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Should EICR (Electrical Instalation Condition Report) be stored nationally or locally in a digital format in a similar way to an EPC (Energy Performance Certificate)?

Sergio Fernandez

Should EICR (Electrical Instalation Condition Report) be stored nationally or locally in a digital format in a similar way to an EPC (Energy Performance Certificate)?

This would allow for people and companies to look up the information rather than it being hidden away.  Knowledable people could then have a chance to look at the results or at the previous results to make comparisons and have some historical imformation on the site.  Furthermore it would allow for the information to be checked at a later date should the requirement arise.  (Grenfell Tower inquiry is a casing point)  It has come to light that some of the EICR may not be wholly accurate. 

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  • True, but don’t assume all owner occupiers have building insurance, the flats bought from HA are leasehold so the leaseholder has to comply with the requirements of the lease, but may fail to do so. The HA houses are sold freehold and there’s no requirement for freeholders to have building insurance.

    If my house burns down all the records relating to electrical work I have completed within it will almost certainly be destroyed and that’s true for most homeowners who keep all the information about their homes in their homes.

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    Sparkingchip said:
    If my house burns down all the records relating to electrical work I have completed within it will almost certainly be destroyed and that’s true for most homeowners who keep all the information about their homes in their homes.

    That is a very valid point. At one time I would have suggested getting a fire safe, but now just scan and upload to the Cloud.

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  • in reply to Sparkingchip
    Sparkingchip said:
    If my house burns down all the records relating to electrical work I have completed within it will almost certainly be destroyed and that’s true for most homeowners who keep all the information about their homes in their homes.

    That is a very valid point. At one time I would have suggested getting a fire safe, but now just scan and upload to the Cloud.

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