I know that the law requires to do EICR every 5 years, however the electrician who has issued EICR certificate for me in 2021 stated that it is valid for 3 years only, despite installation was in good condition.
Do I need to renew it now as 3 years expire term expire next month or I wait another two?
Needs to be done based on the term that’s on there. Electrician has discretion.
So needs doing after 3 years in this instance.
If hes put 3 years on the cert you have to go with that. I wouldnt use him again if there was no reason for this.
One reason why I attend when an EICR is done and check the validity the electrician is planning to add before they do it. I had one electrician give it a year’s validity for no reason. Didn’t use him again!
The only reason to give 1 year is poor IR test results, to monitor any further reduction of the installation. For periods less than 5 years the inspecting spark really needs to give a reason to justify the period , in writing, on the EICR
No it isn’t. The other reason is to keep the EICR gravy train running.
Then do NOT use them. 1 years without written reasons is unacceptable and don’t pay their bill
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It was an agent who arranged that EICR while I was out of the country. I noticed it when I got the paperwork via email and as it was the first EICR I’d ever had done, I didn’t think to check the date at the time.
Takeaway: I no longer need to be told how to suck eggs in this context
I would formally complain to the agent. He is complicit and should know about the 5 year retest
It wasn’t a he. Are you?
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