Faversham Domestic EICR

Domestic EICR work for Faversham homeowners — peace of mind on a property’s fixed wiring, with a written report you can keep on file alongside the other property paperwork. CJA Electrical has been doing residential inspections across Swale for ten years. Most Faversham bookings are wrapped up in a single visit with the PDF report following within 48 hours.

What an EICR involves for Homeowner

The technical inspection covers the consumer unit, every accessible accessory, the supply route and main earth, then circuit-level testing for continuity, insulation resistance, polarity, earth fault loop impedance, and RCD operation. All to BS 7671:2018+A2:2022 — the current UK wiring regulations. Findings get coded — C1 (danger), C2 (potentially dangerous), C3 (recommend improvement), or FI (further investigation). A satisfactory homeowner EICR has no C1, C2, or FI observations.

When you need this in Faversham

Reasons Faversham homeowners book us in: A house move where the survey flagged the electrics. A renovation that’s extended into more electrical work than originally planned. A roof leak that touched a ceiling rose or pendant. An insurance renewal that asked about a recent inspection. A consumer unit so old it has rewireable fuses and no RCDs. Or just hitting the ten-year mark on a property and wanting a fresh report on file.

What the report contains

Reports come back as the standard EICR PDF — three-part document covering the form, the schedule of inspection, and the test results per circuit. Plain English summary on the front for the homeowner; technical schedules behind for any future surveyor or buyer’s solicitor. Unsatisfactory reports come with a remedial-work quote attached. Where you instruct the work, re-test and a fresh satisfactory report come on completion.

Why book CJA Electrical for your Faversham EICR

What homeowners want from a domestic EICR is straightforward: an inspector who’ll explain what they’re finding, a report that’s intelligible, and a quote for any remedial work that’s clearly itemised so you can decide what to do. We do all three. City & Guilds 2391 qualified, ten years on Faversham and Swale property, fully insured, fixed quote up front, payment on certificate.

How the inspection runs

What it looks like: Initial conversation — by phone or WhatsApp, sometimes by email. Quote confirms price and slot. Visit on the agreed day. Power off briefly on each circuit during testing — usually fifteen to thirty minutes per circuit. Report PDF arrives within 48 hours of the visit. If there are remedials, the quote arrives at the same time.

What affects the price

Pricing is per property and quoted up front. The variables: how many circuits, consumer unit type and age, accessibility of the meter cupboard and consumer unit, and the overall age of the wiring. Get in touch with the address and the fixed quote comes back the same day.

FAQs

Will my home insurer ask for an EICR?

Some insurers do, particularly on older properties or after a claim involving electrical fault. A current satisfactory EICR is normally enough to satisfy the question, and on older property it can speed up the policy renewal process. It rarely changes the premium meaningfully but it does take a question off the renewal form.

I’ve just bought a Victorian terrace in Faversham — do I need one?

Strongly recommended, even though it’s not legally required. Victorian and Edwardian property in Swale typically has been rewired in pieces over decades, with consumer units of varying age and a mix of cable types. A post-purchase EICR documents what’s there, flags anything unsatisfactory, and gives you a baseline against which to plan any future work.

Does an EICR check my consumer unit?

Yes. The consumer unit is one of the first things inspected — opened up, examined for damage and signs of overheating, tested for RCD operation against the times BS 7671 requires. An aged consumer unit (rewireable fuses, no RCD protection) is usually a C2 finding on inspection and the most common driver of an unsatisfactory homeowner EICR.

How long does the inspection take?

On a typical Faversham three-bed home, the inspection visit is a morning or an afternoon. Larger properties or those with multiple consumer units take longer. Power is off briefly on each circuit during its testing, but the rest of the property’s circuits stay live, so most homeowners can carry on with their day around the inspector.

Will an EICR find every electrical problem in my home?

It documents the visible and electrically-testable condition of the fixed wiring at the time of the inspection. It doesn’t include intrusive opening-up of walls or floors, so wiring concealed behind plaster isn’t directly inspected. Where the test results suggest something hidden needs investigation (insulation resistance suspiciously low on a circuit, for example), that gets flagged as an FI observation in the report.