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    failed EICR, please can you advice

    Hi . I have a EICR that has failed . Can anyone please advice if some of the suggestions on there are legal requirements or not as there was an EICR on the property in 2014 and there was no problem with some of the things recommended in this report. For example : 1. -Remove & install new LED...
  2. P

    Failed LED driver

    Had a Knightsbridge VFRIC8WW IP65 downlighter fail recently (started to flash), disappointing as only 18 months or so old and probably only a couple of hundred hours use (bathroom). Got a new light & driver but clearly just the driver had failed so all OK now. Decided to take the borked one...
  3. V

    Two RCD's on same circuit - Test failed

    Hi, quick question before I start ripping a customers Consumer Board apart. Called out to a simple job of installing electric supply to a summer house. Nothing major being used in the garage or planned to be in the summer house and is only 10m from the house so was happy to extend the radial...
  4. M

    Failed am2 on swa circuit?

    Hi all, I recently failed my installation of swa cable and TP&N socket outlet and not sure why. Passed the rest. Any advice, It says: -did not complete connections/terminations to industry standards -identification/labelling to the required standard.
  5. D

    Failed EICR Query

    Hello all, hoping for a little advice from you kind people :-) My friend has been told to change consumer unit by the people who did the EICR, at a cost of £600, which i think sounds excessive. It seems to only need a new RCBO and blanking plate(s) fitted? I guess a photo of the existing unit...
  6. P

    Failed EICR - for a relatively newly re-wired house

    Hi All, Hope someone can help with a sanity check. In mid 2014 we had our house fully re-wired and it received an EIC at that moment in time. As our property has just been rented out, it has had an EICR conducted and the C2 failings were 'IP RATING OF CONSUMER UNIT COMPROMISED' and 'NO RING...
  7. G

    C&G 2910-01 can it be failed?

    Just done this and to be honest I'm underwhelmed. Exam is a 60% pass mark, open book, multiple choice. 40 questions, you get an hour. It cannot be possible to fail this surely? I Know you can fail the practice but in reality that's only going to be through failure to safely isolate. Anyway...
  8. M

    Fridge Fails Class 1 Test

    Just started PAT testing and trying to understand why stuff fails. Recently had a large fridge fail. The cable was scuffed with a slice of the flex missing so the yellow wire was visible but not the copper. The readings on the tester were 0.6 plus in various places. Could it just mean the cpc is...
  9. C

    EICR failed. Old installation, lighting circuit on 1 mm2

    Hello everyone, An EICR failed due no RCD protection at all(only 3036 fuse), no bonding on gas and water, small csa earthing conductor. All will need to be bring to BS7671 standards. The lighting circuit is on 1 mm2, does it need to be increase to 1.5 mm2 to meet the standards(e.g. lighting...
  10. Lister1987

    Failed 8202-30 Inspect & Test

    Now I've calmed down a bit ? I fluffed the I&T side of the assessment, I know I shouldn't have, I mean I had GN3 right ----ing there and was referencing it. Safe isolation I forgot the last prove, R1+R2 on the ring/radial I had a complete fart; linked put the board and just couldn't remember...
  11. B

    Smart meter failed in unusual way, twice.

    A customer had a smart meter fail in such a way that it was passing on phase through to both of the output lugs meaning that both lugs supplied 120V to ground but there was 0 volts between them. The power utility replaced the meter and all was well but the problem reoccurred a few days later...
  12. S

    Microwaves and kettles all failed Class 1 test

    HI guys, new to PAT testing and here. I recently completed an online course in order to carry out PAT tests annually in 10 rented houses. Unfortunately all the microwaves and kettles in each property failed Class 1 testing. I am using a Martindale HPAT 400 tester and am obviously doing something...
  13. J

    EICR check failed

    Hi Guys, Just had an EICR test and was told it will fail , but not too bad (a couple of C2s) but needs doing. Waiting for the failure cert. to show me the total work needed, and should be here tomorrow. Is there a kind soul out there who can assist me [a retired old electrician who's quite...
  14. Z

    AM2 failed

    Hello guys. I have recently done my AM2 for the first time and got results yesterday. Well apparently I have failed on the Inspection and testing by not filling in my Electrical Certificate correctly..... Any tips/advice on where I could of failed exactly? I have attached a picture of my...
  15. E

    Failed security light PIR

    I have a set of security lights round the house, all supplied directly from the consumer unit although the circuit was modified recently to allow one to have its own on/off switch added. The led light on this switched unit has failed and was replaced by another, and on switching the circuit on...
  16. J

    Failed Eicr's for 230v bathroom downlights no rcd

    With all the rush for landlord EICR's lately been getting few enquires and failed certs sent over to me to quote on remedials. Realise you need a greater grasp of regs and experience to do do eicr's on regular basis so not venturing out doing many of these myself at the moment but do find it...
  17. S

    Legal obligations to fix a failed system

    Can anyone with some experience advise of my legal obligations to fix a system that was installed over 4 years ago? I retired from installations and moved to Ireland 2 years ago. This was one of my last installs using Aquion batts in an Off grid situation. All been running fine for 4 years until...
  18. steamboatwilly

    Two new Wylex RCDs both failed tests

    Folks, A bit baffled (not difficult) ... added a light switch in a rental this week (empty property so no social distancing issues) and checked the RCD before I signed off. It was a Wylex 80a 30mA and it failed all tests (inc. ramp) so I like-for-like replaced it. The new one also failed all...
  19. M

    What are the implications of a failed Neutral - Earth insulation resistance test?

    Greetings! Newbie here! We have 3 phase installation in our Lighting dimmer rack. During Insulation Resistance testing on Earth-Nuetral, readings was 0.33Mohm on 500v test. What causede the failed test and how can I troubleshoot? Thank you! Markus
    • markusjames
    • Thread
    • earth failed insulation insulation resistance insulation resistance test neutral resistance test
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    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  20. D

    Polarity Test - Extension Lead (surge protection) - Failed

    Hi all, This has got me stumped as it's the first time in 8 years this has happened. I undertook a 250v test on a brand new recently purchased Surge Protection extension lead - all is well but on each of the 6 sockets it failed the Polarity Test. Tested the IEC Lead and all was fine so not that...
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