The Inspection and Test Service

EICR Bristol & Bath - Following a visual appraisal to check for any defective devices and verification to ensure the electrical installation together with the following test procedures to ascertain the safety of electrical installation and that it complies to BS7671requirements :

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• Continuity - to ascertain that the earthing is continuous throughout the circuit. 

• Continuity of Bonding Conductors - very important to ensure bonding is in place and effective. 

• Ring Circuit Continuity - ascertains whether or not the ring is complete. 

• Insulation Resistance - to test whether there has been any breakdown in insulation to the installation. 

• Polarity - to check that the installation is correctly wired. 

• Earth Fault Loop Impedance - to ascertain the Zs of the installation meets the requirements of BS7671:2008 + AMD 3:2015 (current)

• Earth Electrode Resistance - applies to TT systems only, to test the earthing rods. 

• RCD tests - to check operation and that Residual Current Device disconnects the supply in the event of a fault in the required time

• Functional testing of installation devices - to ensure that they operate correctly and disconnect the supply as designed

Upon completion of the electrical testing, a detailed EICR is supplied containing the following certification

• Guidance Notes for recipients.

• Schedule of Inspection and Schedule of Test Results.

• Report

The electrician who carried out your testing will also discuss the results with you and explain if any remedial work is necessary in order to rectify an unsafe installation.

The codes used to determine whether there are non-compliances or issue with the electrical installation and are numbered C1 to C3. These codes will be entered on the Electrical Installation Condition Report, along with a description of the nature of the fault, and will determine whether a ‘Satisfactory’ or ‘Unsatisfactory’ report will be applied to the installation.

• C1 - ‘Danger present’: There is a risk of injury and that immediate remedial action is required to remove the dangerous condition.

• C2 - ‘Potentially dangerous condition’: Urgent remedial action required, this should declare the nature of the problem, not the remedial actions required.

• C3 - ‘Improvement recommended’ This code more often than not implies that while the installation may not comply with the current set of regulations, complies with a previous set of regulations and so is deemed to be safe although this safety can be improved upon.

Of coarse any remedial work can be carried out by other qualified third party persons if you choose, however, we would be pleased to offer you a competitive quotation to complete the work to ensure your installation is to a safe standard and complies with BS7617:  Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (HSW Act) & Electricity at Work Regulations 1989.  Regulations

Electrician Local 2u (Swineford Mill Industries Limited) hold PL to £10m. Copies of our insurance details are available to clients upon request.

We offer extremely competitive prices for commercial and industrial premises from just £19 per circuit. Furthermore, we provide fire alarm testing and emergency lighting testing.

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For Your Information.

IEE (IET) recommends the maximum time between Electrical Installation Contidion Reports (EICR):

• Commercial premises - max 5 years 

• Industrial premises - max 3 years 

• Hotels and Public Houses - max 5 years 

• Shops and Offices - max 5 years 

• Domestic - max 10 years or at change of occupancy 

• Residential - max 5 years or at change of occupancy

• Community Centres/Village Halls - max 5 years 

• Churches - max 5 years 

• Educational premises - max 5 years 

• Places of public entertainment and theatres - max 3 years 

• Leisure complexes (excluding swimming pools) - max 3 years 

• Swimming Pools - max 1 year 

• Construction site/temporary installations - every 3 months