Electrical inspection
Electrical inspection for your residence/household
Electrical inspection for your residence
The inspection is aimed at ensuring your safety. The report will inform you of the areas for improvement or adjustments to be made. It can only be conducted by a certified inspection body, this being Certinergie ASBL.
It is mandatory, particularly as part of sales, but also in a variety of other cases: see the “Types of inspection” section below.
Following the inspection of your residence, you will receive a visit report, including all points checked and/or violations raised.
There are as many electrical reports as there are electricity meters in the property. If the electrical report complies, it will remain valid for 25 years, on the condition that the electrical installation is not modified in any way.
Legislation/GREI (General Regulations for Electrical Installations)
The applicable legislation and regulations are grouped within the Royal Decree of 8 September 2019, establishing Book 1 on low-voltage and very low-voltage electrical installations, Book 2 on high-voltage electrical installations and Book 3 on installations for the transport and distribution of electrical energy, collectively known as GREI (General Regulations for Electrical Installations) and are applied identically in Brussels, Wallonia and Flanders.
The new GREI came into force on 01/06/2020
Types of household inspections
- In the event of a free visit to a former electrical installation. (Section 8.4.3. of /fr controle-electrique/vente-controle-electrique)
- In the event of a sale of a residence with an electrical installation installed before 1 October 1981, an electrical installation inspection should be organised to find out whether it meets the current standards in all regions.
The report must be attached to the deed of sale, whatever the result, and will be required by the solicitor. The aim of this inspection is to ensure the information and safety of all purchasers. (Section 8.4.2 /fr/controle-electrique/vente-controle-electrique) - In the event that the electrical installation is commissioned. (Chapter 6.4 of /fr/controle-electrique/vente-controle-electrique)
- Or the installation of solar panels. (Chapter 6.4 of /fr/controle-electrique/vente-controle-electrique).
- In the event of a significant modification to the electrical installation. (Chapter 6.4 of /fr/controle-electrique/vente-controle-electrique)
- In the event that the power of the electricity meter from a former electrical installation is increased. (Section 8.4.1 of /fr/controle-electrique/vente-controle-electrique)
- Periodically, every 25 years at the least, to check that the regulations are still being followed. (Chapter 6.5 of /fr/controle-electrique/vente-controle-electrique)
What do we check?
The electrical installation must be freely accessible throughout the entire inspection, in order to proceed with administrative checks, tests and measurements requiring switching off and/or short interruptions. Here are some other points that we check during an inspection visit:
- The one-line diagram and the situation diagram of the electrical installation.
- The conformity of the installation and compliance with the regulations in force in its implementation.
- Protection against overloads and short circuits.
- Insulation resistance.
- The presence of residual current devices.
- Distribution tables, electrical cables, plugs and switches.
- The resistance of the grounded outlet dispersion and the continuity of the protective conductor (yellow/green).
- Protection against direct and indirect contact.
What do you need to prepare for our inspection visit?
MANDATORILY
- The single-line diagram of an electrical installation, signed in triplicate
- The position plan of the electrical installation elements, signed in triplicate
If either of the above items is missing or any of the checks fail, we unfortunately will not be able to deliver a compliancy report to you.
A new, second visit will need to be planned after the items and violations raised have been corrected.
- Please also have the EAN code ready, i.e. the connection identifier of the electrical installation, which you can find on your electricity bill. The EAN code is a code made up of 18 digits.
- Plans and lists of safety installations and/or critical facilities for the common areas of housing complexes
- The list of evacuation routes and difficult evacuation areas for the common areas of housing complexes.
Cost of an electrical inspection
Your inspection at the best price. Certinergie ensures that you get your legal inspections at the best price.
Get your customised quote easily online, depending on your residence.
Who can conduct the different inspections?
The electrical compliance report must be compiled by a certified inspection body, such as Certinergie ASBL.
Only inspection bodies are capable of providing you with an inspection, certification and
compliance assessment services.
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