ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION CONDITION REPORTING
An Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) is an official document that assesses the safety of a property's electrical installation. It's produced by one of our qualified electricians after they inspect and test the wiring, distribution boards, fuses, switches, and sockets.
The report identifies any damage, deterioration, or hazards, and recommends safety improvements. It also confirms if the installation complies with relevant regulations.
The report will indicate whether the installation is in a "satisfactory" or "unsatisfactory" condition.
Residential EICR's
An EICR is a more detailed report than a VIR and will involve the testing of various circuits which will require the turning off of the electrics at the main supply.
This allows the contractor to identify any possible hidden defects or issues that cannot be identified during a VIR.
The purpose of an EICR also known as
(periodic inspection and testing)
is to determine, so far as is
reasonably practicable, whether the installation is in a satisfactory or unsatisfactory condition for continued service.
Homeowners often ask for, or obtain a condition report as part of a house sale.
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Similarly, landlords with an increasing awareness of their electrical safety obligations undertake regular periodic inspections in relation to their rental properties.
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Click Here to read further information on the Private Rented Sector Regulations 2020
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It is generally recommended that an EICR is carried out every
ten years (five for privately rented properties)
or when there is a change of occupancy in a dwelling.
Typically an domestic EICR will take around 3-4 hours to complete,
depending on the size of a property and the number of circuits requiring testing.
Commercial EICR's
​​It is essential for businesses to schedule an EICR every five years.
If you are a commercial tenant or landlord, then it is important to keep in mind that it is your responsibility in ensuring the commercial premise you lease or own has an
in-date and satisfactory EICR.
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Through an EICR, you can ensure that you continue to comply with both the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 and the Landlords and Tenants Act 1985.
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Our electricians are fully qualified to complete periodic testing and issue Electrical Installation Condition Reports.
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We recognise that as a business, minimising disruption to your staff and customers is often essential.
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For this reason, we are happy to book your assessment for a time and date that best suits your schedule and can accommodate out-of-hours testing where necessary.
When electrical installations cannot be switched off during an EICR?
An electrical thermographic survey is recommended for all commercial premises and businesses in this situation.
As it is an excellent way to be vigilant and reduce risk of dangerous electrical defects in addition to the EICR report.​​
Click Here to read further information on thermographic Surveys
Report Outcome
An EICR will provide coding's against the condition of the installation.
The classification codes are as follows:
Code C1 - This code should indicates that danger exists, requiring immediate remedial action. The persons using the installation are at immediate risk.
Code C2 - This code indicates that, whilst an observed deficiency is not considered to be dangerous at the time of the
inspection, it could become a real and immediate danger if a fault or other foreseeable event was to occur in the installation or connected equipment.
Code C3 - This code indicates that, whilst an observed deficiency is not considered to be a source of immediate or potential danger, improvement would contribute to a significant enhancement of the safety of the electrical installation.
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FI - Further investigation required without delay. However, where ‘FI’ has been entered against an observation the inspector considers that further investigation of that observation is likely to reveal danger or potential danger that, due to the agreed
extent or limitations of the inspection and/or testing, could not be fully identified at the time.
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It would not be reasonable for the inspector to indicate that the installation is in a satisfactory condition if any observation in this report has been given a code C1, C2 code or FI classification.
The inspector carrying out the EICR will specify the next recommended inspection and it is highly recommended that if corrective action has been recorded?
All Code 1 and Code 2 non-compliance are completed as soon as possible.
Buying a residential or commercial property?
​Before purchasing a property it is always worth asking the current occupier if they have an up-to-date EICR.
This will give you an overview of the current state of the electrics in the property. If they do not have an EICR you could request that one be carried out.​​