Inspections in residential buildings over 100 kW and 10 years old

Since the law was established In 2016, with the aim of keeping the electrical installations in common areas in order, the Ministry of Industry has regulated inspections in residential buildings.

We are going to go into more detail about this recently applied rule in the Canary Islands.

These will be subject to a periodic inspection to be carried out each 10 years, there are many doubts that affect us if we live in a community of owners.

Only in the case that the total installed power (homes and common areas) is greater than 100 Kw.

It can be a vertical residential building or a residential of chalets or townhouses.

If the combined power of the dwellings (about 5750 watts each) and common services, such as public lighting, elevator etc, add up to that amount, this rule will be applied sooner or later.

The communities of owners must be the first to want to have their common service facilities updated and with the maximum security.

Something that we have to take into account is that although the power calculation is carried out by counting the installation of the interior of the houses, the inspections are only of the common zones.

To implement this inspection procedure in residential buildings, there are some initial conditions.

How the inspection is carried out

The authorized control bodies (O.C.A.) will notify the property of the visit for the inspection.

Once the technician has thoroughly reviewed the common areas regarding electrical installations, a report will be issued.

If the report contains serious or very serious defects, this document will allow time (which varies depending on the severity of the anomalies), for the property to correct these defects.

Once the process is finished, the installer of the company that performs the repair service will issue a specific certificate for this type of revision.

If you have already received the notification from the industry council, contact us and we will visit you.

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