Southampton is the bustling heart of Hampshire, with over 250,000 residents. The city’s population is projected to rise by as much as 4.8% over the next five years. One of the busiest port cities in all of the United Kingdom, Southampton is made up of over 100,000 dwellings. With its bustling docks and estimated population increase, Southampton will see a boom in new infrastructure to accommodate new residents and businesses.
Energy Performance Certificates helps secure your property in Southampton with our reliable electrical installation condition reports (EICRs).
What is an EICR?
An electrical installation condition report is the product of a professional assessment over the status and quality of the electrical components in a property. This assessment must be carried out by a qualified electrician, who files the EICR afterward.
The electrician must have completed a course on periodic electrical inspections. They must also be registered with an organisation, such as the Joint Industry Board. Finally, the electrician doing the assessment must have plenty of practical experience and working knowledge about the field.
Private landlords and businessowners must protect their renters and employees from electrical mishaps and accidents on their property. This obligation is legally enforced. Businessowners are beholden by certain legislature to uphold safety laws. A professional performing a comprehensive EICR is an important part of fulfilling these obligations.
Such an assessment is necessary beyond legal obligations.
Pests and animals can eat away the protective coating, or water damage can slowly corrode parts. Time and the weather are the most powerful factors that can deteriorate the integrity of electrical installations and components. This especially true in Southampton, which endures long and windy winters. The combination of precipitous drops in temperature and shear winds can exacerbate existing damage on electrical components and inflict new ones.
Without an EICR, your residential or commercial property runs the risk of becoming a fire hazard. Outdated electrical components will lower the energy efficiency of your properties and the very least faulty wirings can lead to damaged appliances or power outages.
Energy Performance Certificates’ experts conduct EICRs in two phases: inspection and testing phases. During these stages, we will check multiple electrical components throughout your property.
Our personnel’s assessment will include the following:
During an EICR, the electrician will try to answer the following questions:
Our personnel will note down any damage and the condition of your property’s electrical installation they come across during their assessment. They use a special set of status codes for ease of transcription and reading. When the report is complete, you now have a full and comprehensive list of the state of your Southampton property’s electrical installations.
Frequency of EICRs
How you use your property is important in determining the frequency of EICRs.
There are other factors that can necessitate an EICR outside these conditions. These include or natural phenomena like floods and snowstorms or anyone vandalising or breaking and entering into the property. The older the property, the more often an EICR should be conducted.
What Factors Affect the Price of an EICR?
The factors contractors consider when professionals perform EICR include the following:
The complexity of the process also affects the price. For instance, assessing a small house is easier and quicker to perform than a whole office set-up.
An EICR is an investment, ensuring that your property remains energy-efficient as well as safe. An experienced and dedicated company can perform this vital assessment and guarantee the continued security of your property.
Why Choose Trust Energy Performance Certificates?
Energy Performace Certificate provides high-quality, nationwide coverage for customers across the UK at competitive prices. We provide not just EICRs but also energy consumption assessment for homes and businesses. If you are a letting agent or landlord with a large number of properties set up an account with our business site Prop Cert.
Call us today to secure the safety of your properties.
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