With changes in the law affecting the legal requirements for electrical testing in the UK, we have compiled an easy-to-follow guide to EICRs (Electrical Installation Condition Reports) to ensure you always stay compliant and safe.
An Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) is produced following an assessment of an electrical installation in a building. During the electrical assessment, a qualified electrician tests and inspects the electrical installation, checking all the components for wear and tear, faulty wiring and anything that could pose a potential risk, like an electric shock or dangerously high temperatures.
Any defects that are identified are categorised based on severity of risk and are recorded within the EICR:
Unsatisfactory
C1 - Danger present, immediate remedial action required. This is the most serious category. Repairs or replacements must made safe immediately and reported to the site contact.
C2 - Potentially dangerous, urgent remedial work required.
FI – Further investigation required.
Satisfactory
C3 - This code indicates that improving your electrical installation is advised. For instance, wiring that doesn't adhere to the most recent regulations, but that isn't necessarily dangerous. To be clear, there is no danger and no likely circumstance that may result in someone gaining access to live wires. So, even if C3 issues are identified, EICR certificates may still be valid.
Once all required repairs have been carried out to C1, C2 and FI defects, and all supporting documentation has been carried out to provide a detailed audit trail that the defects have been completed, the installation is classified as satisfactory.
Here is a handy table for you to download
An EICR is required to prove electrical compliance of your property but the frequency in which this should be completed depends on the nature of the building.
A standard commercial office should be every 5 years. An industrial premises should be every 3 years and a domestic privately owned home should be every 10 years. A property which is rented out should be every 5 years.
Special locations such as hospitals or a construction site should be more frequent. If you would like more advice on how frequent your property should be tested, please get in touch.
No, an electrical installation certificate is produced when a new installation has been completed, or a distribution board has been replaced.
It is important for the inspectors to see your installation as it is usually set up and used, so no changes should be made before the test.
However, there are things you can do to help make the testing process go quickly and smoothly.
For example:
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