EICR's - circuits that prove impossible to trace

[Dave_]

Hello all,

just wondered what you do when you come across circuits on a EICR that are not labelled and you can't trace them?

I do this:

where you have 'extent of installation covered by this report'

I put - 'as per circuit schedule'

in the circuit schedule I note down 'Unasble to Trace'

am i leaving myself open??

thanks in advance,

Dave

 

[iamelectric]

you shouldnt be tracing them just mark it down on the sheet

 

[iamelectric]

i would mark it as c3 recomend improvement i.e get someone into trace it and label it

 

[Mike66]

On the NICEIC sheets it has a further investigation required tick box. i would mark it there

 

[Sharpend]

That's ok if he's using Niceic sheets.

 

[Mike66]

LOL your right, didnt think of that. Perhaps they should all be a standard format, that way we could all advise

 

[Dave_]

So basically then if its not marked, dont attempt to find out what it is? what is the whole db is not labelled?? there must be some sort of crossover point where you say yay or nay!

 

[iamelectric]

if nothing is marked it would need to be investigated before you started

 

[iamelectric]

ie: more time =more doe

 

[Richard Burns]

If you have made efforts to trace the circuits and cannot find the outlets then this would be an operational limitation, and should be noted in limitations.
The test results would identify that it was an untraceable circuit.
and in coding it it would require further investigation.

 

[telectrix]

easiest way is to leave the circuit de-energised and wait for the customer to phone and tell you what's not working anymore. if they don't phone, then it's probably disused anyway,

 

[GLENNSPARK]

not verified....
N/V

 

[Knobhead]

easiest way is to leave the circuit de-energised and wait for the customer to phone and tell you what's not working anymore. if they don't phone, then it's probably disused anyway,

I love that method, one did throw me. An 800A feeder, never did find out where it went.

 

[ipf]

I love that method, one did throw me. An 800A feeder, never did find out where it went.

Nottingham Forest floodlights down again..

 

[Phoenix]

Nottingham Forest floodlights down again..

Notts Forrest NEVER needed that much power for flood lights, whenever the ball was lost, it was in the back of their own net!