I had a read of an EICR report on friday from an niceic approved contractor who had failed an installation and left a quotation for remedial work. As i knew the plumber who's house it was, he asked could i give a quotation, as the quote was rather high. It stated that the fusebox was unsafe, 1362 fuses, undersized tails, main protective bonding was undersized, earth rod & earthing conductor needs replacing, smoke alarms not wired to the mains, fan in the bathroom has no isolation. Insulation resistance LN-E = 0.75Mohms so possible rewire pending further investigation.
I opened board 4 circuits, fully labelled, old but no defects, Ze 3ohms, solid connection to rod with bs951 label attached, 10mm earthing conductor, IR LN-E= 0.75Mohms so i got the plumber to unplug everything IR = 17.9Mohms, upfront rcd, tested fine, main protective bonding to services, all with 951 labels 10mm continuity checked. Property had two smokes battery operated, I said i would mention lack of smokes to the householder if none were present, but would not code it, however the bathroom fan did not have an isolator. But so what! all accessories were in excellent condition. I was shocked the quote was
I opened board 4 circuits, fully labelled, old but no defects, Ze 3ohms, solid connection to rod with bs951 label attached, 10mm earthing conductor, IR LN-E= 0.75Mohms so i got the plumber to unplug everything IR = 17.9Mohms, upfront rcd, tested fine, main protective bonding to services, all with 951 labels 10mm continuity checked. Property had two smokes battery operated, I said i would mention lack of smokes to the householder if none were present, but would not code it, however the bathroom fan did not have an isolator. But so what! all accessories were in excellent condition. I was shocked the quote was