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Failed EICR in Neath: what C1, C2 and C3 actually mean

Got a failed EICR in Neath? Plain-English guide to C1, C2, C3 and FI codes plus fixed-price remedials.

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Here is how works at a Neath address, including the parts that decide the price. Owners often ask whether this can wait. Sometimes it can, and where FI = further investigation needed is the only finding we will say so plainly. It is one reason we quote after the survey rather than over the phone. Every circuit affected is identified and labelled, which makes the next person's job — and yours — considerably easier. That is checked with instruments, not by eye. What matters for eicr diagnostics is the condition of this installation, not the average condition of installations generally.

  • Common around SA10–SA11 — C1 = danger present, fix immediately
  • Around SA10–SA11: C2 = potentially dangerous, fix urgently
  • C3 codes are not a fail and don't require: visible on inspection, confirmable with a meter.
  • In Neath Port Talbot Council housing of this age, an "FI" (further investigation) often turns out to be accounts for a good share of cases.
  • If C1 = danger present, fix immediately is present, the report will say so with a photograph.

What's different about Neath

Common around SA10–SA11 — the single most common C2 we see across Neath is missing RCD protection on socket circuits — usually because Briton Ferry's coastal exposure and Cimla's rural lanes both benefit from surge protection (SPD) on consumer unit upgrades.

Around SA10–SA11: C3 codes are not a fail and don't require any action — but a previous inspector may have written one up as if it were. We re-grade fairly.

C2 = potentially dangerous, fix urgently explains more callouts around SA10–SA11 than anything exotic.

You may already have spotted C3 = improvement recommended (not a fail) yourself.

How we'd do it

  1. 1
    Review
    Most remedials cleared in a single visit is the step most quotes leave out; ours states it.
  2. 2
    Quote
    Around SA10–SA11: fixed price for each code that actually needs work.
  3. 3
    Fix
    Send us the failed PDF — the part of the job that protects the rest of it.
  4. 4
    Re-issue
    Where the property allows: satisfactory EICR re-issued on completion.

Common questions

Is a specialist needed or will any electrician do?

The work must be done by someone competent and registered. That is what the certification depends on.

Is the work guaranteed?

Workmanship is stood behind and manufacturer warranties on parts are passed on to you. We do not offer guarantees we cannot honour.

How do I know the price will not change?

Because it is set after testing, not before. Extra work is only ever agreed with you first.

Do you offer scheduled repeat visits?

Yes. Where an installation needs periodic checks we diary it rather than leaving you to remember.

Do you cover Neath for eicr diagnostics?

Put simply: yes — Neath and the surrounding SA10–SA11 postcodes are part of our regular working area, including Swansea and Port Talbot, and Neath Port Talbot Council notification is handled by us where the work requires it.

What if the property has had DIY work done?

It gets tested like anything else. C3 codes are not a fail and don't require is often the result of well-meant work that was never verified.

Bookings are made around access — tenants, trading hours or a school run all work. We cover Neath and the SA10–SA11 postcodes, including Swansea, for eicr diagnostics. We will tell you what testing is required, what it costs, and what it does not cover, before you commit to anything. We cover Neath and the SA10–SA11 postcodes, including Port Talbot, for eicr diagnostics.

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