LandLadyLu saying Howdo

[LukeD]

What they want is the lights and patio heater working.
An Eicr is for fixed wiring.

Would you take your car for a mot if the lights aren't working.

Patio heater.... hows it been fed and what part is the issue ? Has the wiring to the heater connection been fully tested to either prove the heater is the issue of the fixed wiring is the issue . As for the lights .It might just be connections ? If they are surface mounted then dead easy to work out whats wrong . Could be fixed wiring issue or fittings .Just because they are on a FRC does not mean they are really on it . Someone could have spurred off ?

 

[brianmoooore]

Would you take your car for a mot if the lights aren't working.

Plenty do, and fail because of it. Never fails to amaze me how many people submit a car for an MOT with blatantly obvious, easily fixed failure points.

 

[LukeD]

Plenty do, and fail because of it. Never fails to amaze me how many people submit a car for an MOT with blatantly obvious, easily fixed failure points.

True...I use council /government MOT's depot as they have no "vested interest " in failing a Test and hoping for the work to get it through .Shame EICR's are done the same !!!

 

[DefyG]

An Eicr is for fixed wiring.

An EICR could be applied to a single, several or all circuits but in this case carrying out a single circuit EICR would almost certainly identify the fault/cause and may just rectify it at the time and would effectively be just a 'call out' to a single circuit fault!

 

[mainline]

An EICR could be applied to a single, several or all circuits but in this case carrying out a single circuit EICR would almost certainly identify the fault/cause and may just rectify it at the time and would effectively be just a 'call out' to a single circuit fault!

it could take longer to write a report than it would to fix the fault.

 

[DefyG]

Exactly

 

[MDJ]

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We have a problem in our front bar where a bunch of spotlights aren't working (the bulbs work in other fittings, so it's not dodgy bulbs),

well obviously the issue is the lights, there can be many reasons why, a dodgy switch, a dodgy connection, a dodgy circuit breaker, the only way is to bite the bullet and get an electrician in, forget the first one you employed, he sounds like a bad one, they are rare, there is no way we can sort this out for you on here without seeing it.

 

[LukeD]

well obviously the issue is the lights, there can be many reasons why, a dodgy switch, a dodgy connection, a dodgy circuit breaker, the only way is to bite the bullet and get an electrician in, forget the first one you employed, he sounds like a bad one, they are rare, there is no way we can sort this out for you on here without seeing it.

Having said that ...Photos can help/ My first check would be to see what type of fitting or fittings are used. Then also to see how they have been connected .Chances are its a "spur" . If it is and its disconnected . if its a track system etc for pro lighting etc etc . Just buy a new one and have it fitted .Who ever fits it should test it all back to the consumer anyway .

 

[LukeD]

2 mins of Google and its obvious you seem to have pro lighting . Do you not have a house engineer/electrician at hand ? . Looks a lovely place !