EICR test failed due to no RCD on smoke detector, lighting, door bell, security alarm

James · 2025-01-09T22:47:17+0000

littlespark said:
Was this electrician recommended by your letting agent?
I wonder what they would think about this…. Or are they blind to it.

Blind to it? More Likely inn on it.

missp82 · 2025-01-09T22:50:58+0000

littlespark said:
Was this electrician recommended by your letting agent?
I wonder what they would think about this…. Or are they blind to it.

The second electrician was recommended by my letting agent. The letting agent sent him the report and the photos and his response was that the unit needs to change and the regulations change every 1-2 years and I have to comply. And when I asked if I will need to be changing the unit every year to comply with regulations he said no because the EICR we will issue is for 5 years for you are safe in that period. And he also gave me a quote to change the unit...

missp82 · 2025-01-09T22:51:45+0000

James said:
Blind to it? More Likely inn on it.

The letting agent doesn't even respond to my emails, I don't think he is interested in my concerns

Tom256 · 2025-01-10T07:30:12+0000

New letting agent then, only way they will learn.

I can see you have received lots of good information on the schedule.
The schedule is showing the device to be '61009' [as others have stated]. The 61009 form of circuit breaker as claimed to be in your board on the schedule is a device that provides RCD protection - Note: the individual devices are not 61009's.

That they have then made observations and adding to the scam have then coded C2 no RCD protection is wonderfully stupid. That a door bell with no RCD would make for a potentially dangerous installation is the level we are at here.
Sadly it is the sorry state of the industry and sadly lots of people are being taken advantage of.
Stated by way of empowering you with knowledge going forward.

Be good to hear how you get on. If you need any further information please ask

Tom256 · 2025-01-10T07:47:55+0000

missp82 said:
I know, totally unprofessional. Are the issues in relation to his report or do you think there are issues with my installation that he didn't pick up?

I will refer back to my previous posts yet to quickly answer.
You are in a position where you do not have an EICR. What they sent to you is a shambles, nothing more than looking for remedial work.

There may or may not be items requiring attention it is not possible to say.
I would note a couple of C3's from what has been said here. C3 is a coding that makes the report reader aware - Improvement recommended - it does not make the installation unsatisfactory for continued use. Some compare such to an advisory on an MOT does not make for a failed MOT.

Reason for C3: An inspection is carried out against the latest edition of the wiring regulations. The inspector needs to apply engineering judgment during the inspection asking if such an observed deviation from the current regulations, yet installed to previous editions, is dangerous.