EICR The spark has changed the goalposts

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HI, I have an EIRC done on my empty property, a 3-bed house, it flagged up 2 C2 and 1 C3, I have done the C2’s, but now the spark is insisting that the C3 is done, surely this is wrong.

Any help would be great

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what is the item listed under the c3?

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C3 is satisfactory and does not need to be done

Only c1 and c2 must be done

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Hi, Colin, the C3 was a spur from the socket, the C2 was a bathroom light and electric shower with a screw on the front casing

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I agree but this electrical man won’t pass it, he says it might be overloaded as it’s a utility room with washing machine and a dryer,?

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I agree with you but he won’t do it.

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I was under the impression that if the cable was 2.5 and direct from the consumer unit it would be ok but not from another socket. But I am a joiner not a sparky

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Good piint5but surely that would be a C2, this is a C3 that the spark is insisting on before they pass it off, if it was a dangerous then it would a C2,?

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good point maybe an electrician will reply There is one on this blog but I cannot remember who it is

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Then he needs to make it a c2

If he’s registered a c3 it’s not compulsory

Either way he’s wrong so I’d make a complaint and not pay or get a second opinion

Call his governing body and ask for clarification From their technical department

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The spark needs educating. If the spur is a 2 gang socket running from the ring circuit it’s not even a C3

tell him your need him to revise his report if it doesn’t say satisfactory

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so how many spurs can you have on a ring main?

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A_Z who is the governing body?

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He must be registered with NICEIC or nappit or one of the others

They’ll have a technical department and a complaints department

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Thanks I will check it out

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Thanks everyone for all your help

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Actually there is no requirement to be registered to undertake EICRs

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An unfused spur - One single or one double gang socket off of 2.5mm T+E. The unfused spur may also be connected to the origin of the circuit in the distribution board (Consumer unit or fuse board).

A fused spur - using an FCU(13A Fused connection unit) connected directly to the Ring - several double sockets but is dependant upon the load characteristics…

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yes got that, you could not have a load of 3 bar electric fires all on spurs. Common sense has to prevail

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, having taken diversity into account. (this means load sharing across sockets)

18th Edition IET Regulation 433.1.204