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EICR report C2 on front pannel (security of fixing)?

benforone

Hi, 

I have done an EICR recently. I got C2 for "4.2 security of fixing (134.1.1.)"
Which I felt is bit unfair. They are trying to charge me £750 + VAT to fix the issue (repace with new consumer unit).

I felt they are trying to put me in a panic mode and upsale to me.
Could I get a second opinion on if the item is code worthly?
The consumer unit is located in storage cupboard. 

I would appreciate if you could provide an extract of the related section on the regulation, to provide justification.

 

missing screw"incorrect screw"

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    but for now the EICR should be done to the edition on the CU/board when it was fitted.

    Sorry, but got to disagree on that point - any EICR done today should be carried out according to today's regulations. If that were not the case and you came across an installation from 1888 with open knife switches and no earthing (and somehow it's hadn't degraded with age) you'd have to give it a clean bill of health as such things were permitted then. That's not to say that any difference from today's regulations would mean a fail - and knowledge of previous editions and some of the techniques they used to provide safety is certainly fundamental to deciding whether the installation is actually still safe to use, but there needs to be a common yard-stick to measure against, and that's the current edition.

       - Andy.

  • 0 in reply to AJJewsbury

    agree - but the severity of the C1/2/3 has to match the actual danger present.

    The same non-compliance  in a different place may be more or less serious.

    And behind thick perspex knife switches can be both quite impressive and safe to operate if the PSSC is low.

    M.

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  • 0 in reply to AJJewsbury

    agree - but the severity of the C1/2/3 has to match the actual danger present.

    The same non-compliance  in a different place may be more or less serious.

    And behind thick perspex knife switches can be both quite impressive and safe to operate if the PSSC is low.

    M.

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