Your answers Gentlemen, please. This is indicating a serious problem in the Industry. Trust is now zero. I am disgusted with the behavior of these alleged "inspectors" who are dim, dumb, deaf and blind, and cannot read the BBB. It is not good enough is it?
Of course people ask for EICRs for various reasons. Like if you're about to buy a house, you want to know things such as: is it dangerous right now? Even if it's not dangerous, should I consider a complete rewire before moving in; or at least a CU change; or maybe some things should be fixed up initially? Then, how much life has the installation left? Might it be worth rewiring each room individually when it's that room's turn to be renovated or redecorated?
On the other hand, the statutory consideration for a landlord is (or at least should be): is this dwelling likely to be safe for the next 5 years or so, especially given that it will likely be occupied by a variety of tenants, some of whom will have a casual relationship with safe practices.
Personally I think something akin to at least a subset of the Napit codebreakers should become part of BS7671 (or maybe another standard) that defines how much backwards compatibility should be tolerated in a well-maintained establishment - for one example that all electrical equipment within the zones of a bathroom should be RCD protected. The landlord regs would then make a particular edition of this standard mandatory for rented accommodation. As BS7671 updates over the years, so does this other standard. So the latest edition in 15 years time might mandate all the RCD protection currently mandated by BS7671:2018
Of course people ask for EICRs for various reasons. Like if you're about to buy a house, you want to know things such as: is it dangerous right now? Even if it's not dangerous, should I consider a complete rewire before moving in; or at least a CU change; or maybe some things should be fixed up initially? Then, how much life has the installation left? Might it be worth rewiring each room individually when it's that room's turn to be renovated or redecorated?
On the other hand, the statutory consideration for a landlord is (or at least should be): is this dwelling likely to be safe for the next 5 years or so, especially given that it will likely be occupied by a variety of tenants, some of whom will have a casual relationship with safe practices.
Personally I think something akin to at least a subset of the Napit codebreakers should become part of BS7671 (or maybe another standard) that defines how much backwards compatibility should be tolerated in a well-maintained establishment - for one example that all electrical equipment within the zones of a bathroom should be RCD protected. The landlord regs would then make a particular edition of this standard mandatory for rented accommodation. As BS7671 updates over the years, so does this other standard. So the latest edition in 15 years time might mandate all the RCD protection currently mandated by BS7671:2018
