Unsatisfactory EICR with C2 and FI, advise needed

wackybelle · Apr 7, 2022

New to this forum. Just received the first EICR report which is unsatisfactory (C2 and FI issues below). The electrician quoted for another £300 for remedial work. Is this reasonable charge, or shall I get another quote?

Thank you in advance for advice.

[ElectriciansForums.net] Unsatisfactory EICR with C2 and FI, advise needed

westward10 · Apr 7, 2022

Is that it little or no explanation as to why they have given a C2 apart from generic statements. I would be asking for more concise clarification as most of that doesn't mean too much.

wackybelle · Apr 7, 2022

westward10 said:
Is that it little or no explanation as to why they have given a C2 apart from generic statements. I would be asking for more concise clarification as most of that doesn't mean too much.

Julie. · Apr 7, 2022

westward10 said:
Is that it little or no explanation as to why they have given a C2 apart from generic statements. I would be asking for more concise clarification as most of that doesn't mean too much.

Agree, I also think it looks somewhat harsh.

Difficult to judge, but most would be C3, unless it's really bad.

(Looks like one issue reported repeatedly in slightly different ways!)

wackybelle · Apr 7, 2022

Thank you westwood10 and Julie. I am attaching the redacted EICR. Do you mind having a look please?

Julie. · Apr 7, 2022

wackybelle said:
Thank you westwood10 and Julie. I am attaching the redacted EICR. Do you mind having a look please?

Tbh not that much more information, although I would have expected more rcd results.

Missing labels doesn't normally warrant a C2; as for cable lack of support, without seeing to what this actually refers, it's impossible to say; same with the bonding, without seeing it, - for example where the water and gas enters the building, is this plastic pipework coming from underground, or is it metallic etc.

High R1+R2 would be a C2, but doesn't appear to be clear from the results.

UNG · Apr 7, 2022

Would agree with what @Julie said regarding the C2's

The high R1 + R2 could be a sticky switch on the socket or a connection that is not as tight as it should be would have been easy to check during the EICR by lifting the socket off

Looks like an EICR carried out by someone with little or no experience of carrying out EICR's IMO

Risteard · Apr 7, 2022

westward10 said:
Is that it little or no explanation as to why they have given a C2 apart from generic statements. I would be asking for more concise clarification as most of that doesn't mean too much.

I'm curious about a label "being in a potentially dangerous condition"... Perhaps it's ready to combust.

wackybelle · Apr 7, 2022

UNG said:
Would agree with what @Julie said regarding the C2's

The high R1 + R2 could be a sticky switch on the socket or a connection that is not as tight as it should be would have been easy to check during the EICR by lifting the socket off

Looks like an EICR carried out by someone with little or no experience of carrying out EICR's IMO

Thank you UNG and Julie, very helpful.

For this electrician, shall I challenge the quality of the EICR and demand more information? I haven't yet paid him. Don't know if I can refuse to pay. The EICR costs £180 and he quoted another £300 to do the remedial work and a satisfactory report.

James · Apr 7, 2022

Risteard said:
I'm curious about a label "being in a potentially dangerous condition"... Perhaps it's ready to combust.

maybe its a very heavy label and could fall on you??

James · Apr 7, 2022

wackybelle said:
Thank you UNG and Julie, very helpful.

For this electrician, shall I challenge the quality of the EICR and demand more information? I haven't yet paid him. Don't know if I can refuse to pay. The EICR costs £180 and he quoted another £300 to do the remedial work and a satisfactory report.

I would get a couple of other quotes.
p.s. you don't need another report that has satisfactory written on it, just attach the invoice for repairs or any other documentation to the original report to show the remedial works have been completed.

westward10 · Apr 7, 2022

Risteard said:
I'm curious about a label "being in a potentially dangerous condition"... Perhaps it's ready to combust.

Trip hazard?

wackybelle · Apr 7, 2022

James said:
I would get a couple of other quotes.
p.s. you don't need another report that has satisfactory written on it, just attach the invoice for repairs or any other documentation to the original report to show the remedial works have been completed.

Many thanks for your advice James. The house was built in 2011 and maintained in a pretty good condition. I think that if there are genuine C2 issues, it shouldn't be a big job to rectify.

telectrix · Apr 7, 2022

looks to me like a fishing for remedials bit of cable and a coupleof clampps all that;s requres.

ls.

UNG · Apr 7, 2022

wackybelle said:
Thank you UNG and Julie, very helpful.

For this electrician, shall I challenge the quality of the EICR and demand more information? I haven't yet paid him. Don't know if I can refuse to pay. The EICR costs £180 and he quoted another £300 to do the remedial work and a satisfactory report.

And exactly what is he doing for this £300 of remedial work, do you have a breakdown

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