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EICR failed missing trunking?

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Hi,



I’ve just had an EICR done last week, One item I do not understand and would need an electrician or someone to help please. the EICR report says “MISSING TRUNKING WITH WIRES NOT SUPPORTED C2 SHED.” The cable is clipped on the wood wall in the shed. There are no exposed wires. And the shed is not on escape routes. Does cable need to be in trunking in order to comply with the electrical wire regulation? Is the code 2 correct for this situation?  please see photo.1ff9527a633c65202618bef88f7b0919-original-shed.jpg



Thank you for help


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    Sparkingchip:

    It’s a bit like complaining that your car failed its MOT because a tail light needed replacing.


    Anyone can see that a tail light has failed on a car and anyone with a bit of sense would replace the tail light before taking the car for a MOT, would you start moaning that the car failed its MOT because of the MOT tester did not replace the faulty tail light bulb for you?


    The installation in the photo is not good enough and the person carrying out the inspection and testing is not there to do all the required repairs, but simply to report on the condition of the installation.


    I would not be surprised if the person ordering the EICR thought the shed electrical installation would not even be checked.


    There are people out there who would really struggle to replace a tail light, but it does seem foolish not to check beforehand. Then you can pop down to Halfords and pay somebody to install the new lamp.


    If I were doing an EICR on this property, I would happily reclip the cable to the wall (with permission) on the basis that good service generates custom.


    However, this installation has been failed for "missing trunking", which is rather like an MOT tester saying that the whole lamp cluster needs to be replaced on account of a blown lamp.


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    Sparkingchip:

    It’s a bit like complaining that your car failed its MOT because a tail light needed replacing.


    Anyone can see that a tail light has failed on a car and anyone with a bit of sense would replace the tail light before taking the car for a MOT, would you start moaning that the car failed its MOT because of the MOT tester did not replace the faulty tail light bulb for you?


    The installation in the photo is not good enough and the person carrying out the inspection and testing is not there to do all the required repairs, but simply to report on the condition of the installation.


    I would not be surprised if the person ordering the EICR thought the shed electrical installation would not even be checked.


    There are people out there who would really struggle to replace a tail light, but it does seem foolish not to check beforehand. Then you can pop down to Halfords and pay somebody to install the new lamp.


    If I were doing an EICR on this property, I would happily reclip the cable to the wall (with permission) on the basis that good service generates custom.


    However, this installation has been failed for "missing trunking", which is rather like an MOT tester saying that the whole lamp cluster needs to be replaced on account of a blown lamp.


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