EICR Valid?

There in lies a problem.

The issue that the poster is having appears to be that there is an overloaded circuit.

From what has been said and the other information in the posts it seems that an electric hob has been connected to an already fully loaded 16-amp socket circuit, I suspect that as this was causing tripping issues with the circuit MCB that one or two of the C-links in the hob terminal block have been removed so that only two elements out of the four work, however I presume this does not restrict load enough to prevent the MCB tripping.

Now the problem with this is I have been argued down on this forum that this does not contravene any of the Wiring Regulations and it was wrong for me to attach any code at all to an observation on an EICR I did where the same had been done.

The original question was does having an incorrect post code invalidate an EICR, if that was the only issue I would simply reissue the EICR with the correction having been made.

The posters problem with the MCB tripping apparently is not a concern that should be coded on an EICR according to knowledge members of this forum and doesn’t make the installation unsatisfactory, indeed if the electrician had asked a question about this on his 18th Edition Wiring Regulations course he could have been told he should fail the exam for not realising it’s acceptable.

So I would not consider the incorrect postcode an issue and I’m told the tripping MCB isn’t an issue that contravenes the Wiring Regulations.

But, and it’s a big BUT, reading through the EICR and looking at the pictures of the consumer unit and the paperwork from BG there’s obviously issues with the EICR and the installation.

The landlord needs to get a grip on the situation and get it all sorted out.

Personally I would move ASAP, whilst it good to have a social conscience and think about future tenants, sometimes it’s best to pick your battles and think twice about getting involved in a process that could rumble on for years.

There in lies a problem.

The issue that the poster is having appears to be that there is an overloaded circuit.

From what has been said and the other information in the posts it seems that an electric hob has been connected to an already fully loaded 16-amp socket circuit, I suspect that as this was causing tripping issues with the circuit MCB that one or two of the C-links in the hob terminal block have been removed so that only two elements out of the four work, however I presume this does not restrict load enough to prevent the MCB tripping.

Now the problem with this is I have been argued down on this forum that this does not contravene any of the Wiring Regulations and it was wrong for me to attach any code at all to an observation on an EICR I did where the same had been done.

The original question was does having an incorrect post code invalidate an EICR, if that was the only issue I would simply reissue the EICR with the correction having been made.

The posters problem with the MCB tripping apparently is not a concern that should be coded on an EICR according to knowledge members of this forum and doesn’t make the installation unsatisfactory, indeed if the electrician had asked a question about this on his 18th Edition Wiring Regulations course he could have been told he should fail the exam for not realising it’s acceptable.

So I would not consider the incorrect postcode an issue and I’m told the tripping MCB isn’t an issue that contravenes the Wiring Regulations.

But, and it’s a big BUT, reading through the EICR and looking at the pictures of the consumer unit and the paperwork from BG there’s obviously issues with the EICR and the installation.

The landlord needs to get a grip on the situation and get it all sorted out.

Personally I would move ASAP, whilst it good to have a social conscience and think about future tenants, sometimes it’s best to pick your battles and think twice about getting involved in a process that could rumble on for years.