Hi just want to know what you guys and girls do in the following situation.
You've carried out an EICR its failed.
Once the remedials have been carried out do you redo the original EICR so it's Satisfactory?
Or do you fill out minor works certs and give these to the customer along with the original failed report so once cross referenced it results in being satisfactory.
This has been bugging me for awhile now.
Regards TS
Paul4A:
A very interesting question and one I have pondered over myself. I'm not an electrician but rather a facilities manager responsible for commercial buildings, and a handful of domestic properties, though I do have several qualifications including in electrical engineering. The subject is one that I have never had a clear response to despite working with several electrical contractors who were members of different professional bodies.
While I note the references to domestic properties above this very much also applies to commercial properties. I personally can see a place for a minor works being issued post remedial works if the matter does not materially affect the results given in the included circuit schedules. On the other hand, if those are affected, say by investigation of and remedial works that impact a numerical value or say the fitting of an RCBO then a revised EICR would be my suggestion. Could such not be caveated at the front to say that this particular EICR covers only circuits XYZ, or just issue it for those particular circuits ? Just a thought and happy to hear other views so this will be one I will be watching.
I have myself been on the receiving end of many poorly completed EICR's from electrical contractors and have subsequently returned many for correction and improvement.
Paul
Hi Paul,
The MWC we use have a schedule of circuit details and test results, so if you only changed the protective device to an rcbo then this could be used imo.
The only time you cannot use a MWC is if you have installed a new circuit or fuse board as a general rule of thumb, at least that's how I understand it.
Regards TS
Paul4A:
A very interesting question and one I have pondered over myself. I'm not an electrician but rather a facilities manager responsible for commercial buildings, and a handful of domestic properties, though I do have several qualifications including in electrical engineering. The subject is one that I have never had a clear response to despite working with several electrical contractors who were members of different professional bodies.
While I note the references to domestic properties above this very much also applies to commercial properties. I personally can see a place for a minor works being issued post remedial works if the matter does not materially affect the results given in the included circuit schedules. On the other hand, if those are affected, say by investigation of and remedial works that impact a numerical value or say the fitting of an RCBO then a revised EICR would be my suggestion. Could such not be caveated at the front to say that this particular EICR covers only circuits XYZ, or just issue it for those particular circuits ? Just a thought and happy to hear other views so this will be one I will be watching.
I have myself been on the receiving end of many poorly completed EICR's from electrical contractors and have subsequently returned many for correction and improvement.
Paul
Hi Paul,
The MWC we use have a schedule of circuit details and test results, so if you only changed the protective device to an rcbo then this could be used imo.
The only time you cannot use a MWC is if you have installed a new circuit or fuse board as a general rule of thumb, at least that's how I understand it.
Regards TS
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