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  1. ackbarthestar

    CH Boiler, BS1363, PIR

    Good morning all and sundry, Went to have a look at a small job the other day where a Gas fitter had fitted a new boiler and a BS1363 plug to temporarily fire it up and wanted me to replace the plug with a SFCU. I said Ok I'll have a look. Now, when I got on site, I took one look at the...
  2. K

    20amp or 13amp switches??

    Hello, I'm just having a debate with one o my fellow work colleagues, when you go to fit out a kitchen do you use 13amp or 20 amp switches for your fixed appliances e.g fridges, freezers, washin machines etc ?
  3. D

    Indicator lights on an appliance - I don't get it

    When I switch the kettle on, there's a pretty little blue light that comes on in the handle. It goes off when the kettle has boiled. That's fine, but... What sort of light is it in there? It has to be 240v, and I guess it's very low wattage. But what I don't understand is what would it be...
  4. K

    Seeking opinion on pat tested appliance

    Hello to all of you out there, I'm interested in your opinions on a testing matter.I was doing tests at a small office today and one of the appliances was a shredder, one of the larger types, about 3 ft tall with a main body made from a contiboard type material and the shredder unit sat on...
  5. E

    NICEIC Certification Scheme NICEIC Approved for Portable appliance testing??

    Just took a look in the householder section of niceic and noticed that all fully approved sparks are registered for Portable appliance testing. I thought you needed a separate assessment for this
  6. C

    Got my C&G in Portable Appliance testing today... Info and advice on testers please

    Hi folks, I passed my C&G Portable Appliance testing today. Another string to the bow so to speak. I Have only ever done appliance testing as an employee when I used to work for people, so this is my first step into the PAT world alone. Im looking at PAT equipment now, trying to decide the...
  7. D

    Help! Kitchen appliance isolator switch

    I've just moved into a new house and in the kitchen the appliances are isolated by a 4 gang switch where each switch is labelled with 'fridge', 'dishwasher' etc. One of the switches has a broken switch mechanism and shorted when I switched it so I need to replace the unit - problem is that I...
  8. D

    Pat testing a fixed appliance

    Can someone shed some light on this would be great, with pat testing how can you test a fixed appliance such as a hob or oven wired directly in to an outlet, as it hasn't got a 3 pin plug to plug in the tester,I'm all new to this pat testing lark cheers in advance.
  9. N

    Appliance in a bathroom

    Wondering if it is legitimate to install a tumble drier in a cupboard in a bathroom. Obviously, this will mean a socket being fitted, again inside the cupboard. The cupboard is approx 3m from the bath/shower (other side of the room) Is this allowed? The property is a rental. Thanks. N.
  10. S

    Where To Test Up To For Fixed Appliance Wiring

    Hi, PIR in posh flat. Has low level built-in air conditioning units on dedicated circuit. Buried cables all the way up to the aircon unit. Ok to test fixed wiring from CU up to aircon isolator (a few meters from the aircon unit), or should I take front off aircon unit, disconnect power and test...
  11. C

    rcd test picking up faulty appliance??

    evening all just before i start this thread i would like to point out that rcd tests should be carried out at the load side of the rcd got a call out to a fault where the a 30ma rcd kept blowing to the stage where it wouldn't reset, there were only 2 circuits involved one 6a lighting and...
  12. Y

    kitchen appliance

    hi all i've got to replace a 4 gang kitchen appliance plate switch (chrome) that is feeding kitchen equipment. this one has no manufactures markings on it and has pre marked equipment labels on it for each of the four appliances. The labels look factory made not engraved afterwards. any ideas...
  13. C

    Modding 110V appliance to 110-240 compatible

    Hello everyone, Let me preface by admitting that I'm not a professional electrician. My apologies if I'm intruding, but I didn't know where else to go to answer this question. That being said, I'm curious to know if it's possible to modify/convert an appliance that was before only 110v/60Hz to...
  14. draelectricals

    British Association of Portable Appliance Testers

    I've just been followed on twitter by BAPAT which I've never heard of before, has anyone else heard of it? It's totally new to me and I wonder if it is genuine or another fake 'official' PAT Testing group.
  15. M

    The British Association of Professional Appliance Testers

    Unlike the Guild of pat testers this looks like it could be the real deal PAT Testing News Round-Up Issue 1 - The Latest PAT Testing News from Seaward Home Page - The British Association of Professional Appliance Testers http://www.facebook.com/THEBAPATPAGE?sk=wall#!/THEBAPATPAGE?sk=wall
  16. T

    Light switches as isolators

    Doing a load of work in a ground floor flat (will post some pics as cannot believe what people will do) lady upstairs asks me to have a look at her built in fridge as it had stopped working. The house was converted just over 1 year ago. I could not find any way of turning off the power anywhere...
  17. J

    USA appliance in UK

    Hi All, can anyone shed some light or point me in the right direction. I have a coffee peculator from the USA that is 950W 110V - How can I best get this running in the UK. Bear in mind this is a £45 machine so I dont want to be spending £120 on a voltage transformer rated for 1000W. My...
  18. R

    Fluke 6500 class iii and fixed appliance testing

    Hi new to pat testing just got Fluke 6500 tester and was wondering the process for testing a hard wired appliance like a dishwasher which has a spur switch above work top. also class III testing on the fluke can anyone explain as there does not seem to be a pre set test thanks
  19. C

    Appliance Inlet standard proctice.

    I am working on the power system for some mobile equipment that has some on-board 110VAC lighting and sockets. The customer wants to have an appliance inlet mounted on the machine and a utilities umbilical fixed to stationary equipment. I had thought that we could use something like the GeWiss...
  20. T

    Problems with 'flashing' sockets!

    Hi Everybody, Has anyone encountered 'flashing' sockets before? A client has a problem with plug in appliances in that when the socket outlet switch has been turned off, and the item removed an electrical spark/arc occurs? Any ideas about this oh wise ones? Thanks

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