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• Jul 25, 2013

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Here are some "issues" i've recently discovered during inspections/ testing.

These are by no means the worst.

 

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• Jul 25, 2013

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can't make out pic 2. looks like a dead rat that thinks it's a transformer.

 

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Pic 1 ,,Very common occourance
Pic 2,, Dead Rat
Pic 3 ,, Looks like an oven with 2 supplies, so it at least had 1 earth.

 

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2 from a different angle

 

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• Jul 25, 2013

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OK, i give up. what is it? looks even more like a dead rat.

 

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• Jul 25, 2013

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Pic 1 ,,Very common occourance

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The appliance had passed a test in that condition. Other appliances had 5 years worth of stickers attatched however the plug top still had a factory sticker placed unbroken accross the centre screw.

 

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• Jul 25, 2013

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OK, i give up. what is it? looks even more like a dead rat.

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Its the remains of s din Rail connector which by the looks of it had a loose connection

 

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Its the remains of s din Rail connector which by the looks of it had a loose connection

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It is indeed (fused).

 

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• Jul 25, 2013

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I found this on a lead to a radio with an up to date PAT label on it

 

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• Aug 18, 2013

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far too many cowboys doing pat testing that dont even have a basic knowledge of what to look for.

kick these wanna be electricians in the nuts n tell them where to go...

 

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• Aug 18, 2013

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If PATesters had been given the job of proving equipment Millenium bug prove, we'd all be dead from starvation, in filthy clothes, in a freezing cold house, with no lights on (not necessarily in that order)

 

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• Aug 18, 2013

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I think we can all agree the PAT environment has been abused and has been allowed to be controlled by the badge it companies and given the green light by the Schemies.

I have to offer it as a service due to my business and I am lucky enough not to have to do a lot of it as I only do rentals but when I do I am dismayed at the poor standards ie 12 items in a rental property and 3-4 either have the wrong fuse or a broken cord grip all an extra charge from me plus I give the landlord an equipment register and documentation so they have an audit trail. I would like to think it will get sorted out but all I can do is offer a better service that keeps me in work