EICR Codings

[martinxxxxxx]

Right then, bloke rang me say he has had a EICR done with the following codings.

The whole place was rewired in 2004

1 No RCD on bathroom lighting C2 N/A
2 No RCD on kitchen lighting. C2 N/A
3 No danger notices on consumer unit C3 N/A

The board results are

1 Lighting A 100 7 1.5 1.0 0.4 60898 B 6 6 7.67 0.41 N/A > 200 > 200 > 200  0.65
2 Lighting A 100 6 1.5 1.0 0.4 60898 B 6 6 7.67 0.64 N/A > 200 > 200 > 200  0.87
3 Spare
4 Spare
5 Spare
6 Spare
7 Outside Supply A 100 1 4 2.5 0.4 60898 B 32 6 1.44 0.14 N/A > 200 > 200 > 200  0.32
8 Sockets Kitchen A 100 7 2.5 1.5 0.4 60898 B 32 6 1.44 0.41 0.41 0.52 0.30 N/A > 200 > 200 > 200  0.43
9 Sockets Flat A 100 8 2.5 1.5 0.4 60898 B 32 6 1.44 0.44 0.45 0.56 0.33 N/A > 200 > 200 > 200  0.47
D.B. 1 Bedroom 25 kA N/A

Surely in 2004 the outside supply and the sockets should have been on RCD but NOT the lighting?

The inspector included a quote for a new board, I would have thought RCBOs would have been easier?

I wonder why he has singled out the bathroom and kitchen for speciaql attention.

 

[Spark123]

Back in 2004 yes, any socket reasonably expected to supply portable equipment outdoors needed to be RCD'd.
Lighting didn't need to be RCD'd, nor does it now in a kitchen. Unprotected concealed cables in a partition or wall sub 50mm ought to be RCD'd for the 17th edn.
Supplementary bonding ought to have been carried out in a bath/shower room where applicable.
Without seeing it for myself I can't comment why a C2 is necessary, if it isn't dangerous then C3 may have been more appropriate.
RCBO's, if they are available for the board, will do the job yes.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

3 No danger notices on consumer unit C3 N/A

Danger notices?

 

[mfarrow]

Surely, BAS? Danger 230V, in case you take the cover off.

You have these decorating all your accessories too I assume?

In all seriousness, the reference to treating a kitchen as 'special' sounds like he's a Part P electrician, rather than one who fully understands the rules and where to apply them.

 

[martinxxxxxx]

Danger Notices? I guess he means all those nice little stickers I carry around with me, I think mine are called warning labels.

Yes he told the guy that a new fuse board was required, I might end up recommending the same but for completely different reasons. More likely is for RCBOs to be put in his excising board but I don't know what brand it is.

Another weird thing that the inspector did was to put N/A into EVERY comment field in the Inspections Schedule but then to PUT a tick in to all but one of the outcome fields - the one he did not tick was "protection of cable by armour (etc)" which he put C2 against. Although this C" is not in his list of observations. He even ticked the field that says Circuit protect by RCD

 

[martinxxxxxx]

Found this gem on their website

We can bring earthing systems up to date and in accordance with the current electrical regulations (BS7671:IEE Wiring regulations).

We also cover the equipotential side of earth bonding, such as the cross bonding of pipework to the sinks, baths and central heating systems.

 

[RF Lighting]

Nice

Typical numpty DI that has no idea they do not know what they're doing.

They certainly shouldn't be carrying out EICRs on the evidence we've seen here.

 

[sparkybird]

Please don't tar all us DI's with the same brush. I've seem some appalling EICR's fom AC's too.....

Do we even know it's a DI?

It could be anyone, just trying it on to 'make' work for themselves as is so often the case

SB

 

[RF Lighting]

You're quite right, and I apologise. Typical numpty chancer would have been a more accurate description.

 

[martinxxxxxx]

They are an AC

 

[sparkybird]

oooo dear - I rest my case!!