Not rewired.......
Complete rewire needed, so says the sparky
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The circuit with the fault is going to be tricky one to solve, I have an alternative electrician who I hope is going to be prepared to work at it, instead of just declaring the whole system dead.
In the meanwhile, however, I want to get the paperwork honest and in line with the electricians codes of practice, rather than what I have now, which is an exaggeration to try to force my hand.
If I've shelled out all that money on a condition report (which I never really wanted in the first place), then I want it to be right.
In the meanwhile, however, I want to get the paperwork honest and in line with the electricians codes of practice, rather than what I have now, which is an exaggeration to try to force my hand.
If I've shelled out all that money on a condition report (which I never really wanted in the first place), then I want it to be right.
Maybe it is.
Nobody who has not been to see the installation can say with any certainty that it is not.
Maybe it is not.
Nobody who has not been to see the installation can say with any certainty that it is.
Maybe it is.
Nobody who has not been to see the installation can say with any certainty that it is not.
You would not need to visit the site to know whether "not having a BS7671 CU", is a C2 or C3.
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A defective fusebox could be C2 or C3, or even C1 in some circumstances.
If you want further advice on it, or the rest of the installation, post some pictures of the fusebox, meter and surrounding area, and anything else which could indicate the condition of the installation.
Isn't that "Fire Safety of Non-Domestic Furniture"?
Did you mean 7671? If so, that's not a product standard.
The fuse box is not defective. It's just not BS7671 compliant, no problem has been found with it.
We still don't know what that means. My consumer unit complies with bs7671. It also does not comply with bs7671.
I mean it has no RCD protection
C2 or C3 depending on the on site assessment.
The 1M ohm requirement is a bit old hat, but I'm not sure how you can code against it? If the least serious code is a C3, and that is for something which is non-compliant with current regulations, how can you give a C2 to something which is?
Agreed it's a sure sign something's not right, but the OP already knows that! You can always write it without a code or elsewhere.
The electrician should have spent the time being productive and checking the relevant connection points of the circuit rather than half-baked testing of the entire installation. Unless every leg on the circuit is exhibiting the same characteristic I'd say this guy ain't very good at fault finding.
Agreed it's a sure sign something's not right, but the OP already knows that! You can always write it without a code or elsewhere.
The electrician should have spent the time being productive and checking the relevant connection points of the circuit rather than half-baked testing of the entire installation. Unless every leg on the circuit is exhibiting the same characteristic I'd say this guy ain't very good at fault finding.
Right, but according to Electrical installation condition reporting: Classification Codes for domestic and similar electrical installations http://www.niceic.com/Uploads/File5634.pdf
So, unless the CU has a fault, or there is another reason such as the bathroom case in the citation, surely to give this a C2 is just not a correct assessment?
So, unless the CU has a fault, or there is another reason such as the bathroom case in the citation, surely to give this a C2 is just not a correct assessment?
I bet it doesn't. The installation might comply, but the CU probably complies with BS EN 60439 or 61439, depending how old it is.
He probably forgot you have a flat. There's other examples of code deviation out there though so we need pictures to decide what he was thinking.
It's very difficult unless we know what the non-compliant C2 on the board was for. That's a poorly written EICR IMHO and the answer too generic. He may as well just write C2 "potentially dangerous install" covering the whole lot and leave it at that!
It's very difficult unless we know what the non-compliant C2 on the board was for. That's a poorly written EICR IMHO and the answer too generic. He may as well just write C2 "potentially dangerous install" covering the whole lot and leave it at that!
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