EICR remedial works in Southampton
A fixed wire report full of coded observations leaves a Southampton business deciding what to put right first. MCI Electrical carries out the remedial work and records what has been cleared.
“I have worked on commercial premises across Eastleigh and Southampton since 2009. I quote the job, do the work and sign it off myself, so you always deal with the person who knows your building.”
How much do EICR remedial works cost?
EICR remedial works in Southampton start from £65 an hour. You get a written price against the coded items before any work starts.
- What moves the total: how many C1 and C2 items the report carries, how much containment has corroded, and whether circuits can be switched off in working hours.
- A fresh fixed wire test once the repairs are finished is a separate job, from £195.
- Fixed wire testing is priced on the number of boards and circuits, not by the hour.
- Emergency lighting is priced per light, and the three hour test is priced separately.
- Repairs are priced item by item off the report, so you choose what to do and when.
- Work outside your trading hours costs a different rate, and I tell you what it is before I set off.
- Quotes are free, rescheduling is free, and there is no callout fee.
What happens after a failed EICR in Southampton
- An EICR that comes back unsatisfactory lists coded faults, and remedial work is the job that clears them so the installation passes. MCI Electrical works through that list on commercial and industrial premises across Southampton, from £65 an hour.
- A C1 is danger you could touch today, so it is isolated or repaired before anything else on the list is started.
- A C2 becomes dangerous when something else goes wrong, and clearing every C2 is what turns an unsatisfactory report satisfactory.
- Further investigation means the tester could not see enough, so panels come off and the circuit is tested until the repair is known.
What Southampton buildings mean for remedial work
- Which faults come back on a Southampton report has a lot to do with the building the installation sits in.
- Salty, dusty air corrodes containment and glands, so repairs here are usually metalwork, fixings and remade terminations rather than new cable.
- Marine and logistics units sit at the short end of the retest range rather than the standard three years for commercial premises.
- Converted Victorian and Edwardian buildings carry main cables through fabric never built for them, so supports, containment and wall penetrations are the repair.
What happens on the day
A remedial visit starts with the coded report in hand and ends with certification for what changed.
- 01
Walk the list and plan the isolations
The coded items are walked with you, then it is settled which circuits go off and when, so the premises keep running.
- 02
Repair in code order
C1 items are dealt with first, then C2, and anything opened up behind a panel is tested before it is closed.
- 03
Retest and paperwork
Every circuit touched is retested and certification for the work carried out is issued, with each coded item marked as cleared.
Other electrical services in Southampton
MCI Electrical also carries out fixed wire testing from £195, distribution board replacement and upgrade from £950, and emergency lighting testing with certificate from £145.
Why customers choose MCI Electrical
MCI Electrical is NICEIC registered and prices remedial work in writing against the coded list before anyone starts. Commercial and industrial installations across Eastleigh, Southampton and the wider Hampshire area are the everyday work.
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Recent work from MCI Electrical
These photographs show work completed across the wider service area covered by MCI Electrical; they are not all presented as EICR remedial works work in Southampton.
Areas we cover in Southampton
MCI Electrical covers SO14 to SO19, taking in Millbrook Trading Estate and First Avenue, Nursling Industrial Estate and Mauretania Road, the Western Docks, Empress Road, Northam and the Central Trading Estate, Above Bar, Ocean Village and Bitterne.
EICR remedial work questions
The questions Southampton businesses ask once an unsatisfactory report lands.
How much does EICR remedial work cost in Southampton?+
It starts from £65 an hour. The count of C1 and C2 items on your report is what moves the total, along with how much containment has to be replaced. A written price against the list comes to you before any work begins.
— David McInnes
Can you fix items on a report another electrician wrote?+
Yes. The coded list is worked through whoever carried out the testing. Anything marked FI is opened up and tested first, so the repair is known before it is priced.
— David McInnes
What is the difference between a C1, a C2 and a C3?+
A C1 is danger present and is made safe during the visit. A C2 is potentially dangerous and is the code that makes a report unsatisfactory. A C3 is an improvement, and the installation still passes without it.
Will the power be off while you work?+
Only the circuits being repaired, and only while that repair takes. In the mixed use blocks around Ocean Village and Northam, retail below and offices above share one incoming supply, so the switching is planned before anything is turned off.
Do I get a new EICR when the remedial work is finished?+
You get certification for the work carried out, covering the circuits and accessories that changed. A fresh fixed wire test across the whole installation is a separate job, from £195.
Our unit is by the docks and the trays and glands are corroded, is that remedial work?+
Yes, and it is what inspections near the Western Docks tend to pick up. Salty, dusty air attacks containment, fixings and glands long before it reaches the cable inside. Corroded metalwork is replaced and the terminations remade so the coded item closes.
How often should a commercial installation be retested?+
Three years is the usual interval for commercial premises. Marine and logistics units around the port estate and Nursling sit at the short end of that range because of the conditions they run in. Your own interval is stated on the report.
Can repairs be done without stopping production?+
The work can be staged circuit by circuit, so machinery and refrigeration stay live while other parts of the installation are repaired. In cold stores and food logistics units, where a failure spoils stock rather than just stopping work, that ordering is settled before the visit.
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