# Do I need to renew EICR before 5 years? **URL:** \ **Category:** Legal\ **Created:** [1 May 2024 09:47 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/do-i-need-to-renew-eicr-before-5-years/64824 "2024-05-01T09:47:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tomasz3](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/tomasz3/32/22707_2.png) [@Tomasz3](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/Tomasz3)\ **Post date:** [1 May 2024 09:47 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/do-i-need-to-renew-eicr-before-5-years/64824/1 "2024-05-01T09:47:45Z")
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? ---
**Author:** ![Mark10](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/mark10/32/11325_2.png) [@Mark10](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/Mark10)\ **Post date:** [1 May 2024 10:04 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/do-i-need-to-renew-eicr-before-5-years/64824/2 "2024-05-01T10:04:45Z")
Needs to be done based on the term that’s on there. Electrician has discretion. So needs doing after 3 years in this instance. ---
**Author:** ![David122](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/david122/32/1449_2.png) [@David122](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/David122)\ **Post date:** [1 May 2024 13:35 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/do-i-need-to-renew-eicr-before-5-years/64824/3 "2024-05-01T13:35:20Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![tatemono](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/tatemono/32/19789_2.png) [@tatemono](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/tatemono)\ **Post date:** [1 May 2024 14:53 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/do-i-need-to-renew-eicr-before-5-years/64824/4 "2024-05-01T14:53:27Z")
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! ---
**Author:** ![Neelix](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/neelix/32/17370_2.png) [@Neelix](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/Neelix)\ **Post date:** [1 May 2024 21:08 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/do-i-need-to-renew-eicr-before-5-years/64824/5 "2024-05-01T21:08:25Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![tatemono](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/tatemono/32/19789_2.png) [@tatemono](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/tatemono)\ **Post date:** [2 May 2024 07:53 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/do-i-need-to-renew-eicr-before-5-years/64824/6 "2024-05-02T07:53:15Z")
> [@Neelix](#): > > The only reason to give 1 year is poor IR test results No it isn’t. The other reason is to keep the EICR gravy train running. ---
**Author:** ![Neelix](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/neelix/32/17370_2.png) [@Neelix](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/Neelix)\ **Post date:** [2 May 2024 09:26 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/do-i-need-to-renew-eicr-before-5-years/64824/7 "2024-05-02T09:26:46Z")
Then do NOT use them. 1 years without written reasons is unacceptable and don’t pay their bill ---
**Author:** ![tatemono](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/tatemono/32/19789_2.png) [@tatemono](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/tatemono)\ **Post date:** [2 May 2024 16:08 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/do-i-need-to-renew-eicr-before-5-years/64824/8 "2024-05-02T16:08:58Z")
> [@Neelix](#): > > Then do NOT use them. er… > [@tatemono](#): > > Didn’t use him again! 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 ---
**Author:** ![Neelix](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/neelix/32/17370_2.png) [@Neelix](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/Neelix)\ **Post date:** [2 May 2024 17:31 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/do-i-need-to-renew-eicr-before-5-years/64824/9 "2024-05-02T17:31:58Z")
I would formally complain to the agent. He is complicit and should know about the 5 year retest ---
**Author:** ![tatemono](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/tatemono/32/19789_2.png) [@tatemono](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/tatemono)\ **Post date:** [2 May 2024 17:42 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/do-i-need-to-renew-eicr-before-5-years/64824/10 "2024-05-02T17:42:45Z")
It wasn’t a he. Are you? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/system/32/11_2.png) [@system](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/system)\ **Post date:** [31 July 2024 17:43 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/do-i-need-to-renew-eicr-before-5-years/64824/11 "2024-07-31T17:43:33Z")
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