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Failed EICR

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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

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    Sparkingchip: 
     

    Question 1.

    A potential customer asks for a quote to replace a consumer unit after you did an EICR for them, do you just copy the test results off the original EICR?

    Question 2.

    The same, but someone else did the EICR, do you copy their test results onto your EIC for the new consumer uni?

     

    Many of the tests could potentially be undermined by faults introduced when replacing the CU - damage to the core insulation (either new or existing but repositioned) could be missed if copying previous results, likewise Zs tests if a work hardened c.p.c. breaks or isn't terminated correctly.

    R1+R2 tests that are often done before cables are terminated possibly should be the same (but I prefer to do those with the c.p.c.s terminated in the earth bar to ensure that connection is tested as well and accept some additional parallel paths).

    So my 2ds worth is that the tests should be repeated and the new results recorded.

    The non-wiring tests - e.g. RCD/AFDD tests would need to be fresh anyway, as they'd be different devices in the new CU.

        - Andy.

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    Sparkingchip: 
     

    Question 1.

    A potential customer asks for a quote to replace a consumer unit after you did an EICR for them, do you just copy the test results off the original EICR?

    Question 2.

    The same, but someone else did the EICR, do you copy their test results onto your EIC for the new consumer uni?

     

    Many of the tests could potentially be undermined by faults introduced when replacing the CU - damage to the core insulation (either new or existing but repositioned) could be missed if copying previous results, likewise Zs tests if a work hardened c.p.c. breaks or isn't terminated correctly.

    R1+R2 tests that are often done before cables are terminated possibly should be the same (but I prefer to do those with the c.p.c.s terminated in the earth bar to ensure that connection is tested as well and accept some additional parallel paths).

    So my 2ds worth is that the tests should be repeated and the new results recorded.

    The non-wiring tests - e.g. RCD/AFDD tests would need to be fresh anyway, as they'd be different devices in the new CU.

        - Andy.

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