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Sparkingchip:
Or to put it another way, an electrician doing an EICR should never find a consumer unit in that condition, it is only like that because of other people’s failings.
You're are wonderful when you are angry Sparkingchip. Did the consumer unit cover really come off and the tightness of the terminal screws checked? I wonder.
Z.
Sparkingchip:
Had I inspected and tested this flat it would be classed as unsatisfactory and I would state it needs further inspection and testing code FI because fault finding and any remedial work required is not part of the job of preparing an EICR.
Let's forget the fact that you would need to do 4 of these in a day to make a half-decent wage and pretend that you are doing it for a reasonable fixed price. That is unless, of course you are happy with the EICR as a loss loser on the basis of the profit on remedials.
So you start with your walk around and everything looks reasonably neat and tidy. You are a bit puzzled by the circuit labels, but all is revealed when you have isolated and taken the lid off the CU. We don't actually know what is there, but let's say that the RCD is simply blanking off a couple of ways. What next?
I think that at the very least have to do your ring tests, IR, and Zs for those two rings. If they are not up to scratch, then you can FI them, but IMHO not before.
The next bit depends upon whether the landlord or owner occupier is available or not.
Zoomup:Sparkingchip:
Or to put it another way, an electrician doing an EICR should never find a consumer unit in that condition, it is only like that because of other people’s failings.You're are wonderful when you are angry Sparkingchip. Did the consumer unit cover really come off and the tightness of the terminal screws checked? I wonder.
Z.
I’m back at work with a vengeance and I would be getting a hell of a lot more done if it wasn’t for other people not quite getting what needs to be done ?
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