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An Electrical Installation Condition Report is an inspection with test results behind it, not a walk round with a clipboard. You get a document that says satisfactory or unsatisfactory, and a numbered list of anything found.
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When you needan EICR
An EICR is an inspection with a report at the end. These are the situations that call for one.
- Letting a property in England: at least every five years
- A new tenancy, with a copy to the tenant within 28 days
- Buying a house, especially one that has not been rewired
- Before and after major work, so you know what changed
- An installation nobody has tested in over ten years
- A board or circuit somebody has flagged as a concern
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How an EICR works
A day for most houses, and the report is in plain English as well as codes.
- 1Book it inTell us the property, roughly how many circuits, and whether it is tenanted.
- 2We testDead tests and live tests on every circuit, with the power off in stages.
- 3You get the reportEvery observation coded C1, C2, C3 or FI, with what each one means.
- 4Remedials, if you want themPriced separately and never assumed as part of the inspection.
Why it is worth doing
A report you canactually act on
What the codes mean and what the report is for.
- C1 made safe on the dayDanger present is made safe before we leave.
- C2 priced clearlyPotentially dangerous, with what it takes to fix.
- C3 is advisoryImprovement recommended; it does not fail the report.
- A satisfactory reportThe document your insurer, agent or buyer asks for.
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Everything to know about eicr testing in Worcester
What is actually inspected, and what the codes mean
The report covers the consumer unit and its protective devices, the earthing and bonding arrangement, the condition of the wiring and the accessories on it, and every circuit in the installation. Part of it is looking: scorch marks, cracked accessories, undersized bonding, a board with no RCD protection. The rest is instrument testing, which means continuity of protective conductors, insulation resistance, polarity, earth fault loop impedance, prospective fault current and RCD trip times. The power has to be off for some of it, and on a typical house that is a couple of hours rather than the whole day.
Accessories are sampled rather than every socket in the building being taken off the wall, and the sample widens if the first ones show a problem. That is normal practice and the report records what proportion was opened, so you can see how much of the installation the conclusion actually rests on. A report that does not say is a report worth questioning.
Findings are coded, and the codes are the part people get wrong. C1 means danger is present and somebody could be hurt now, so it is made safe before we leave. C2 means potentially dangerous: nothing is live and exposed today, but the installation would not protect you if something failed. C3 means an improvement is recommended, which is an observation and not a fault. FI means further investigation is needed because something could not be resolved on the day.
The whole report turns on those. Any C1, any C2 or any FI makes it UNSATISFACTORY. C3s on their own do not: a report can list several C3 items and still pass, and an installation with no RCD protection on the lighting circuits will usually pick up a C3 rather than fail. If somebody tells you a C3 means you must rewire, ask them which regulation says so.
What the inspection includes
One visit, the full test schedule, and the report in your hands rather than promised for later in the week.
- Consumer unit, protective devices and their suitability
- Earthing arrangement and main protective bonding to gas and water
- Every circuit tested, accessories sampled and the sample recorded
- Insulation resistance, loop impedance, polarity and RCD trip times
- Every observation coded C1, C2, C3 or FI with where it is
- Anything coded C1 made safe before we leave the property
- The report itself, with the schedule of test results attached
- A written price for any remedial work, which you are free to ignore
How the inspection runs
Before the day
We tell you how long the power will be off and roughly when, so a home office or a freezer is not a surprise.
Inspection
The visual condition of the board, the earthing, the wiring and the sampled accessories.
Testing
Instrument tests, circuit by circuit, with every reading written down rather than remembered.
The report
Satisfactory or not, every observation coded, and the test schedule attached.
EICR testing across Worcester and Worcestershire
Most of this work is landlord reports and checks before somebody buys, across Worcester, Droitwich Spa, Malvern, Pershore, Evesham and Stratford-upon-Avon. Shops, offices and units want a commercial EICR, which is the same test schedule against a larger installation and usually out of hours. Where a report comes back unsatisfactory because the board cannot protect the circuits behind it, the remedial work is normally a fuse board upgrade.
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Tell us how many bedrooms, whether it is let, and roughly how old the consumer unit looks. That is enough for a fixed price.
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Frequently asked questions
EICR Testing: Your Questions
How often does a property need an EICR?
A rented home in England has to have one at least every five years under the 2020 regulations. An owner-occupied house is a recommended ten years, or at a change of occupancy, which is why one is worth having before you buy. Commercial premises are usually five years, and the report itself always names the date the next one is due.
What makes a report unsatisfactory?
Any single C1, C2 or FI. C1 is danger present, C2 is potentially dangerous, FI means something needs further investigation. C3 items are recommendations and do not make a report fail, so a report can carry several C3s and still be satisfactory.
Will my power be off?
For part of it, yes. Insulation resistance testing cannot be done on a live circuit. On a normal house that is a couple of hours, not the whole day, and we tell you when so you can plan around a freezer, a home office or anyone working from home.
Do you have to take every socket off the wall?
No, and nobody does. Accessories are sampled, and the sample gets wider if the first ones show problems. Every circuit is tested. The report records what proportion was opened so you can see what the conclusion is based on.
Can you do the remedial work as well?
Yes, and you are under no obligation to let us. You get the report with the observations coded and a separate written price for putting them right. The report is yours either way and you can take it to anybody. An electrician who will only release a satisfactory report if he does the remedial work is not doing an inspection.
The last report was satisfactory. Why would this one fail?
Two ordinary reasons. Something has changed in the property, or the wiring regulations have. The standard is amended periodically and an installation that met it when it was put in is assessed against what applies now, which is why an older board with no RCD protection can go from an observation to a fault between one report and the next.
What is the difference between an EICR and a PAT test?
An EICR is the fixed installation: the wiring, the board, the circuits in the walls. Portable appliance testing is the things you plug into it. A landlord usually needs the first by law and may want the second for anything supplied with the property.
