I’m not sure that is correct
The university check registrations of the electricians as do the local authority
One of ours was not registered but used the form from NICEIC and we had to do it all over again as the university refused to accept the EICR
Could it be written up as a ‘RFI’ - Requires further investigation? , what other terms can a sparky use on EICR’s ?
The permitted categories are C1, C2, FI - all of which determine an unsatisfactory EICR
C3 and any comments which determine a satisfactory EICR
The person or organisation ordering the EICR can opt to state that the person undertaking the work IS registered, but it’s definitely not mandatory
I’m know that is incorrect, you have to be qualified to do EICRs otherwise you could do your own which defeats the whole purpose.
I had a discussion with two electricians when this came in 5 years and although they were registered to do installations they were not registered to do EICRs. They were able to install new fuse boards and do an EIC and BC notification, but had to sign up separately to do EICRs.
There was a lot of confusion then between EIC and EICRs. both my electricians couldn’t understand why they were treated differently as both required the same tests, but nevertheless an EIC is not considered adequate.
There are companies that do EICRs for £99 in London. They only do these tests and don’t expect C3s to be rectified.
You have to be competent to do EICRs - nothing more, nothing less. Membership of a scam is not mandatory
Theoretically correct.
But how do you prove you have used a competent person if they are not registered and had relevant training and cpd on the regs?
Just claiming to be competent is not going to carry much weight and landlords are not able to make that assessment.
Not worth the risk.
Just to add, you have an eicr cert, you have fixed the C2s. He can’t make you do the C3. If you have an EICR cert and receipts for rectifying the C2s then you are covered.
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