Morning All
I have seen a few post on these now but they are all from a few years ago, have peoples views changed on these? are they worth the paper they are written on? should we stay clear of them?
NIC are as ever very CLEAR on this.
Monitoring or evaluating earth leakage on installations should be a great tool in our fault finding skill set.
Would people like to contribute some of their experience or thoughts to build a thread of our collective knowledge.
As a starting point it's easy to assume that you would focus on the...
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EICR (Electrical Installation Condition Report): editable PDF based on IET Model form - Looks just like the IET model form... but you can edit, save and print it in any PDF viewer.
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Whats the merit between a niceic/napit/elecsa certificate vs a standard bs7671 certificate (available online) for a condition/periodic report?
Why join a scheme when its not statutory?
Hi All,
I've recently done a condition report at a property that has a 100ma RCD as the main switch... Never seen this before.. Would this be recorded as a C3? as its not protected by 30ma RCD? or would it be classed as a C2? Its an old installations (Old Red & black cables)
Thanks in advance!
Hi I've got a pat tester for sale,
It's in great condition and great working order.
Comes with all leads.
Not sure if it's calibrated.
Any questions just ask
Hi all
Im a Sole trader electrician and i have about 7 years of experience. I would consider myself competent at testing and I regularly test my own jobs but ive only really subbed to firms that have Part P and are members of NICEIC or the other electrical bodies, i dont personally hold Part P...
Hi,
i have been to complete a condition report in a flat today and would appreciate a bit of advice.
The db was fed via a 16mm twin and earth sub main approx. 12m run, protected by the 6o amp main fuse, tncs system. Gas bonded in 10mm at main cutout, water bonded in 10mm at db.
Main earth at...
Hi guys.
I wanted some advice.
I've been trading for almost 12 months and I'm still relatively new (and slow) at testing. And testing is the bit of the job I dread and lose time on.
I'm NIC EIC registered as a domestic installer. So I can't officially do condition reports yet.
I've noticed...
As the title suggests this is somthing that i have recieved a phone call about today. Basically the customer has had ' a friend ' to install a double socket for them. The property is council let, and the local council are now asking that the work be certified. Ive got no idea what the...
Hello,
I hope one of you can help. I am a landlord of a buy to let property. The estate agents are instructed to manage however I'm not quite sure they know what they're talking about in relation to EiRC's.
I've got a condition report (attached) which says unsatisfactory. The estate agents...
Morning,
Following issuing a condition report iv been asked to rectify all codes. Once done do i re-issue a condition report with nothing in the observations and add a side note to day its been rectified or do i reissue it with the observations with a side note saying all of the above has been...
Plastic still on screen etc.
With Kewtech R2 mains plug tester which plugs into Fluke leads
Fluke probe tester
Fluke 3 way cros clips.
In original yellow plastic Fluke box. Used less than 10 hours.
North London, can deliver within 20 miles of M25 or Courier , all inspection welcome.
Hi I'm new here,
Been working for a company carrying out electrical testing for the past 5 years and was governed by how they wanted there test certificates completed (They had there own version for a large water company) I've recently changed jobs to a newish company that are not experianced...
My understanding is that a plastic consumer unit need only be coded a C3 if its mounted under a wooden staircase or in the sole means of escape in a domestic property.
A C2 would be given for the above situations if thermal damage, poor connections etc within the unit is found to be present...
Hi I have carried out a condition report today and would like some opinions on a couple of items and coding. its an old spit DB 1 rcd so lighting and smokes are not rcd protected. Would that be a c3 or is it ok as I was instlled to 16th edition. Non metal DB coded 3.
1. Non IP65 downlights in...
Hello, my name is Adrian and I had not really nice conversation over phone today with one of the companies which done my ECR.
I've been ask to proved ECR for wall light I did it myself. Local Council gave me number to the company I should call, as far I remember I asked only for this light to...
Hi there! I have to do a condition report for a comercial installation. The place have 3 DB with 138 circuits for the whole installation. the installation is new with three years operating. the most circuits are for lighting and sockets with some spurs.
I am a little bit lost for how much I have...
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