Is this possibly caused by poor earthing?

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Hey everyone, so I was able to get another EICR done which I'll attach in this post (all sensitive info has been removed).

The electrician who did this second EICR recommended the following remedial work:

• Supply and install new consumer unit with RCBO protection for all circuits
• Supply and install 4x batton holders in basement
• Supply and install plastic light fitting for garden
• Supply and install plastic light fitting for kitchen
• Supply and install plastic light fitting for hallway
• Supply and install 3x single sockets in lounge
• Supply and install 1x double socket in lounge
• Supply and install 4x single sockets on first floor
• Supply and install new bulkhead on landing
• Supply and install new light fitting above sink in bedroom
• Supply and install plastic light fitting in bedroom to replace metal fan light
• Supply and install 2x battery powered smoke alarms for hallway and landing
• Supply and install heat alarm in Kitchen
• Install main earth directly from service head to consumer unit
• Possible fault finding of live-earth fault on downstairs lights circuit
  
  They quoted me £1246.50 to do the above work - does this seem reasonable?
  
  I'm also still wondering how bad are the readings that he has taken down specifically to do with the earthing as the numbers don't mean an awful lot to me.
  
  Again any input on this would be greatly appreciated.

That page 6 with the test results seems to have numbers and results not fitting into the correct boxes....?
unless something strange has happened on the uploading of your page images, and yours looks all correct?

Either way...
I can't quite figure out how he has got metric cable sizes plus CPC sizes for lighting circuits that have been noted has having no CPC?
Also any insulation resistance reading on the lighting circuit should be n/a IMHO rather than >200...
(however these maybe just limitations of the software not able to cope with imperial cable sizes and/or circuits with no CPC?)


BUT.. going right back to your original question..
It would appear that your electrical installation does have some significant earth related issues..
which your second electrician has made a reasonable effort at identifying..
and the fuse box is very outdated... So some significant remedial work is needed..

As for costs.. your profile suggest you are in London..
So I would guess your quote is quite reasonable if that includes materials & labour & Vat (if relevant)?

But I am in the Midlands.. so possibly it may be on the cheap side?

 

[binky]

They are not Class II.

They certainly aren't class 1 otherwise they would have an earth terminal

 

[Fleeting]

They certainly aren't class 1 otherwise they would have an earth terminal

That doesn't make them Class II.
Doesn't change the fact you can't use Class II as a means of protection in a dwelling and just because Class II parts may have been employed the normal rules for ADS apply.

 

[binky]

That doesn't make them Class II.
Doesn't change the fact you can't use Class II as a means of protection in a dwelling and just because Class II parts may have been employed the normal rules for ADS apply.

I'm pretty sure pendants have class 2 stickers on these days, I'll have a look in my garage a bit later, and if you have a read of IET inspection and test guidelines, it talks about replacing metallic fittings with class 2, ie plastic, where the owner of a property refuses rewiring of circuits without a cpc. However, I would agree with your point about ADS, which can only really be achieved with a cpc, but I would say that's more to do with cabling than accessories.

Out of interest have you ever come across reinforced insulation?

 

[Fleeting]

A lot of power tools are deemed to have reinforced insulation but you are not likely to know the difference between double and reinforced as they use the same symbol of the two squares.

 

[binky]

As I was saying. I suspect light switches and sockets aren't given the same double insulated rating as it would be dependent on the back box, and therefore the potential for the cover screws to be live under fault conditions unless they have the screw caps

 

[Fleeting]

There is no way that is double insulated.

 

[UNG]

With this problem there is the customer complaint "that metal switch / light fitting has been there for many years and it hasn't killed anyone up to now so why might it kill someone now"
The big issue here is does a label at the consumer unit make it safe for continued use and properly address the underlying problem in the long term