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EICR Remedials Invalidating the Report

Tolly

Hi all, 

Some clarification please.

General scenario: A domestic rental property fails an EICR. Remedial works are carried out and a certificate for the works is issued. It's been stated elsewhere that if remedial works are carried out, this invalidates the EICR, so another EICR should be carried out after the remedial works are carried out and the certificate obtained.

Does this seem the correct approach? Does the remedial work invalidate the EICR? Does it matter? Is it not acceptable to just have the failed EICR and have the certificate as evidence of having had the repairs carried out? 

Thanks

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    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.

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    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.

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    AJJewsbury said:
    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.

    One might say the same about an EICR except that an electrical installation is not subject to wear and tear in the same way as a vehicle.

    However, if a fail is issued, the faults may be remedied by the tester, or elsewhere within a certain period of time, and a new satisfactory MOT certificate issued without reinspecting everything. Does the same not apply to an EICR?

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