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I've just made a thread with a link to this having not seen this one. The meter was bypassed, from what I've read the main earthing was disconnected. This was a deliberate intention to cut corners and steal electricity. No license/policing would have changed what they did as they clearly had a...

As mentioned it's not likely to need changing unless there is thermal damage, your original electrician saying it's ok is means it will be safe for continued use. Also £1000 for a replacement seems a bit steep, but that depends on various factors and your location. Out of interest, what was the...

Never knew about the stranded 2.5. It's definitely bigger than 2.5 though. Noted as 4mm on the report.

Switch and shower. I only usually get one or the other. Found on todays EICR, tenant still happily showering away with it (not while I was there  :^O ). Both had been very hot.

Had an EICR today. All T+E cable, all stranded apart from the lighting. Socket circuits (ring finals) looked too small to be 4mm by my eyes but larger than 2.5, CPC was a 1.5mm solid. Red and black Strange thing was it was new in 2004, both the building and install so too new for imperial...

I believe you also need a minimum £250,000 professional indemnity insurance too, not sure who stipulates this, it's in the guidance somewhere. Regardless of whether it is mandatory it's wise to have it anyway if carrying out EICRs.

Without intending to cause offence this has all the ingredients to make up one of the DIY nightmares that we've all come across. Forgetting anything safety/regs/Part P related having an IP65 box with an alexa coming out is going to look horrendous and as mentioned how do the alexas fair up in a...

Standard for rings. I come across more faults on ring finals than anything else. I pretty much know before I even do the end to end that there is going to be some kind of issue with it. No continuity, spurs off spurs, loose connections the list goes on, UK standard for residential is a test...

I think I'm a member of the same group as I saw this posted earlier.  You'd hope there'd be some kind of protection to stop it becoming a widow maker if only the one plug is used but I wouldn't put money on it.  Isn't it this kind of thing that amazon and the likes of were supposed to be...

I'd have a chat with the electrician you intend to use to connect up/test/commission the new install first. You'll quite likely struggle to get anybody onboard after you've first fixed, they'll want to see it at various stages, or I certainly would anyway. They'll be able to recommend cable...

That's bad. I would have expected them to provide a replacement meter for the duration of the repair or provided me with a new one as anything that takes 6months to repair I would say wasn't fit for purpose. 

Luminaires in domestic properties now require RCD protection, as do cables buried less that 50mm in the walls, pretty much every domestic property. As do circuits within or running through a bathroom, these are all non compliances to the current regs though and your installation isn't...

My old boss had one of the old metrels, I really liked it, it did look a bit fisher price though. I've had meggers ever since. Only heard good things about the new metrels and if the old ones are anything to go by they're a decent unit. By all accounts they're backed up by some excellent...

I use the wago boxes all the time. Never had an issue. They provide various fixing options, screw through the box body itself or use the little mounting lug that comes with them. The boxes are different depending what connectors you're using so match them up correctly. A cable tie through the...

We're going slightly off topic here buuut, Somebody has built a battery trailer  Full disclosure... I'm all for EV, 100%, so much so my van is electric. 

Also is there an office/workshop/toilet block that needs to be fed from the supply.

Bin the agent, bin the spark would be my advice.  Pound to a penny it'll be a peanuts EICR and they're making up the loss on the EICR in remedial works. An EICR should be written so that any spark following on can work out what remedial work needs to be done. 

Do they all flash and dim together at exactly the same rate? What you are describing sounds exactly like an LED lamp failure but not if they are all flashing/dimming simultaneously which would suggest something supply side. 

Your incoming supply will need to be assessed too. If you're on a 60a fuse for example your added load plus the existing house demand may well exceed your supply. 

I've no idea on the legal recourse but if you were sold a house and were told it had E7 heating and it doesn't then I would imagine there would be some kind of comeback.  E7 isn't that cheap nowadays either and can generate some hefty bills but it will certainly be cheaper than you are...