An EICR in Watford, put right on the day.
Testing turned up a partly melted connector, loose immersion terminals and a cracked spur. We fixed them on the day and issued the EICR as Satisfactory.
The homeowner needed an EICR. Several faults showed up during testing, and SEG fixed them on the day so the report could be issued as Satisfactory.
At a glance
| Location | Watford (WD17) |
|---|---|
| Completed | November 2025 |
| Work | EICR |
| Property | All-electric home |
| Time on site | One day (17 Nov 2025) |
| SEG team | Tom |
What we found
- High R1 reading on the kitchen ring - a conductor had fallen out of a Wago, overheating and partly melting it
- Loose earth and loose terminals at the immersion heater, with basic protection exposed
- Cracked fused spur feeding the fridge
- Earth to load popped out in a switch
- One unlabelled circuit; shower Type AC RCD downstream of another 30mA RCD
What we did
- Full EICR of the installation, including storage heaters, electric shower and off-peak immersion
- Split the kitchen ring and dropped sockets to trace the high reading
- Replaced the melted Wago connector and retested the ring
- Tightened and remade the immersion heater terminations
- Replaced the damaged fridge spur
- Re-terminated the loose earth in the switch
- Tested all sockets and closed up all points
- Issued the EICR as Satisfactory
Equipment used
- Kewtech socket tester
Paperwork: EICR (Satisfactory).
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