minor works or eic

[ambrad]

Hi All

When renewing an existing shower circuit, will the test cert be a minor works as it is an existing circuit or an electrical installation cetificate.

thanks

 

[Baker1988]

I would think it would be a minor works as a eic is for new circuits

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Aslong as you are not putting new cable in and ate useing the existing cable if your useing new cable that that is a new circuit so you would need a eic

 

[ipf]

Renewing the circuit, so what is the answer?

 

[ambrad]

eic it is then. thanks

 

[telectrix]

still debateable. if any of the existing circuit remains, then it is an altered circuit and a MWC will do.

 

[Farmelectrics]

He said he replaced the circuit so it's eic

 

[Octopus]

I replaced an isolator switch on a shower circuit and replaced the cable from the switch to the shower last week - I used a MWC!

 

[SirKit Breaker]

If the work goes back to the CU, then it is an Electrical Installation Certificate, even if the work is like for like, because you have installed a new circuit. It is clearly stated somewhere in GN3.

Cheers.............Howard

 

[Midwest]

Surely it depends on why the existing cable has been replaced. If it has been damage by rodents say, and replaced like for like then a MWC would suffice. If it was replaced because a larger kw shower is installed, then the characteristics of the circuit would have changed, i.e. larger protective device, then an EIC would have to be completed.

 

[Jase_82]

I agree Midwest. If shower is the same and mcb at ccu is the same, a mwc would do, but no harm in an eic to cover all bases, and might get a bit of extra work from it as a result.