EICR completion rate

[Silly Sausage]

i just quoted for a EICR at a vet's. 3 boards, each is 12-13 way. then there's the aggro of not being able to turn things off due to animals being treated/x-rayed/ etc. it's all pretty newish installation though. i've estimated 2 full days, but think that may not be enough.

Nights for you then Tel!

 

[uksparks]

Might get 5 if they are same.

You must work with JRC..

 

[uksparks]

i just quoted for a EICR at a vet's. 3 boards, each is 12-13 way. then there's the aggro of not being able to turn things off due to animals being treated/x-rayed/ etc. it's all pretty newish installation though. i've estimated 2 full days, but think that may not be enough.

My brother in law owns a vets practice, I tell you, we have it all wrong and are in the wrong job because he earns big money and has just bought a £1.7m house, which I'm really jealous of! Not fair is it, you wait... I'm winning the Euro millions this week!

 

[dazza1981]

You must work with JRC..

Who said JRC??? Is he back is he back. Miss that leaf flapping bloke!!

 

[uksparks]

I was just looking at all the cheese on his website..

 

[MDJ]

I was just looking at all the cheese on his website..

Got a link to that?

 

[7029 dave]

5? All property's the same? Heard it all now.

Ha Ha, I like that yeah do one then photo copy the rest. lol

 

[The_Wanderer]

Most testing firms expect 37-45 circuits a day,, Its the norm in the business, Shocking but its how they roll.

 

[Badged01]

Over a 'working' 8 hr day thats a circuit around every 15 mins? Takes me that long to take the lights out and put them back in at the end ..... and then the paperwork!

 

[Badged01]

..... but I could do a drive-by EICR at that rate

 

[The_Wanderer]

Well judicious use of limitations, guidance notes and regs means the lights don't come out.. In fact on many sites they don't even go off. (i.e. a bank during working hours). Like i said judicious use of limitations.

Sure theres a reason all the big FM firms and high street names use limitations, and its the old issue of you get what you pay for i guess..

That said, i would totally agree to fully test id expect 12-15ccts a day max as a sparky, but can assure you on the big 3 testing firms in UK you'd be unemployed sadly pretty fast.. :-(

 

[Silk6911]

thanks for all the great comments guys, has helped a lot

 

[Badged01]

.... Sure theres a reason all the big FM firms and high street names use limitations, and its the old issue of you get what you pay for i guess.....

Can't say I've ever seen one but it does make you wonder that if something goes wrong who is asked to explain it to H&S/the Court? Is it the customer for requesting it carried out with so many limitations as to render it almost worthless or the tester for not advising the customer it's too unsatisfactory and in his professional capacity he can't do it? Or why he does it knowing its limitations? And what does the insurance company think when the customer wants to make a claim based on the limited EICR post whatever has happened?

Don't know the answers but interested to hear from anyone who has experience of such!

 

[Octopus]

thanks for all the great comments guys, has helped a lot

So why did you ask??

 

[wozz]

Can't say I've ever seen one but it does make you wonder that if something goes wrong who is asked to explain it to H&S/the Court? Is it the customer for requesting it carried out with so many limitations as to render it almost worthless or the tester for not advising the customer it's too unsatisfactory and in his professional capacity he can't do it? Or why he does it knowing its limitations? And what does the insurance company think when the customer wants to make a claim based on the limited EICR post whatever has happened?


Don't know the answers but interested to hear from anyone who has experience of such!

its like a 2391 question who decides limitations? you cant go wrong you can only do what the customer wants, if they want minimum compliance with what the insurance company wants then thats that. As long as you dont make up results i cant see how it can come back to the inspector they would have done what was asked and documented it.