EICR remedial work
Putting right what an unsatisfactory EICR found, then the written confirmation a landlord has to send to the tenant and the council. From one loose connection to a new consumer unit, done by a NICEIC Domestic Installer in Greenhithe.
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A new RCBO and surge-protected board David fitted above the meter.
From code to fix
What each code on the report means for the work, and for a landlord, for the clock.
| Code | Meaning | The work | Landlord’s deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| C1 | Danger present | Put right straight away. The inspector may make a C1 hazard safe before leaving the property. | Within 28 days of the inspection at the latest, or sooner if the report says so |
| C2 | Potentially dangerous | Remedial work to the circuit, the accessory, the board or the earthing named in the observation. | Within 28 days, or the earlier date on the report |
| FI | Further investigation | Investigation to find the cause, then whatever work it shows is needed. | Without delay, and within 28 days |
| C3 | Improvement recommended | Optional. The report is still satisfactory; landlords do not have to act on it. | No deadline |
Source: GOV.UK, Electrical safety standards in the private and social rented sectors; legislation.gov.uk, SI 2020/312
One report, one board
An EICR on a house in Tonbridge found an old board with no RCD and no surge protection. This is what replaced it.
Press the test button to see the new board.
Old style Fuseboard whick we carried out a EICR on ( No RCD or SPD to Fuseboard )
Replaced with RCBO / SPD Filuseboard
Typical remedial work
Most unsatisfactory reports come down to a short list of the same things, and very few of them mean pulling a house apart. Missing RCD protection is the most common: the regulations expect it on socket circuits and on cables buried in walls, and on an older board the practical answer is often a new consumer unit with RCBOs, which puts every circuit behind its own residual current protection in one visit. Earthing and bonding come next: a main earth that is undersized, or bonding to the incoming gas and water pipes that is missing or has been cut through during a kitchen or bathroom job. Then there are the accessories: a cracked socket, a light fitting with exposed connections, a switch that has been scorched, each one replaced and tested. A C2 on a single circuit might be a damaged cable where someone drilled through it, traced and repaired. When the work is finished the landlord needs it in writing: a satisfactory EICR, an Electrical Installation Certificate, a Minor Electrical Installation Works Certificate, or other appropriate certification, which then goes to the tenant and to the council within 28 days.
The written confirmation
GOV.UK accepts a satisfactory EICR, an EIC, a Minor Electrical Installation Works Certificate or other appropriate electrical certification as confirmation that the work has been done.
Source: GOV.UK, Electrical safety standards in the private and social rented sectors
Notifiable work
A new consumer unit or a new circuit is notifiable under Part P. As a NICEIC Domestic Installer, J D Kent Electrical can notify Building Control of notifiable work such as a new consumer unit or a new circuit.
Source: legislation.gov.uk, Building Regulations 2010 reg 12