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Did a consumer unit change the other day only to find that all the down stairs sockets had been buried in concrete. It must have been a wooden floor then the good old builder just poured concrete in!

Insulation readings are L - L = 4.2 M ohms, L - E = 2.21 so just ok. Zs is ok.

The problem is the cert. In comments i have put about the concrete and insulation readings could change at any time. Recomended a rewire of sockets.
Under reference method i put * then in "remarks" *no reference method because of being laid in concrete.
Next inspection i put 12 months.

Do you think this is ok or is there anything else i should do?
 
There IS a reference method for concrete - 57 and see note 'O' - p320 BGB. I've begrudgingly had to do it myself in the past on one occasion when there was no other way.
 
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