EICR Remedials Invalidating the Report

The electrical certification for the repairs, replacements and upgrades should be appended to the EICR.

Job done.

My understanding of the regulations is that the electrician doing the remedial works merely needs to write a short report certifying that they have fixed all the defects listed in the EICR (apart from C3s) with details of what was fixed and how. Along with an EIC/MEIWC as appropriate.

Thanks for the replies. This is my understanding, also. I've never heard before that remedials invalidates a report, so another needs doing after the remedials, but the source seems confident of their assertion. Anyway, thanks.

Tell them it’s another £180 to check the remedial work and issue a new EICR.

Lol - I thought along those lines, but if it's a different inspector from the one who did the original report, they may find other failures that weren't found in the original report due to sampling different items, for example, which may cause a problem in itself.

T.

Any differences would not be exclusively driven by different sampling rates, another inspector's opinion and experience or lack of, may introduce a myriad of phantom and ill-conceived non-compliances!

I can see the point that if the installation changes, the original EICR can no longer be taken as a direct reflection of the current condition of the installation. But paperwork wise, an insatisfactory EICR + certificates that show that each and every C1/C2/FI on the report has been addressed does add up to a satisfactory. There's always the risk of things being missed or being changed after the original inspection, but that's the case whether the original EICR was satisfactory or unsatisfactory. Likewise an MOT done last week doesn't prove that a car is safe today. It's just a feature of the point-in-time inspection approach.

   - Andy.

The government guidance is fairly clear - see https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/electrical-safety-standards-in-the-private-rented-sector-guidance-for-landlords-tenants-and-local-authorities/guide-for-landlords-electrical-safety-standards-in-the-private-rented-sector section 6.

If the report requires remedial work or further investigation, landlords must provide written confirmation that the work has been carried out to their tenant and to the local authority within 28 days of completing the work.

No mention of a complete new report there.

Thanks - but note it only applies to England.