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Clear reports, honest codes, remedials priced on the day. Landlord safety certificates, pre-purchase inspections and commercial periodic testing, carried out by a City & Guilds 2391 qualified electrician. NAPIT approved, £2m insured, reports issued the same week. [Request A Free Estimate](/contact) [Call 07782 498471](tel:+447782498471) 15+ years in the trade · NAPIT approved · £2m insured · 24/7 emergency line 15+ years In the trade NAPIT approved Registered contractor £2m insured Public liability Certified JIB Gold Card · C&G 2391 Service Overview ## EICR & Electrical Inspection in Liverpool, the full picture. Everything below is what an honest, NAPIT-approved contractor will actually do for you, not what a marketing agency thinks sounds good on a website. What it covers An Electrical Installation Condition Report is a formal inspection and test of a fixed electrical installation against BS 7671, the 18th Edition Wiring Regulations. It covers the consumer unit, every final circuit, earthing and bonding, accessories, and the condition of cabling as far as it can be reasonably inspected. The report records observations against standard classification codes: C1 (danger present, immediate action required), C2 (potentially dangerous, urgent remedial action required), C3 (improvement recommended) and FI (further investigation required). An installation is only 'satisfactory' if it carries no C1, C2 or FI codes. Who it's for Landlords and letting agents meeting their five-yearly legal duty in England, homeowners buying or selling, HMO operators, commercial landlords and business owners with periodic inspection obligations, and anyone who has inherited an installation they know nothing about and wants a professional baseline before spending money on it. When you need it Rented homes in England need a satisfactory EICR at least every 5 years and at the start of a new tenancy where the existing report has expired. Owner-occupied homes are recommended every 10 years. Commercial premises are typically inspected every 5 years, though insurers and licensing conditions sometimes require more frequent testing. Anyone buying a property, especially an older terrace, should treat an EICR as part of due diligence alongside the survey. Why professional matters Since 2020 private landlords in England have a statutory duty under the Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector Regulations to keep a valid EICR and supply it to tenants and, on request, the local authority. Beyond compliance, an EICR is the only reliable way to know whether the wiring behind your walls is safe, an installation can look perfect and still have no protective conductor at the lighting points, a borrowed neutral, or main bonding that was never installed. What Happens If You Leave It ## The cost of putting it off. Every one of these is something we see weekly. None of them get better on their own. ### Fines of up to £30,000 per breach Local authorities can issue financial penalties to landlords who cannot produce a satisfactory EICR, and can arrange remedial work themselves and recover the cost. ### Unresolved C1 and C2 codes A C1 means danger is present right now. A C2 means it becomes dangerous under fault conditions. Both make the report unsatisfactory and both need addressing within 28 days for rented property. ### Tick-box reports that miss things An EICR is only as good as the person doing it. Reports produced without proper dead and live testing, or with every circuit marked 'LIM', are worthless to you and obvious to the next inspector. ### Insurance and sale complications Buyers' solicitors increasingly ask for electrical certification. An unsatisfactory or missing report can delay completion or knock money off the price. Our Process ## How the job actually runs, start to finish. 1. Step 1 ### Book the visit We agree a time that suits tenants or trading hours. Power will need to be off for parts of the test, so we plan around that up front. 2. Step 2 ### Visual inspection Consumer unit, accessories, earthing and bonding, cable condition, and anything obviously non-compliant recorded before a single lead comes out. 3. Step 3 ### Dead testing Continuity of protective conductors, ring final circuit continuity, insulation resistance and polarity, circuit by circuit, with results recorded on the schedule. 4. Step 4 ### Live testing Earth fault loop impedance, prospective fault current and RCD operating times, verified against the maximum permitted values for each protective device. 5. Step 5 ### Report & remedials Coded report issued the same week, walked through with you in plain English. Any C1 made safe immediately; C2 and C3 remedials priced before we leave. Benefits ## Why customers stick with us. ### C&G 2391 qualified inspector Inspection and testing is its own qualification. Ours is held, current, and used every week. ### Honest coding We don't inflate C3s into C2s to sell remedial work, and we don't quietly ignore genuine C2s to hand you a clean pass. ### Same-week reports Full schedule of test results and observations, emailed as a PDF you can forward straight to a tenant, agent or solicitor. ### Remedials by the same team If work is needed we can price and complete it ourselves, so you're not chasing a second contractor. ### Tenant-friendly scheduling Appointments arranged around tenants and trading hours, with minimal disruption during isolation. ### Part P self-certified remedials NAPIT registration means notifiable remedial work is self-certified in-house, no council building-control fee. In Detail ## Everything else worth knowing. The specific materials, methods and situations that make this job go well, or badly, depending on who's doing it. [Request A Free Estimate](/contact) ### What an EICR actually tests, and what it does not An EICR is a sampled inspection of the fixed installation: everything from the origin of the supply through to the fixed accessories. It does not test portable appliances, that is PAT testing, and it does not cover gas appliances, alarm systems beyond their electrical supply, or anything on the supplier's side of the meter. Where parts of the installation cannot be inspected without destructive work, for example cabling buried in plaster or under floorboards, that limitation is recorded on the report. A properly written EICR states its extent and limitations clearly on the front page, so you know exactly what was and was not covered. ### Understanding the codes: C1, C2, C3 and FI C1 means danger is present and someone is at risk of injury now, exposed live conductors, for example. We make C1 observations safe before leaving site. C2 means potentially dangerous: the installation is safe while everything is intact, but a single fault could make it dangerous. Missing earthing to a metal accessory or absent main protective bonding are classic C2 items. C3 is an improvement recommendation, it does not make the report unsatisfactory, and you are not obliged to act on it. FI means further investigation is needed because something observed could not be resolved during the inspection. Only C1, C2 and FI make a report unsatisfactory. ### Common failures in Liverpool housing stock Across the Victorian and Edwardian terraces in Walton, Anfield, Kirkdale and Bootle, the recurring items are missing or undersized main protective bonding to the incoming gas and water services, no CPC at lighting points on pre-1966 installations, rubber or lead-sheathed cable still in place on original circuits, and wooden-back or plastic consumer units without RCD protection. In inter-war and post-war semis around Norris Green, Fazakerley and Kirkby it is more often split-load boards with poor discrimination, spurred sockets on already-loaded ring circuits, and outdoor supplies to garages run in interior-grade cable. Knowing what the local stock throws up means less time hunting and a faster, cheaper inspection for you. ### Landlord obligations in England, in plain English You must have every fixed installation in a rented property inspected and tested at least every 5 years by a qualified person. You must supply a copy of the report to existing tenants within 28 days, to new tenants before they occupy, and to the local authority within 7 days of a written request. Where the report requires remedial or further investigative work, you must complete it within 28 days, or sooner if the report specifies, and obtain written confirmation that the work has been done. Keep that confirmation with the report; it is the evidence a local authority will ask for. ### Domestic vs commercial periodic inspection Domestic EICRs are usually a single visit with a handful of circuits and a straightforward isolation plan. Commercial inspection is a bigger exercise: distribution boards and submains, three-phase circuits, emergency lighting and fire alarm supplies, and often a phased approach so trading is not interrupted. Insurers and licensing authorities frequently set the frequency for commercial premises, and it can be shorter than 5 years for higher-risk environments. We scope commercial work in advance so you know how many visits it will take and when power needs to be off. ### What happens if the report is unsatisfactory An unsatisfactory result is not a disaster, it is a to-do list. We price the C1 and C2 items before we leave, separating anything that must be done from anything that is optional. Once the remedials are complete you receive either a Minor Works Certificate or a fresh Electrical Installation Certificate for the work carried out, plus written confirmation that the observations have been addressed. Where the scope of the remedials is large, for example an original installation that needs rewiring, we will say so honestly rather than patching it circuit by circuit at greater total cost. Common Questions ## EICR & Electrical Inspection, answered. Straight answers to the questions we get on the phone every week. If yours isn't here, call 07782 498471 and ask. ### How much does an EICR cost in Liverpool? + It depends on the number of circuits and the size of the property, so we price it after a quick conversation about the installation rather than quoting a misleading headline figure. You'll have a fixed price before we book. ### How long does an EICR take? + A typical two or three-bedroom home takes around two to four hours. Larger homes, HMOs and commercial premises take longer and are scoped in advance. ### Will the power be off? + Yes, for parts of the test. We isolate circuit by circuit where we can, and agree the timing with you or your tenants beforehand. ### How often do landlords need an EICR? + At least every 5 years in England, and at the start of a new tenancy if the existing report has expired. ### What is a C1 or C2 code? + C1 means danger is present and needs immediate action. C2 means potentially dangerous and needs urgent remedial work. Either makes the report unsatisfactory. ### Can you carry out the remedial work too? + Yes. We price any C1 and C2 items on the visit, and as a NAPIT-approved contractor we self-certify any notifiable remedials. ### Do you test commercial premises? + Yes, shops, offices, hospitality and light industrial units, including three-phase distribution and emergency lighting supplies. ### How quickly do I get the report? + Same week as the inspection, as a PDF you can forward straight to a tenant, agent or local authority. Related Services ## You might also need… [ ### Maintenance & Fault Finding View service ](/services/maintenance)[ ### Consumer Unit Changes View service ](/services/consumer-unit-changes)[ ### House Rewires View service ](/services/rewires)[ ### Domestic Electrician View service ](/services/domestic) [← Back to homepage](/) Next Step ## Get a straight quote on your eicr & electrical inspection. Free on-site survey. Fixed price in writing before any work starts. NAPIT-approved, £2m insured, certified and self-notified where required. 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