Dodgy contractors.

[Dave OCD]

I was recommended to a nice old lady to change some old brass wall and ceiling lights and fit a couple of outside PIR fittings.
She moved into her bungalow roughly two years ago and had a consumer unit upgrade and some other bits done then [This by a NICEIC approved contractor]
As soon as I removed the first [brass] fitting alarm bells started, old twin PVC/PVC lighting cable - no earth to be seen. [The place was built around 1965]
So we had a chat, I looked around a bit more and confirmed that this circuit [the only lighting circuit in the property] had no CPC at all.
BUT the wonderful NIC man not only gave her a headed EICR [Wrong paperwork for work done for starters], he also found NO observations/recommendations and classed the condition of the installation as very good, also installing several conductive light fittings and switches during the work he did.
He's also a bit of a magician as he conjured up an R1+R2 of 1.57 ohms for the aforementioned circuit.
All joking aside though this sort of thing is all too common -and worrying, but on a brighter note I now have the job of rewiring the lighting - pain in the @ss job though.

 

[DuaneMHunt1976]

I think that is what one of my Tutors called a VAN test, (site in the Van and Make up Figures)

 

[Dave OCD]

Yeah for sure, that non existent CPC got a reasonable result.:cowboy:

 

[Marvo]

Was it screwed steel conduit maybe?

 

[sammyshooter]

I did an eicr on a property where the lighting circuit had no cpc. What got me was the previous "sparky" had issued a cert with R1+R2 values on it. I was a bit miffed and cracked on anyway, then to find out he had written the values on the plaster, next to the fittings in biro?!

 

[Dave OCD]

Was it screwed steel conduit maybe?

No just good old twin insulated and sheathed running round the loft, switch drops in oval plastic tubing.

 

[Dave OCD]

I did an eicr on a property where the lighting circuit had no cpc. What got me was the previous "sparky" had issued a cert with R1+R2 values on it. I was a bit miffed and cracked on anyway, then to find out he had written the values on the plaster, next to the fittings in biro?!

Strange eh ? He was probably copying values from the examples in the OSG. :mickey: