EICR in Poole
Landlords and buyers in Poole who need an electrical installation condition report can book one with MX2 Electrical, covering rented houses, flats and business premises.
“With over 20 years in the trade behind us, we are a fully qualified, NAPIT registered team covering Poole and the Dorset area, domestic and commercial. We turn up when we say we will, explain what needs doing before we do it, and leave the place as we found it.”
How much does an EICR cost in Poole?
Testing starts at £110, and what you pay follows the number of circuits at the fuse board rather than the number of rooms in the property.
- A second board, an outbuilding supply or a garden circuit adds testing time, so £110 is a starting price and not a fixed one.
- Anything found is priced in writing before it is put right, with repairs from £70 an hour.
- Current labour rate: £70 per hour.
- Materials, specialist equipment and larger project work are confirmed separately before they go ahead.
Who needs an EICR in Poole
- An EICR is a fixed wiring test that checks the sockets, lighting, fuse board and cabling in a Poole property and grades anything unsafe, and it starts at £110.
- A rented home needs a satisfactory report at least every five years, and a copy goes to the tenant.
- A test before exchange tells a buyer what the wiring is like behind the plaster rather than what it looks like.
- If nobody has tested the installation and there is no certificate in the drawer, an EICR is where you start.
Electrical testing across Poole postcodes
- Poole housing runs from Georgian houses at the Quay to 1990s estates and harbour side apartments, and the testing follows what is actually installed.
- The Georgian houses rebuilt here in the eighteenth century have sat in a conservation area since 1975, and an EICR is a test, so nothing is cut into a wall to complete it.
- The estate was built out from 1963 in the south and 1973 in the north, so two neighbouring homes can carry boards and circuits three decades apart.
- Edwardian and interwar houses sit alongside a 1970s estate off Winston Avenue, and the report covers every circuit in the house, including anything added after the original wiring.
What happens on the day
An EICR is a set of measured tests on the fixed wiring, and the power is switched off for parts of it.
- 01
A look at the board and the incoming supply
The fuse board, the main earthing and bonding and the meter position are checked before any testing begins.
- 02
Testing with the power off
Circuits are isolated one at a time so insulation, earthing and protective devices can be measured at the board and at the accessories.
- 03
The report and its codes
Every observation is coded C1, C2, C3 or FI, and the installation is recorded as satisfactory or unsatisfactory.
Other electrical work in Poole
MX2 Electrical also carries out fault finding and repairs from £70 an hour, consumer unit and fuse board replacement from £500, and PAT testing of plug in appliances from £70 an hour.
Why customers choose MX2 Electrical
MX2 Electrical is registered with NAPIT and with TrustMark, and every price is put in writing before a spanner comes out. Homes, business premises and industrial installations are all tested and reported the same way.
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Recent work from MX2 Electrical
These photographs show work completed across the wider service area covered by MX2 Electrical; they are not all presented as EICR work in Poole.
Poole, from Hamworthy to Canford Cliffs
MX2 Electrical tests properties in Poole, from Hamworthy on the harbour to Canford Cliffs above the bay.
Common questions about EICRs in Poole
The questions Poole homeowners, landlords and business owners ask before booking a test.
What makes one EICR cost more than another?+
The circuit count does. A three bedroom house on a single board sits near the £110 start, while a larger property with a second board, an outbuilding or garden supplies takes longer to test and costs more. You get the figure in writing before the visit.
— Mohsen Nazari
Will my power be off while you test?+
Yes, in stages. Circuits are isolated one at a time for the dead tests, so the whole property is rarely off at once, and how long the testing runs follows how many circuits are at the board. Anything you need to keep running, say so at the start and it is worked around.
— Mohsen Nazari
How often does a rented property need an EICR?+
At least every five years, and the tenant gets a copy of the report. A new report is also needed for a new tenancy if the last one has run out. The date on the front page tells you when the next one falls due.
What do C1, C2 and C3 mean on my report?+
C1 means danger is present and needs putting right immediately, C2 means potentially dangerous, and C3 means an improvement is recommended. C1 and C2 make an installation unsatisfactory; C3 on its own does not. FI means part of the installation needs further investigation.
My report came back unsatisfactory, what happens next?+
The coded items are priced in writing, from £70 an hour for repairs, or from £500 where the fuse board itself needs replacing. Once the C1 and C2 items are put right you get written confirmation of the work carried out to sit with the report.
Do you test flats and apartments in Canford Cliffs?+
Yes. The test covers the flat's own consumer unit and every circuit fed from it, up to the point where the supply leaves the flat. The rising supply and the landlord's communal circuits belong to the building owner and are tested separately.
What do I need to do before the visit?+
Clear access to the fuse board, the meter and every socket, switch and light in the property, including a loft, garage or outbuilding on the same supply. Anything that cannot be reached cannot be tested, and it is recorded as a limitation on the report. Someone over eighteen needs to be there to let us in.
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Someone answers the booking line whatever the hour, or you can arrange an EICR at your Poole address online.