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Greetings, I would appreciate some insight regarding how to proceed on the EICR / consumer unit front.
My property is a 2-bedroom -- been vacant for the past 12 months and my consumer box is over 20 years old. I recently had an electrician over for something else, and he offered to undertake an EICR ( £140) as that would flag any faults with the electrics that would need addressing in compliance with the new legislation. I was going to proceed with the EICR, especially as it is a legal requirement . However, someone on a different forum advised me to get an electrician to initially advise me on whether my current consumer unit will pass the EICR before actually going ahead with it. The reasoning being that there's no sense in going ahead with the EICR if it will fail on the consumer unit front.
I contacted my electrician yesterday and he gave me a quote of £550 for a new consumer board. He asked me to send him a picture of my current consumer, which I did. I
I have been researching this mind field for the past few days and I do not hold myself up to be an expert by any stretch of the imagination. This is why I welcome insights regarding what is the best way to proceed:
1) Have the EICR done first to see what it flags?
2) Upgrade the consumer unit first as it would definitely fail the EICR test ?
3) Other course of action ?
I thank you in advance of your help.
My property is a 2-bedroom -- been vacant for the past 12 months and my consumer box is over 20 years old. I recently had an electrician over for something else, and he offered to undertake an EICR ( £140) as that would flag any faults with the electrics that would need addressing in compliance with the new legislation. I was going to proceed with the EICR, especially as it is a legal requirement . However, someone on a different forum advised me to get an electrician to initially advise me on whether my current consumer unit will pass the EICR before actually going ahead with it. The reasoning being that there's no sense in going ahead with the EICR if it will fail on the consumer unit front.
I contacted my electrician yesterday and he gave me a quote of £550 for a new consumer board. He asked me to send him a picture of my current consumer, which I did. I
I have been researching this mind field for the past few days and I do not hold myself up to be an expert by any stretch of the imagination. This is why I welcome insights regarding what is the best way to proceed:
1) Have the EICR done first to see what it flags?
2) Upgrade the consumer unit first as it would definitely fail the EICR test ?
3) Other course of action ?
I thank you in advance of your help.