on a visual charge them £30 quid and get out of there.

 

[123]

Any body has a wooden CU tell them they need a rewire, ask them if they can afford it and get out of there. Do not do anything last man in is responsible fail it on a visual charge them £30 quid and get out of there.

Total and utter nonsense!

 

[dlt27]

I recently done a niceic solar course down south. The guy carrying out the course also carried out courses in eicr's. I put the question to him about what codes I should put to various observations ie ones that were safe but not up to current regs. (Ones I didn't think deserved a code). His reply was that anything that wasn't up to current regs. should be a code 3 because it would enhance the installation . I asked well why do away with the old code 4 then! I said I thought an eicr was carried out to see if an installation was in a safe condition not to see if it was up to current regs.
However he wouldn't have any of it...

 

[TJ Anderson]

Total and utter nonsense!

Reckon he was waiting for a bite boss!