I went years ago on my first honeymoon (well, 3 weeks in the Maldives and thankfully only 2 nights in Dubai on the way home). It was like being back at work, the whole place is a construction site. Not enjoyable at all. And the way the men looked at my (then) wife made my blood boil.
The job I've just finished, one socket circuit on a 4mm radial for the whole house, tested fine but only 4 double sockets on it! One in living room, two in kitchen and one in a bedroom. Two bedrooms with no socket outlets at all. One lighting circuit, basic as it comes, lots of darkness in...
I think, as well as the differences in the paperwork, the main issue is people or organisations accepting the reports. How common is it for insurance companies, solicitors, estate agents, building control etc. to insist on nic paperwork, although they seem to be slowly acknowledging the...
I still have a few of those sockets in use in my house, in the basement and loft. The only reason I changed the others was because the wife wanted fancy ones. Nothing wrong with them, nobody sees them except me, and I like them. I'd like to see someone try and code them, I wouldn't be impressed!
Who advises customers on smokes during EICRs? Not as part of the formal process, obviously. I always give the advice as an aside, sort of thing. The wiring could be perfect, but there could be no smokes at all in the house, I just think it is worth a mention.
My grandma was having a new meter fitted a couple of years ago by EDF and they wouldn't do it cos she didn't have any certificates for her installation. I didn't really get it at the time. In the end I did an EICR and they then fitted the meter..
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