Periodic Testing

[sparksburnout]

In a perfect world yes that would be the case but tell me how many times when you asked for previous paper work they had in hand? I can count in one hand the times that happen to me. My experience anyway.

Yes mate I agree with you. However, you would like to think that a lot of them were done years back and to a decent standard. Personally, I wouldn't go near 3rd party stuff with a bargepole, I ain't that desperate, and like I said I think it's a crap idea open to abuse. In this original case, there should be a proper EIC issued, not an EICR, an you can't issue one unless you have either done the work or witnessed it being done, start to finish, IMO.

 

[Midwest]

Thats the point, its an EICR on something that has never had an EIC, isn't it? If someone has done a CU change and added sockets etc, then a cert for that work should be issued, not an EICR? When you do an EICR you would like to think that the installation was actually certificated properly on day one, whenever that might have been?

Well somebody must be doing this 'retrospective' EICR. You can apply for 'Regularisation Certificate' of the building regs for electrical works. My LBC charge a fee £618. No idea how it actually works, and whether somebody has followed this process. But it is in place.

 

[Deleted member 26818]

When the Building Control Certificate is Reguarlised, someone (usually on contract to the Council) comes out to supposedly conduct an EICR.

 

[DuaneMHunt1976]

am wondering if i should of suggested..

You do the New Sockets, and fix the Light and i can Watch/Point out any error and test the Consumer Unit.