Electrician fined for EICR.

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I have just carried out an inspection and test on a small two bedroomed  bungalow electrics of about the same age as the one highlighted in the newspaper report. Red and black conductors. A very good quality Crabtree on peak consumer unit with M.C.B.s, A very good off-peak Crabtree consumer unit as well, also with M.C.B.s. A very professional installation. Good P.M.E. earthing and bonding. (Although strictly speaking the water bond is unnecessary as the main water supply is in plastic pipe.

C2s. No R.C.D. protection at all.

Ring final has a broken C.P.C. and is not continuous.

Safe for continued use? Perhaps by a careful instructed person.

Overall condition? Unsatisfactory for continued use.

Oh, and it took me over half a day.

Half a day! You need to speed up if you want to make a living. ?

No broken CPCs chez Pearson 'cos they have all been twisted together. I have found the odd broken live conductor (not all chez Pearson), but I struggle to see how one could come loose and just flap about in a back box. That might trip with a metal back box, but not with a surface-mounted plastic one or a plasterboard box.

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I have just carried out an inspection and test on a small two bedroomed  bungalow electrics of about the same age as the one highlighted in the newspaper report. Red and black conductors. A very good quality Crabtree on peak consumer unit with M.C.B.s, A very good off-peak Crabtree consumer unit as well, also with M.C.B.s. A very professional installation. Good P.M.E. earthing and bonding. (Although strictly speaking the water bond is unnecessary as the main water supply is in plastic pipe.

C2s. No R.C.D. protection at all.

Ring final has a broken C.P.C. and is not continuous.

Safe for continued use? Perhaps by a careful instructed person.

Overall condition? Unsatisfactory for continued use.

Oh, and it took me over half a day.

Half a day! You need to speed up if you want to make a living. ?

No broken CPCs chez Pearson 'cos they have all been twisted together. I have found the odd broken live conductor (not all chez Pearson), but I struggle to see how one could come loose and just flap about in a back box. That might trip with a metal back box, but not with a surface-mounted plastic one or a plasterboard box.