Good afternoon all hope all is well, just a quick question to everyone and to get some feedback. How many agree that all domestic properties should have to have a 20% test done each year to comply with building insurance and make homes much safer? All thoughts welcome please gents and ladies!
 
Good afternoon all hope all is well, just a quick question to everyone and to get some feedback. How many agree that all domestic properties should have to have a 20% test done each year to comply with building insurance and make homes much safer? All thoughts welcome please gents and ladies!

Not each year no that is way overboard IMHO !!!!!
 
It would open the doors to all sorts half the EICR's done these days are not worth the paper its written on , making homes safer is great , but wouldn't work sadly there are to may dodgy inspections taking place now to make any difference , there is no requirement to comply with building insurance up to the individual companies to ask for an EICR
 
It's a ridiculous idea, where did you dream that one up?
However, it is only a matter of time before someone in the (parasite) insurance industry cottons on to the clause in every home insurance policy about keeping the property in good order through proper maintenance and uses it as a get out of paying a claim excuse.
We will then witness a scramble as all insurers make regular EICRs a stipulated condition, this will be closely followed by a race to the bottom as idiotic people undercut each other in the hope of cornering their local market in them. Following this will be a massive upsurge in drive by reporting with every property being given a clean bill of health.
RIP domestic electrical trade, it was **** poor to start with, then got worse.
 
I'm interested in safety Tony but I know where your coming from, other people would jump on the band wagon and rip people off and I also agree there are a lot of reports out there not worth the paper there written on but how can we stop it? Every scheme they bring in costs the pro electrician money causing people to opt for cowboys to carry out work as it's cheaper so how do these part P schemes etc suppose to deter bad workmanship? In my eyes it's made it worse!
 
A former member came up with this idea a while back, it was stupid then and it still is. Next you'll be calling for compulsory RCDs.
This will not improve safety one iota as it will result in what I described above.
 
So somebody house has just been rewired has all test certs showing satisfactory results and everything is 17th edition and tip top condition........... you would advise them that they should have a 20 percent test done a year from when it was installed ?????
Annoys me this because if say my nan who lives alone took your advice and you fleeced her unnecessarily i would be hunting you down !!!
 

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