AVAG Electrical knowledge hub
Electrical advice built around safety, testing & understanding.
Practical guides for homeowners, landlords, letting agents, property managers and businesses. We explain what professional electrical work actually involves, where guidance differs from legal duties, and what good inspection and safety management should look like.
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Electrical Installation Certificate Guide
When an EIC is used, what electricians test, EIC vs EICR and Minor Works, Regulation 132.16, Part P and Building Regulations notification.
Read the EIC Guide → Inspection & testingEICR Guide 2026
Inspection frequency, landlord law, C1/C2/C3/FI, ring final testing, R1+R2, insulation resistance, Ze, Zs, RCD testing and inspector competence.
Read the EICR Guide → Life-safety systemsSmoke, Heat & CO Alarm Guide
How alarm choice depends on the property, system design and compatibility — plus the established manufacturers AVAG is comfortable specifying.
Read the Alarm Guide → Electrical equipment safetyPAT / ISIT Guide 2026
What PAT testing really means, why annual testing and stickers are not universal legal rules, risk-based intervals, equipment Classes and proper inspection.
Read the PAT Guide →Technical, but customer friendly
The guides explain what is inspected and why it matters without turning professional electrical testing into unsafe DIY instructions.
England-focused legal distinctions
Where professional guidance and statutory duties are different, they are presented separately rather than merged into one oversimplified statement.
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