Give me strength

[electromonkey]

So I get a phone call from my mother in the week.


MUM: What's an NICEIC electrical home report?

ME: It's like an MOT for your car but for your electrics at home. Why do you ask?

MUM: Well, your Nan's insurance company has just written to her and they say they'd like her to have one or if she's had one, for her to send them a copy. Can you do one?

ME: Yes. How old's the house? 1960's?

MUM: Yes

ME: It's not been re wired has it?

MUM: No

ME: Ok. There's going to be a bit of work doing then, starting with a new fuse board.

MUM: Oh no, she wont need a new fuse board, she's had a new one.

ME: Oh, she has? When was that?

MUM: Your Dad changed it when you went back packing last year. (My Dad is not and never has been a spark or anything close to one!!!)

ME: WHAAAAAAAT!!!!!!???????

MUM: It's Ok, it works fine. She's never had any problems with it.


I give up!

Guess what i'm doing this weekend, other than shopping my old man to building control?

 

[Spazz]

Give him a copy of Part P so he learns not to do it again - we all love families dont we

Rip the old (New) CU out and re install it (f theres nothing wrong with it) if not stick a new one in - its your gran after all.

 

[robsparky1975]

Lol wind him up and tell him he is due a £1000 fine and a 6 month custodial sentence,be nice to see his wiring,he might surprise you.

 

[electromonkey]

Lol wind him up and tell him he is due a £1000 fine and a 6 month custodial sentence,be nice to see his wiring,he might surprise you.

You know what, I'm sure I could knock up a dodgy letter from the NIC. I AM going to do that!

 

[Knobhead]

Could be worse, mother “we need a new fuse board”. “OK I’ve been telling you that for years”. I didn’t need to go and check I knew the house like the back of my hand, so trots off to the local wholesaler and gets the board. Wholesaler “your brother was in earlier, bought the same thing”. It was a long time ago so it was a Wylex with plug in MCB’s. Saturday morning rolls around and I bowl on up to mothers. On arrival I’m wondering why brother’s car is there as well.
She’d asked me about changing the board, forgot and then asked brother.
It always used to be mother giving the two of us the “cold tongue” treatment, she got it that day!
Dad was sat in the background keeping his head down!

 

[Johnny-G]

Just do the EICR, that's all the insurance company are after :shrug:

 

[Mr.Si]

Post your fake letter on here when you're done... It'll be good for a laugh.

I know how you mean with the family thing. Rings many bells.

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[D80]

Insurance companies need educated (amongst a multitude of others! Why does it need to be NICEIC??

Not come across the NICEIC Electrical Home Report before tbh, what is it? An EICR? Visual Inspection?

 

[jase]

So I get a phone call from my mother in the week.


MUM: What's an NICEIC electrical home report?

ME: It's like an MOT for your car but for your electrics at home. Why do you ask?

MUM: Well, your Nan's insurance company has just written to her and they say they'd like her to have one or if she's had one, for her to send them a copy. Can you do one?

ME: Yes. How old's the house? 1960's?

MUM: Yes

ME: It's not been re wired has it?

MUM: No

ME: Ok. There's going to be a bit of work doing then, starting with a new fuse board.

Why? Because it didnt have a new modern one (or so you thought) so what, might not comply with current regs, not to say it isnt safe tho, just goes down on the report as a C3

 

[electromonkey]

Insurance companies need educated (amongst a multitude of others! Why does it need to be NICEIC??

Not come across the NICEIC Electrical Home Report before tbh, what is it? An EICR? Visual Inspection?

It's a periodic test and inspection that I assume they are referring to. I'm with you D80 about it being "NICEIC". On so many solicitors letters regarding property surveys when buying and selling houses you see this. It really winds me up.

 

[trev]

You know what, I'm sure I could knock up a dodgy letter from the NIC. I AM going to do that!

Evil but funny

 

[electromonkey]

Why? Because it didnt have a new modern one (or so you thought) so what, might not comply with current regs, not to say it isnt safe tho, just goes down on the report as a C3

Would you class a domestic electrical installation that under regulation requires RCD protection that doesn't have an RCD as "satisfactory" on a periodic?

 

[telectrix]

if it was compliant when installed and not a TT system. satisfactory but requiring improvement,C3, IMO.

 

[ample current]

I was led to believe you didnt have to retrospectively have to comply to current regs so why would it need renewing? apart from the new cu being installed as that is another story.

 

[electromonkey]

if it was compliant when installed and not a TT system. satisfactory but requiring improvement,C3, IMO.

Looks like I need to go back to college.

Never was taught much regarding PIR's.

Could be a good sticky - PIR coding, common mistakes and all that.