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<blockquote data-quote="DimSpark" data-source="post: 462522" data-attributes="member: 30099"><p>Hi all,</p><p></p><p>First post so sorry if its not on the correct forum.</p><p></p><p>I have just had an EICR carried out on a property i am looking to purchase. It was built in the mid 70's and had an extension in the 90's, 3 bed-semi.</p><p></p><p>The C/U is outdated and some of the sockets are not fitted correctly - no issues getting these replaced.</p><p></p><p>The strange (and concerning) thing are the IR readings. All of the lighting circuits are fine (500M) but the sockets (up and down), cooker and immersion all have identical readings of 0.3M (L/N, L/E and N/E) which is obviously well below the minimum allowed. It seems rather coincidental that all of the them would have identical readings and i wonder if these are actually accurate? </p><p></p><p>I don't really want to spend any more money having this investigated further in-case i do not end up completing on the property for whatever reason, but at the same time i don't want to complete and then find serious issues that require some or all of the wiring to be replaced. </p><p></p><p>Any suggestions on the best way forward?</p><p></p><p>Thanks in advance for any replies. </p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DimSpark, post: 462522, member: 30099"] Hi all, First post so sorry if its not on the correct forum. I have just had an EICR carried out on a property i am looking to purchase. It was built in the mid 70's and had an extension in the 90's, 3 bed-semi. The C/U is outdated and some of the sockets are not fitted correctly - no issues getting these replaced. The strange (and concerning) thing are the IR readings. All of the lighting circuits are fine (500M) but the sockets (up and down), cooker and immersion all have identical readings of 0.3M (L/N, L/E and N/E) which is obviously well below the minimum allowed. It seems rather coincidental that all of the them would have identical readings and i wonder if these are actually accurate? I don't really want to spend any more money having this investigated further in-case i do not end up completing on the property for whatever reason, but at the same time i don't want to complete and then find serious issues that require some or all of the wiring to be replaced. Any suggestions on the best way forward? Thanks in advance for any replies. [/QUOTE]
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