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Recommended checks before CU change

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As most of you know I’ve only been qualified for just over a year and I’ve got a quote to do for a cu upgrade.


I know I’m nowhere experienced enough to do EICR’s yet, but what would you guys recommend I check/test before doing the cu upgrade and should I do these checks/tests at the quote stage?
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    “The above quote for your cu change is based on a trouble free installation and subsequent testing, if during the testing stage any serious faults arise, these must be remedied before the work can be signed off.  Your agreement to go ahead with the said works, is also an agreement to remedy ant faults arising from the cu change and that you understand that these remedial works are chargeable and NOT included in the original quote.”




    That forces the customer into an open-ended commitment. "Ooh, while checking the circuits, I discovered that the cabling was old and so did a complete rewire; here's the bill". You might want something along the lines of "£X for an initial inspection and test plus £Y for a straight CU swap. If after initial inspection, significant defects are found, these will be further quoted for, and the customer can chose at that point whether to proceed with the fixes and/or CU change".

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    “The above quote for your cu change is based on a trouble free installation and subsequent testing, if during the testing stage any serious faults arise, these must be remedied before the work can be signed off.  Your agreement to go ahead with the said works, is also an agreement to remedy ant faults arising from the cu change and that you understand that these remedial works are chargeable and NOT included in the original quote.”




    That forces the customer into an open-ended commitment. "Ooh, while checking the circuits, I discovered that the cabling was old and so did a complete rewire; here's the bill". You might want something along the lines of "£X for an initial inspection and test plus £Y for a straight CU swap. If after initial inspection, significant defects are found, these will be further quoted for, and the customer can chose at that point whether to proceed with the fixes and/or CU change".

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