Cheap EICR prices

[davesparks]

I'd ask them to see a sample report

 

[rich.250]

EXAMPLE

Lets just take a 3 bed semi for example, old wylex 3036 box retrofitted with MCB's, only 6 circuits.

Sockets Up
Sockets Down
Lights Up
Lights Down
Water Heater
Cooker

1. First of all I walk around the house in every room with the customer and look for any obvious problems.
2. Agree anything that you are not going to test or take apart with the customer such as light switches embedded in the walls with plaster and light fittings that are likely to fall apart or awkward to remove.
3. Unplug everything and switch all SFCU and 20A Switches off and remove lamps, then switch on all lights
4. Check bonding to water, gas and oil etc
5. Go to board, do a Ze
6. IR each circuit in turn at 250vDC to check to see if anything connected still, then 500vDC
7. Do end to end on rings
8. Cross connect rings to do R1+R2, go round all sockets to take readings
9. Jump L - E for each radial and do R1+R2 for them.
10. Put it back together, switch on
11. Do Zs on sockets, and calculate Zs on radials where no socket available or easy to do.
12. Do a functional test of switches etc
13. Check metering equipment and tails etc

That's about it... I think?

When doing an EICR, Ill remove a few faceplates on sockets and see what its like, if its ok, ill leave the rest, if not, ill continue, either way, I make a note of the ones I have looked at.

The light switches, again, if they are embedded in the wall or is going to damage decoration, then I don't look at them and they get noted down. Light fittings that are going to be majorly problematic to remove etc I don't, this is more for 12v or double insulated etc where you cannot get an earth reading.

The loft space, again, ill say whats in the loft, if they say no power or light I ignore it, if they say a light etc, ill include it, but if its inaccessible due to rubbish in the way, it gets noted down.

Typically it takes me about 3 hours or so to do a 3 bed semi properly, I would say thats about right.

I don't think im doing anything wrong with how I do it, obviously I write everything down, all readings and figures etc etc and then type it all up nicely along with any findings.

For this I would charge £125 - £150

Sounds ok, apart from continuity should be done before insulation resistance.

 

[davesparks]

Sounds ok, apart from continuity should be done before insulation resistance.

Why? Its not necessary for an eicr

 

[rich.250]

It's necessary in a RFC.
I know R1+R2's are not required. Although I always do them.
There's no point doing insulation if the circuit has no cpc for example. It's going to need repairing then re testing.

 

[davesparks]

It's necessary in a RFC.
I know R1+R2's are not required. Although I always do them.
There's no point doing insulation if the circuit has no cpc for example. It's going to need repairing then re testing.

Its not a case of any tests not being required, its that for an eicr the order of testing doesn't need to be adhered to the same way it does for initial verification

 

[rich.250]

Its not a case of any tests not being required, its that for an eicr the order of testing doesn't need to be adhered to the same way it does for initial verification

Fair point.
I've always followed the same order, just makes sense. In my head at least.