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EICR Codes help for new Landlord.

Former Community Member over 4 years ago

Hi. I hope you are all well and keeping busy in these strange times. I look after a ladies house who has had to move back abroad and now needs to let the property out and so she has had an EICR done which has come back with saying it needs a total rewire for few grand.

What I want to know is can I ask info on here about the codes he has put and if reasonable.

I don't won't to upset anyone by second guessing another trades persons work but I would like an idea if this is right or not?

Thanks you

Regards Lee

0 Sparkingchip over 4 years ago

I have stopped and not completed EICRs after a few minutes, because it is obvious that the place needs rewiring and it would be almost dishonest to take the customers money completing the EICR.

If it obviously needs a new consumer unit and remedial work, but you can see that sections of the original installation can be reused, then crack on and do the EICR.
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0 ebee over 4 years ago

"I have stopped and not completed EICRs after a few minutes, because it is obvious that the place needs rewiring and it would be almost dishonest to take the customers money completing the EICR. "

Ditto that one Sparkingchip

I`d charge a very reduced fee dependant on can I move onto other works therefore not lose out meeself . You gotta be fair to both the customer and yerself.
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0 David Stone over 4 years ago

I detect that the lighting circuits are in conduit, and therefore there is an Earth connection present. The problem is that this EICR is nonsense. It is time that we all did something serious to stop this kind of rip-off nonsense, it is bad for everyone.
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0 Sparkingchip over 4 years ago

davezawadi (David Stone):

I detect that the lighting circuits are in conduit, and therefore there is an Earth connection present. The problem is that this EICR is nonsense. It is time that we all did something serious to stop this kind of rip-off nonsense, it is bad for everyone.

Where did that come from?
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0 mapj1 over 4 years ago

Maybe, but I have seen quite a few 1960s places near my parents with the old twin without earth dropped inside isolated lengths of un-earthed conduits, presumably a throwback to the (then quite recent) rubber cables that could not be directly plastered in, (well not without falling apart a few years later) .

It still makes a re-wire easier of course, but if they are earthed or not can only be determined by inspection/testing. Metal conduit is not always earthed..

regards Mike.
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0 Former Community Member over 4 years ago

Hi. Is anyone in the New Malden area keen to take another look at this job?

Thank you
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0 Former Community Member over 4 years ago

Chris Pearson:
Sparkingchip:

You need to get an opinion from an electrician who can actually have a look at the installation, I don’t know what to suggest regards finding an electrician to do do. [sic]

Well I think that the owner is stuck between a rock and a hard place. There seems to be a sub-optimal EICR, but if she gets another one, why should it be any better and you still don't get around the no RCD no CPC lighting circuits.

On the other hand, the purpose of the new legislation is to safeguard tenants from these shoddy installations.

Being pragmatic, is the inspecting electrician prepared to remedy the issues highlighted above or can you get another electrician who would remedy what needs to be done (CU change?) and issue a satisfactory EICR?

Hi, thanks for this. Are you saying that a electrician could change the consumer unit and then see what faults it throws up and fix those to get it to pass the EICR?

The guy who did the report wants to charge 5k to re wire and possibly have trunking run up the wall externally to sockets etc. Which is not really aesthetically pleasing.

Thanks for all your advice.
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0 Alcomax over 4 years ago
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0 mapj1 over 4 years ago

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However , while such a badger /bodger service may well "sell like hot cakes", (and I fear something like it will exist at the bottom of the market) it probably is in the wrong thread - I fear it does not help the original poster, who needs to find someone happy to unroll a reel of new lighting cable as well as fix the other defects.
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0 Former Community Member over 4 years ago

Alcomax:

Hi Alcomax. Sorry but I don't understand? Unless it is a joke of course.
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