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Me thinks the OP has got the picture now;

EICR has been defined a few times, Best Practise Guide 4 posted twice, me Guide 5, discussion on fire safety, down light recommendation & pricing. Who says we don't dish out advice for free :D
 
Me thinks the OP has got the picture now;

EICR has been defined a few times, Best Practise Guide 4 posted twice, me Guide 5, discussion on fire safety, down light recommendation & pricing. Who says we don't dish out advice for free :D
Yes everyone has been very helpful - thank you.

I will wait and see what the electrician says about the reason for replacing them and take from there. I do want to do the right thing, but not waste a lot of money doing so.

Cheers:)
 
Yes everyone has been very helpful - thank you.

I will wait and see what the electrician says about the reason for replacing them and take from there. I do want to do the right thing, but not waste a lot of money doing so.

Cheers:)
who employed the electrician and were they recommended/preferred contractor by the agent.
 
Just to add the guidance for periods between an electrical inspection is 5 years or tenancy change , as for the observation on the down lights i have found in the past that some electrians think the point of a fire ratted fitting is the protect the fabric of the building be damaged by the down light , not that it is to prevent the spread of fire, as others have said those halogen lights give off a lot of heat , if they are the 230 volt lamps you could easily replace them yourself with led lamps which produce very little heat and will save you tenant a couple of quid on the lecky bill
 
A blast from the past.
Indeed, way out of date, especially as the 18th is here and the other BRs that it refers to may also have changed.

It is also a very general GUIDE, like the OSG, (not a regulation) and it has a number of items in there that are done "because that's the way its always been done" and do not have a BS7671 regulation to back them up.
 
EICR is compulsory for let properties in Scotland.
Malicious rumour had it that nicola was dating a spark.
Letting agents aren't all bad, but many of them are useless, hence the new legislation that they all have to be registered and licensed. Like that'll help?
I never use an agent, do it myself, choose my contractors, keep control of every stage. OK, if you've got multiple properties, that's a different proposition, but if only 1 or 2, it's DIY time. (NOT for the electrics, I mean for the management)
 

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