Domestic Electrical Installation Condition Report - Guidance

ssm90

Hi All,

I am not sure if this is something anyone can help me with or if I am even okay to ask on the forums but I can't find anything on the sticky to suggest one way or the other.

I am in the process of buying a house and as part of the negotiations, I had requested the vendor provide a more up to date electrical testing certificate. I have now been provided this but if I am being honest, it's not my strongest suit and I'm finding it difficult to get a conclusion from it. There are some areas that are marked as needing potential work done and some areas that were just not checked, full stop.

If I were to attach a redacted copy of the document, would it be possible for someone to provide an insight? I'm not looking for an in-depth explanation, just more of an idea whether the testing was done in a proper manner and that anything highlighted isn't significant where I need to put the purchase on hold. If this is something anyone is able to help with, I will upload the document (don't want to upload anything before, just in case it is against the rules!)

Thank you in advance,
ssm90

davidmcn

Why would it be against the rules? Just upload it and I'm sure someone will put in their 2p's worth. 

Slithery

Go for it, it happens all the time on here.

Your vendor has been very good to you already by paying for the report, it's usually the buyers cost.

ssm90

Sorry, I've uploaded documents on other forums here and it was taken down, so just to be safe than sorry!
I have attached the electrical certificate and the gas one too (though I think this one is fine from what I can tell). Any help on the electric certificate would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance!

jamesperrett

There's nothing that I would worry about there (though I had better add that I'm not an electrician although I work in a related field).

AdrianC

Things on an EICR get one of three ratings. They are explained on p8 of that PDF.
C1 - Hold on, I'm just getting my rubber gloves before I go near this.
C2 - Don't like that, but it won't kill you. Probably.
C3 - Perfectly safe, but we don't do it like that any more.

You have a few C3s on p2. They've checked the "This is safe" box. One of those C3s states that the CU is 16th edition - that's the 1991 to 2008 edition of the regs. We are now on the 18th edition, as of 2018, amended in Feb last year. So no wiring installation is bang up-to-date unless it's been fitted very, VERY recently. How often do you plan to have the place rewired once you've bought it?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BS_7671#Timeline

The GSC explicitly says "Yup, all perfectly good and safe" via a whole bunch of tickboxes.

ssm90

Thank you both very much for your response, it is much appreciated and has put my mind at ease

Alias_Omega

• Your consumer unit is 16th edition
• 17th edition brought in the need for every cable (unprotected) in a wall, within 50mm to be covered by a RCD.
• 18th edition brought in the need for consumer units to be metal & have sealed entry to prevent fires.

If you want to make it 17th Edition, you could fit RCBO's to the Lighting / Smoke Detectors.

If you want to make it 18th Edition, you would need a new consumer unit. I suspect even by the time you have the work done, SPD's may be in use by then.

The electrical report looks good. No issues.

Guy1960

Due to new regulations as Landlord need to get Domestic Electrical Installation Condition Report done.  For a 4 bedroom victorian terraced house I have been quoted £270, does this sound about right?  seems a lot to me 

AdrianC

What have other electricians around your area quoted?

Nearlyold

Guy1960 said:

Due to new regulations as Landlord need to get Domestic Electrical Installation Condition Report done.  For a 4 bedroom victorian terraced house I have been quoted £270, does this sound about right?  seems a lot to me 

We had 4 completed recently  For the local ones we found a local electrician who did 3 @ £150 each, the 1 in Peterborough using an electrician in that area cost £170. The  remedial work required across all 4 cost about £850  new board/ new shower circuit and a few other minor items. So I would say that £270 sounds a bit high for an inspection but I guess it depends to an extent on where you live