I've heard of "Visual Inspections " being carried out . " Oh the guy was only here less than an hour" etc " Said it was alright "
So we went to do a Condition Report at an empty property for a Landlord. Nice house, nice road,nice area . As we carry our tools in and look around we both thought the same thing, "There won't be much wrong with this place"
Split load Starbreaker board ,re- wired to 16th edition , no rubber cable anywhere , looking good. electrics LOOK to be in good condition . So walking round and doing a visual and not investigating closely , the following would not be found.
1) Main Earth on a rusty old clip.
2) Supply head has a 3036 fused neutral.
3) 3 X Garden plugs , no RCD protection.
4) Garden lights fed via flex buried in flower beds.
5) Loft bedroom plugs ,no earth .
6) Exposed connectors over kitchen c/bds.
7) Metal dimmer plates , no earth connection.
8) Bare earth in cable used as live conductor th light switch.
9) Kitchen ring open end to end.
Walking round looking, a clipboard would not have shown up any of this .
The only excuse for a "Visual" is ...walk in , see wooden fuseboxes with rubber cables and old round light switches and plugs on wooden pattresses ...walk out saying "Yep it needs a rewire".
So we went to do a Condition Report at an empty property for a Landlord. Nice house, nice road,nice area . As we carry our tools in and look around we both thought the same thing, "There won't be much wrong with this place"
Split load Starbreaker board ,re- wired to 16th edition , no rubber cable anywhere , looking good. electrics LOOK to be in good condition . So walking round and doing a visual and not investigating closely , the following would not be found.
1) Main Earth on a rusty old clip.
2) Supply head has a 3036 fused neutral.
3) 3 X Garden plugs , no RCD protection.
4) Garden lights fed via flex buried in flower beds.
5) Loft bedroom plugs ,no earth .
6) Exposed connectors over kitchen c/bds.
7) Metal dimmer plates , no earth connection.
8) Bare earth in cable used as live conductor th light switch.
9) Kitchen ring open end to end.
Walking round looking, a clipboard would not have shown up any of this .
The only excuse for a "Visual" is ...walk in , see wooden fuseboxes with rubber cables and old round light switches and plugs on wooden pattresses ...walk out saying "Yep it needs a rewire".
