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EICR

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My friend is going to rent his property out. They had an EICR carrisd out less than 2 years ago with a retest date of 10 years. Since this no additions or alterations have been made to the installation. 

Question is do they need to carry out another EICR and is it classed as a change of tenant? I'm not sure as its a change from owner to tenant and not a change of one tenant to another tenant. Suggestions would be welcomed.
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    No, if the installation cannot remain as it is without substantial repairs and cannot remain as it is how can you justify stating a five year retest period?


    In the last few weeks I have put the retest period as ten years on a house purchasers EICR, the house was rewired four years ago, I&T revealed that the neutral conductor insulation had been cut through on the shower cable within shower unit when the sheath had been cut back so I sleeved it with heat shrink, also a CPC had fell out of the back of a socket which I found and secured in its terminal. That installation will be absolutely fine without being fully tested again for ten years.


    I am not doing EICRs looking for work, but if an installation has a limited life it has a limited life and that needs recording and that’s not my fault.


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    No, if the installation cannot remain as it is without substantial repairs and cannot remain as it is how can you justify stating a five year retest period?


    In the last few weeks I have put the retest period as ten years on a house purchasers EICR, the house was rewired four years ago, I&T revealed that the neutral conductor insulation had been cut through on the shower cable within shower unit when the sheath had been cut back so I sleeved it with heat shrink, also a CPC had fell out of the back of a socket which I found and secured in its terminal. That installation will be absolutely fine without being fully tested again for ten years.


    I am not doing EICRs looking for work, but if an installation has a limited life it has a limited life and that needs recording and that’s not my fault.


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