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E.I.C.R. Limitations and Safety.

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I have been recently working in an old house where the P.V.C. insulated wiring dates back to the 50's and early 60s. The owner and I have found many bodges made by the previous owner, like single unsheathed wires used on the mains circuits. Also I have found twin cables with exposed cores and joints made by Screwits under the floor. The joints were just left floating in the air above the ceiling below. These items would not normally have been seen during inspection and testing as many bad joints and wrong use of cable were only discovered when thick glass fibre was moved in the lofts.


But, despite the bad practices used, and unapproved jointing methods, no real dangers were found such as heat damaged cables or shock risks mainly because the offending items were not open to touch or exposed.


This does though show the limitation of an E.I.C.R.



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    You have found non-compliances with the current edition of BS 7671 so they should be reported. Then comes the tricky bit of coding the non-compliances. These non-compliances must be a C3 at the very least. This is required to advise the client that it is recommended that he/she upgrades their installation to current safety standards. That way if something goes wrong it stops them saying if only you had told me I would have done something (which in some cases is a defensive lie) "Its all your fault". If you have reported these conditions you are on safe ground s you are making "observations and recommendations" as it says on the form, it is very much up to the client if they accept your recommendations and act upon them as you cannot compel them to do anything.


    There was a reported death of a plumber who reached under a bath whilst touching a copper pipe and came in to contact with an un-enclosed joint. If the wiring is 50s and 60s dated with multiple bodges then without seeing it for me it is going to ne "Unsatisfactory".


    Your report your signature your liability!
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    You have found non-compliances with the current edition of BS 7671 so they should be reported. Then comes the tricky bit of coding the non-compliances. These non-compliances must be a C3 at the very least. This is required to advise the client that it is recommended that he/she upgrades their installation to current safety standards. That way if something goes wrong it stops them saying if only you had told me I would have done something (which in some cases is a defensive lie) "Its all your fault". If you have reported these conditions you are on safe ground s you are making "observations and recommendations" as it says on the form, it is very much up to the client if they accept your recommendations and act upon them as you cannot compel them to do anything.


    There was a reported death of a plumber who reached under a bath whilst touching a copper pipe and came in to contact with an un-enclosed joint. If the wiring is 50s and 60s dated with multiple bodges then without seeing it for me it is going to ne "Unsatisfactory".


    Your report your signature your liability!
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