Electrical insatallation

paulpud

Your summary sounds about right.

The individual trips you have are mcbs and they will protect against overloading and short circuits (and therefore the risk of fire) but not electrocution, which is where RCDs or RCBOs come in. If the property was built in 2006 I would imagine the existing consumer unit already has a main RCD covering the most critical circuits where the occupier is most at risk from electric shock such as sockets, so for everyday, normal occupation of the property they will be protected. It is unlikely they would be at risk of electrocution unless they start drilling holes in walls or tampering with stuff. As you correctly point out, the only negative of this arrangement is that a fault will most likely cause the RCD to trip and all circuits covered by it will lose power.

You could improve safety by fitting RCBOs to all circuits but, in my opinion and if you do have a main RCD covering sockets, what you have already is satisfactory.

Alias_Omega

There is no requirement to have electrican work completed for a Letting, only the Gas Safety Check.

Well done on getting the EICR, however your Letting Agent has pulled your pants down on this, and will no doubt comment that its "Best Practice", however when pressed for what law, guideline etc they cant answer..

Anyhow, if the flat was built int he 2006, its perfectly acceptable for today. Just because regulations change, it does not mean that the property is any more unsafe than it was in 2006.

You could change to RCBO's, probably somewhere £30 a circuit, but its not required...

Save your £££, rent the property and when you come to sell it have the EICR completed again. No doubt, the 18th Edition will be out then...

Regards,

AO - Landlord..

brightontraveller

Alias_Omega wrote: »

when pressed for what law, guideline etc they cant answer..

AO - Landlord..

Maybe a dumb agent then? Landlord must ensure that the electrical system and all the appliances supplied are safe. Correct there is no statutory requirement in rented property to have annual safety checks , as there is with Gas, But the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 requires the landlord to ensure the electrical installation is safe when the tenancy begins and that it is maintained in a safe condition throughout the tenancy.

In addition, under the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 1994, both of which come under the Consumer Protection Act 1987, there is an obligation to ensure that all electrical equipment is safe ? If you don't and it goes pear shaped watch the insurance go out the window and don’t be surprised if you end up shafted in court you can argue the toss in court as too whom is able to do this thin ice if you not deemed competent though…?