What to enter on schedule of Inspections for EIC?

[HappyHippyDad]

Hello all,

The Schedule of Inspection forms for an EIC offer you 2 suggestions to enter in the boxes, either a tick to say an inspection has been carried out and the result is satisfactory or N/A to show that an inspection is not applicable to a particular item.

In section 7 (consumer units/distribution boards), 7.4 alludes to 421.1.201 (i.e the non combustible malarkey). How can I put a tick in this box when the CU is plastic? I realise that plastic CU's are ok if installed pre January 2016, but I read the EIC as asking if the present installation meets these requirements.

How can I tick this box as it clearly mentions 421.1.201, if you tick this box it means you have inspected the CU and it meets this reg?

Just as an aside, section 7.2.. presence of linked main switch. Quite often someone has installed a henly box so there is no one switch for the installation, what do you then put in the box? The customer is unlikely to agree to lots of extra work just so I can tick my boxes!

 

[Deleted member 72666]

I think you mean EICR and not an EIC.

 

[HappyHippyDad]

I think you mean EICR and not an EIC.

Nope, see 'SCHEDULE OF INSPECTIONS (for new installation work only)'.

 

[happysteve]

My take on it (tin hat on):

An EIC refers to the things that YOU, the installer, has installed. That's what those boxes on page 1 are about: new installation, addition, or alteration. Only if you tick "new installation" does the EIC and the schedule of inspections for the whole installation come under your responsibility.

Did you install the plastic CU (after 1st Jan)? If so, then you need to put it right, then tick. If not, then it is "N/A" and you would put that down.

As for your aside, same principle: did you install the Henley block? If so, then put it right, then tick it. If not, then "N/A".

Another example: there might be a shaver socket in the bathroom. If you're altering a RFC, then for the item on the schedule that talks about electrical separation, you would write "N/A" (assuming the shaver socket wasn't on the RFC concerned).

I guess the exception to this would be section 1, which deals with the supplier's equipment. ~dunno~

 

[Richard Burns]

I would agree with the above, you are inspecting the work you have done to see if it compliant with the current edition of BS7671, this includes checking that the installation is safe for you to install this modification.
Therefore things like an OCPD that you did not install of the condition must be correctly rated and the supply must be able to handle the additional load, earthing and bonding, where required, must be adequate, however these are not compliance with BS7671 observations (though it is a useful reference) these are safety observations.
Also I would not tick electrical separation for a shaver socket as it is only part of the circuit that has electrical separation the primary means of protection for the circuit is still ADS.

 

[Octopus]

The "description" of the job will tell anyone who reads the cert what you have done. The schedule of inspections needs to reflect the items you have installed...... and obviously the references to bonding, earthing etc