What Is a Home Electrical Inspection?
Electric professionals conduct electrical inspections to ensure the safety and proper functioning of your home’s electrical work.
These electrical checks test every part of the home’s electrical system in an electrical installation condition report (EICR).
This inspection is essential to mitigate the risk of house fires and maintain general safety, and it’s a good idea to schedule an inspection every couple of years. A home inspection with Haley Electrical Services finds any wear and tear to formulate a report to choose the correct repairs.
What Is Involved in or Checked During an Electrical Inspection?
Highly skilled and qualified technicians check every aspect of your electrical system during an inspection. Furthermore, it involves the examination of electrical outlets, light switches, sockets, wiring, bonding, cables, and your home’s fuse box.
The purpose of these thorough checks is to ensure your electrical installation is safe for continued use. During each step and inspection, your EICR shows whether your electrical services are unsatisfactory or satisfactory.
Typically, we record these inspections with codes that determine the severity of the damages and the need for repair.
What are inspection codes?
For example, C1 means that part of your electrical system is a high-level risk. This code requires immediate action from our qualified technicians. A C2 code means the electrical component is potentially hazardous, while FI requires more in-depth inspections.
The satisfactory code is C3. However, just because your electrical inspections come back as satisfactory doesn’t mean your home electrical system wouldn’t benefit from repairs and regular maintenance.
The frequency of regular maintenance depends on your needs. For instance, electrical inspections are necessary every five years if you have an old home or you’re a landlord.
How Can I Remedy My Home Electrical Inspection?
It’s wise to opt for electrical inspections before moving into a new place to ensure the seller fixes any dangerous electrical problems so you don’t get stuck with repairs after moving in.
It’s also a good idea to get inspections before refinancing. In doing so, you can fully grasp the potential cost of repairs before undergoing the refinancing process. Thus, you can also take into account the financial weight and breadth of repairs.
Unfortunately, you can’t always predict and prepare for home electrical problems. Maybe you bought a property but later received the news that your home electrics do not pass your EICR.
Necessary for Landlords
You might be wondering whether you have to complete inspections. The short answer is that electrical inspections are necessary if you’re a landlord or renting. More specifically, the law states that landlords must have tests completed on their residential premises no more than five years apart. In addition, a qualified technician must conduct these inspections.
28 days to retake the inspection
If that’s the case and your report is unsatisfactory, Haley Electrical Services will help you through it all. After a bad report, you have 28 days to retake the electrical inspection. While this may feel overwhelming, note that the fix to unsatisfactory results is to call our team of experienced technicians for full-service electric repairs.
Regular Maintenance checks
Furthermore, the Haley Electrical Services team knows how to handle any electrical problem for your residence. We can sign you up for regular maintenance to ensure your electrical system functions properly.
When it comes to the electric system in your home, you need trustworthy experts who can handle it all for any potential electrical problems. Look no further than our experienced team.
Take control of your home today and call Haley Electrical Services at 03308 281 598 to speak directly with a trained electrician and schedule your home electrical inspection!
