Ring Main at Consumer unit

His argument is that the time between the insulation failing and and the head fuse "popping" is sufficient for a severe shock to be delivered and that that is doubly dangerous when the shockee is standing on a chair.   Which is why I advised my daughter not to open the door of the cupboard containing the CU.  (Is 20mm of dry wood a good insulator?)


On your second paragraph:  I must be fair to this inspector: He is not touting for work. as he assures that he has more work than he can cope with. 

Buti t is clear that the EICR system is seriously flawed if the same installation can be both satisfactory or unsatisfactory according to who examines it on the same day.   It is interesting to compare this to the MoT test for cars where the standards are far less subjective.  And where, if you do think the Inspector is a rip off merchant there is a DVLA appeals procedure or it only costs £40 to get the test done again by honest John.   With an EICR failure there appears to be no appeal route and it is prohibitivly expensive  to get the inspection done again.


Of course the whole business of frequent updates to the regulations  is a fraudsters charter.   I was once told that my 20 year old property needed a complete rewire because it didn't conform to the 18th edition.  Obviously I didn't fall for that but there are people who would.

His argument is that the time between the insulation failing and and the head fuse "popping" is sufficient for a severe shock to be delivered and that that is doubly dangerous when the shockee is standing on a chair.   Which is why I advised my daughter not to open the door of the cupboard containing the CU.  (Is 20mm of dry wood a good insulator?)


On your second paragraph:  I must be fair to this inspector: He is not touting for work. as he assures that he has more work than he can cope with. 

Buti t is clear that the EICR system is seriously flawed if the same installation can be both satisfactory or unsatisfactory according to who examines it on the same day.   It is interesting to compare this to the MoT test for cars where the standards are far less subjective.  And where, if you do think the Inspector is a rip off merchant there is a DVLA appeals procedure or it only costs £40 to get the test done again by honest John.   With an EICR failure there appears to be no appeal route and it is prohibitivly expensive  to get the inspection done again.


Of course the whole business of frequent updates to the regulations  is a fraudsters charter.   I was once told that my 20 year old property needed a complete rewire because it didn't conform to the 18th edition.  Obviously I didn't fall for that but there are people who would.