Client Success Portal
Your transparent guide to electrical safety and BS 7671 compliance.
The EICR Process Map
An Electrical Installation Condition Report is not a visual walkthrough. Select any key infrastructure sector below to explore exactly what a TMUK Group Ltd engineering specialist verifies to guarantee regulatory compliance.
Distribution Board
Lighting Circuits
Socket Outlets
Earthing & Bonding
Distribution Board Audit
Core Verification Parameters
Comprehensive evaluation of the distribution board's enclosure integrity, manufacturer matching, and safety device ratings.
Mandatory Technical Inspections
- Verifying enclosure fire containment properties (Regulation 421.1.201).
- Auditing all overcurrent devices (MCBs/RCBOs) to ensure correct sizing for circuit cables.
- Instrument testing of RCD mechanics to ensure disconnection happens within 40 ms at 5IΔn.
Observation Decoder
Translate complex inspection defect codes into plain English. Select the classification code and the matching observation category from your report to understand the risk and the required remedial actions.
Plain English Risk Explanation
Likely Remedial Action
BS 7671 / BPG7 Justification
Pre-Inspection Access Checklist
Ensure a smooth, efficient, and unintrusive inspection by preparing your property. Completing this checklist prevents delays and ensures our engineers can safely test all vital infrastructure.
Clear Distribution Board Access
Ensure a minimum of 1 metre of clear working space around the main distribution board. Remove coats, boxes, or furniture blocking the unit.
Unplug Sensitive Electronics
Disconnect televisions, computers, routers, and smart home devices. We perform high-voltage (500V DC) insulation testing that can damage sensitive microprocessors.
Locate the Main Gas and Water Meters
Our engineers must physically verify the main protective bonding connections within 600 mm of the incoming gas and water utility meters.
Secure Pets and Children
Power will be disconnected intermittently, and engineers will have floorboards up or DB covers removed. For safety, keep pets and children in an isolated room.
Provide Previous Documentation
Have any previous Electrical Installation Certificates (EIC) or Condition Reports (EICR) available for the engineer to review circuit history.
Safety Myth-Buster Library
Electrical safety is often misunderstood. We rely on engineering facts, not assumptions. Review the most common myths our inspectors encounter on-site.
The Reality: Electricity will flow through severely degraded, ungrounded, or undersized cables to turn a light on. A functional circuit is not necessarily a safe circuit. Our instruments detect invisible hazards like failing insulation resistance or missing earth continuity (R2) that standard operation masks.
The Reality: An RCD tripping means the device is doing exactly what it was designed to do: saving your life. It indicates that current is leaking to earth somewhere in the property. This is usually caused by a faulty appliance (like a washing machine element) or water ingress in an outdoor socket, not a broken distribution board.
The Reality: BS 7671 regulations are rarely retrospective. While Amendment 3 (Regulation 421.1.201) requires non-combustible (metal) enclosures for new installations in domestic premises, an existing plastic board in good condition without thermal damage is coded as a C3 (Improvement Recommended), not an immediate failure or illegal installation.
The Reality: An EICR is a comprehensive engineering diagnostic report, not a simple pass/fail certificate. It is a legal document recording the precise physical condition of the installation at a specific moment in time. If danger is present, the report will be classified as 'Unsatisfactory' until statutory remedial works are completed.