EICR Testing and Certification In UK

The EICR specialists of Fire safety risk assessment always conduct a visual test first up. This EICR electrical test involves a thorough inspection of all the electrical installations (wiring, consumer units, electrical accessories) inside the building. They will check whether the aforementioned equipment is damaged, cracked, or broken at any place. Even a small crack in such equipment can result in a pile-up of electrons inside, which causes the equipment to overheat and possibly cause a short circuit.

Our EICR test procedure experts will check whether any such damage is apparent in the electrical equipment which may cause danger to the building’s inhabitants later on. Based on the equipment’s condition, they will recommend whether it needs repairing, or outright replacement in order to ensure everyone living inside the building.

Many old properties contain archaic electrical contingency systems, which are no longer valid, and government regulators have a stern stance toward them. For this reason, our EICR testing procedure specialists will inform our clients of the latest contingency systems they need to install to better protect their properties against electrical risks. For example, older distribution boards contained fuse cartridges which have now been replaced by MCB boards. This, coupled with earth leakage monitors which trip up whenever a fault occurs, provides superior electrical protection as compared with RCDs. Being a seasoned provider of EICR services all across the UK, we know about all of these modern advances in the field of electrical protection and will make sure that our clients remain up-to-date about them as well, to ensure overall safety and compliance with new EICR requirements.

The next step in the EICR safety check is dead testing. To perform a dead test, our EICR professionals will completely disconnect the electrical installation under examination from the main power supply. This mode of testing allows us to know whether there are any wires which are damaged in any way or have not been properly connected to their corresponding sockets. Several circuits will be randomly subjected to dead testing to make sure that everything is in order.

Live electrical testing will then follow. Fire Safety Risk Assessment emphasizes the need for live testing because it allows us to know how different contingency measures will perform under stress, not to mention that dead testing is one of the key Electrical Installation Condition Report legal requirements. It is a precautionary examination which is an ideal way to identify potential faults in the electrical installation spectrum and suggest possible fixes before they turn into a big problem. If there is a fault in the system, it will disconnect during this particular test.

This mode of testing allows us to determine if the electrical components are functioning as they were supposed to and whether they will remain reliable in the future as well. We will factor this information into our final report.

Whenever there is a fault in the electrical installation systems, it can result in electric shocks to people who touch any metal part inside that building. Earthing and bonding are the best methods to protect people from such an occurrence. As per EICR’s new regulations, the responsible EICR officer will conduct an extensive examination of electrical installations for possible faults that might cause electric shocks to unsuspecting people and will check the earthing/bonding apparatus to determine whether it is sufficient to address that issue. The lack of earthing and bonding mechanism or potential shortcomings in a pre-existing system will be mentioned at length in our report so that our clients remain aware.

Our experts will conclude their EICR testing with an inspection of various electrical accessories such as power outlets, switches, sockets, or any type of fittings inside the building; which is a very important aspect according to EICR new rules. These accessories are usually installed once and later forgotten about, which makes it very easy for them to be in a damaged shape without anyone realizing it. Any break or damage in these accessories can result in breakdowns or faults in electrical equipment, which can result in electric shocks inside the building’s metal equipment, or even accidental fires through short-circuits. Fire Safety Risk Assessment’s EICR masters will utilize the most state-of-the-art component testing equipment to ascertain the veracity of these all-important electrical accessories so that your electronics can remain future-proof.

When the EICR procedure concludes, the EICR specialists at Fire Safety Risk Assessment will head back to their offices and get to work on compiling the all-important Final EICR Report. This report will be based on their experience during the EICR examination of the building, and they will include all of their findings during that assessment. The report will point out all the short-coming in the electrical installation setup and will advise our clients with necessary recommendations to address those issues, and make the electrical security in their premises air-tight.

The electrical Installation Condition Report cost depends on how big of a building is to be assessed. EICR cost could be anywhere between £100-1000 depending on the size of the building. EICR validity is 5 years, and most of our clients trust us enough to enlist our services for EICR every 5 years.