You clearly have a problem with the English language.
I believe it is you that has the problem with the English language or to narrow it down the grammatical context when it comes to definition of the words in use
If something is unsatisfactory it means it is unfit for purpose. In this case, not up to the requirements set by the regulations which in this case means it’s a failed report.
Further to your English language issues you clearly have a problem in the wider understanding of BS 7671 in it's current and previous versions and incarnations including when it was the IEE regs
While an installation may attract an unsatisfactory outcome on an EICR that does not necessarily mean that it is not in good order and safe for continued use. An FI on an EICR automatically makes the outcome unsatisfactory, so does an FI mean the installation is unsafe and if it was it should really be given a C2 or even a C1 code
To move on from pass or fail to the one that really winds me up if an installation deviates from the regs is it illegal or non compliant, how many times do you go onsite and someone has been told that their installation is illegal.
So much unnecessary semantics on this platform.
Some may call it a considered interpretation of what is intended by a specific regulation or a group of regulations to the less educated that may be deemed semantics
With PAT testing, its a fail or pass, they could have used satisfactory or unsatisfactory: same thing different words.
ISITEE is a bit more clear cut you plug it into the tester and press the button wait for a short period and the meter tells you the outcome that assumes it has passed the visual inspection prior to being plugged into the tester the more complicated bit is defining what the retest period should be relative to the appliances use and abuse, with the EICR there is no clear pass / fail an installation could be ok for continued use as it still meets the requrements of the regs it was originally installed to although it may benefit from some updating to bring it up to the current regulations hence an unsatisfactory outcome
How do you compare an EICR to ISITEE, an EICR done properly will take anything from a few hours for a small installation like a flat to a number of days or weeks on a large commercial property an appliance test done properly will take around 5 minutes, the documentation for an EICR takes longer for one circuit than it takes to note the serial number of an appliance, so it is not a good comparison
All this drama over whether someone says a report has failed or is unsatisfactory! The levels of pedantry on this platform is ridiculous. Everyone in their right mind knows what is meant by unsatisfactory, satisfactory, passed and failed, especially in this context.
