EICR Codebreakers: A Guide to Coding Observations for Electrical Installation Condition Reports

[Risteard]

There will never be a definitive black and white this is what you must code every item, as there’s too much different opinion.
All you can do is use your best judgment and knowledge of the regulations.
The Niceic inspector came out to an Eicr I did last year and banged on about how you should be making sketches of the layout of the building.
Bear in mind it’s was a rather large solicitors offices.
I don’t recall this being on my testing and inspection exam nor in GN3 or the regulations.
He was told politely to ‘jog on’

I've heard this suggestion a number of times. Aside from the fact that I can't draw for s%$te, there is no Regulation requiring you to sketch such a drawing.

 

[Ian1981]

I've heard this suggestion a number of times. Aside from the fact that I can't draw for s%$te, there is no Regulation requiring you to sketch such a drawing.

At a stretch I can draw a stick man.
My 4 year old son draws better.

 

[robd]

In big places I have to draw a diagram or my head is scrambled. Then i go round turn everything on then see which breaker does what. That said each to their own so long as the detail is there.