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EICR - C1 x1 + C2 x2 Please help!
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<blockquote data-quote="ProDave" data-source="post: 468961" data-attributes="member: 6969"><p>Class 1 means metal switches or light fittings. It looks like the house has no earth on the lighting circuit.</p><p></p><p>Options:</p><p></p><p>Change ALL metal light fittings and light switches back to plastic</p><p></p><p>Rewire the light circuit (probably best in the long term)</p><p></p><p>Buy expensive metal class 2 light fittings that don't need an earth</p><p></p><p>Live exposed parts might be simple to fix.</p><p></p><p>Replacing faulty RCD is easy</p><p></p><p>A consumer unit change to the latest type would obviate the need for cross bonding, but will require the faults on some circuit to be found and corrected.</p><p></p><p>This is obviously an old house that needs some work. I suspect a LOT else needs updating as well as the electrics. I assume you are buying it as a "dooer upper" so you should have a budget to bring it up to standard.</p><p></p><p>The existing install has probably not killed anyone in the last 25 years, it is unlikely to do so (unless you find those exposed live parts) so unless it is a mortgage condition you can probably move in then get the work done when you are ready.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ProDave, post: 468961, member: 6969"] Class 1 means metal switches or light fittings. It looks like the house has no earth on the lighting circuit. Options: Change ALL metal light fittings and light switches back to plastic Rewire the light circuit (probably best in the long term) Buy expensive metal class 2 light fittings that don't need an earth Live exposed parts might be simple to fix. Replacing faulty RCD is easy A consumer unit change to the latest type would obviate the need for cross bonding, but will require the faults on some circuit to be found and corrected. This is obviously an old house that needs some work. I suspect a LOT else needs updating as well as the electrics. I assume you are buying it as a "dooer upper" so you should have a budget to bring it up to standard. The existing install has probably not killed anyone in the last 25 years, it is unlikely to do so (unless you find those exposed live parts) so unless it is a mortgage condition you can probably move in then get the work done when you are ready. [/QUOTE]
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