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  1. U

    PAT FAIL HELP - 19" Rack Mounted Surge Protected Power Strip

    Hi All, My colleague and I are currently doing PAT/ISITEE Testing, and we've hit a snag with a bit of equipment - we've got 19" Racks for our equipment that each have a Surge Protected Extension Lead mounted into them, they're Class I, and we test them on 250V. Earth Cont. and IEC Cont. are...
  2. Brownie91

    AM2E assessment fail. I am confused as to what the feedback on my failed area is

    Hi all. I recently failed a section of my AM2E assessment. Passed 7/10 but failed on some silly things I'm confident of correcting second time round. One thing that's got me is the 'Inspection & Testing' section. I failed every circuit with the following feedback EARTH FAULT LOOP IMPEDENCE...
  3. Mike Johnson

    EICR for Landlords Fail ?

    Just come across this on the web from a so called expert company: Most common items that fail an EICR, What Landlords need to know before booking! -...
  4. A

    Calibration Fail on test current

    Hi all My Fluke tester failed on one test today while having it's annual calibration, the continuity resistance test current. Test Current - applied Value 205.0mA Measured Value 218.0mA Specification+- 10mA So a fail from the calibration company because it was 13mA. However I read ( on Line )...
  5. R

    PAT Testing fail query

    Hi, I perform annual PAT checks for my company (office and workshop). The Apollo 400 machine we use has recently gone for calibration and service and since it's come back, items which passed easily last year (Earth Continuity below 0.1ohm), are now not passing. I've now raised the earth...
  6. stemill

    Loop test fail on lighting circuit.

    I'm moving a socket installed on a lighting circuit (installed by previous owner who was a professional electrician so I assume he knew what he was doing). The socket is used only used for a lamp which is controlled by a wall switch. I've installed new/moved sockets previously and always check...
  7. alekdavis

    Why did GFCI receptacle fail after one day?

    A 13-year-old GFCI kitchen receptacle went bad, so I replaced it with a new one I bought from Lowe's (Eaton model TWRSGF20). After one day, this one failed as well (the red dot is flashing with the yellow dot solid which, according to the manual, means it needs to be replaced). I cannot reset...
  8. U

    Will this fail my AM2?

    Finished my AM2 the other day, pretty confident with most of it except the testing. When I done my live polarity, Ze and PFC tests for some odd reason I kept the padlock on the lock off. So whilst doing the tests I had to faff around getting the probes into the terminals as the pad lock was in...
  9. L

    Am2s test cert one wrong box(pass or fail)

    I just done my am2s flew though my testing but filled one box wrong on test cert will that be a fail ?
  10. Msitekkie

    PAT IR fail on old cooker with rods not cable

    I am PAT testing a very old 2100W Belling tabletop cooker that the customer is keen to keep & paying me to repair. It fails a L-E or N-E IR test at 0.46 M ohms. Internally the cooker uses bare rods rather than cable. I replaced the old cable & plug and L-N I get > 1999, but L-E or N-E still...
  11. P

    EICR fail: No RCD Protection for lights etc.

    I am a landlord and my managing estate agent just recently organised an electrician to carry out EICR. Came back as unsatisfactory, no RCD protection on: lights, smoke alarm, door bell and immersion heater. There is RCD protection on sockets and cooker. Electrician suggests changing the...
  12. D

    lesson on how LED bulbs fail

    This is just a note about LED bulb failure. We had a desk lamp in which the A19 LED bulb would only go on after flipping the switch several times. In fact, once on, it would turn itself off after a few hours and then mysteriously pop back on. Ah, no sweat. Power cord is just not secure. I...
  13. N

    AM2 fail help cat5 data

    Hi guys and girls, I recently failed part of my AM2 assessment on the cat5 data part of all things! Any help would be much appreciated. Problem is I don’t know where I went wrong. Here’s a quick run down. Cable installed in top or bottom of dado with the plastic bridge fitted where it...
  14. S

    How did i fail on zs in am2?

    Hi all, I done my am2 and passed everything except testing and inspect, i failed on Zs (earth fault loop impedence). It says I did not correctly obtain the value in accordance to guidance note 3, but I did zs=ze+r1+r2. Just wondering if anyone knows where I could have gone wrong?. Thanks.
  15. Old Time spark

    LED GU10 in IP65 fittings externally

    GU10 LED lamps fitted externally in IP 65 fitting Hi, anyone know or had an issue with LED GU10 lamps in an external fitting failing? Fittings installed with lamps last year, job been delayed with Covid, just started to power up and find half not working, they are twin up/down lighters, most...
  16. A

    Comp'Ex' Fail Ex03R

    Hi Everyone Thank you for accepting me into this group. I'm obvoiusly new to this forum so please excuse any mistakes untill I familiarise myself with the site. I have just failed my Comp'Ex' Installation / Selection 'IS' (Ex03R) On-line resit for the 2nd time and I have absolutely no idea...
  17. J

    Compex EX 04 fail

    Hi. I’m new to the Forum and not sure I’m in the right place to ask this. I’m an instrument tech who is doing my second resit for EX04 inspection after passing the other module parts of the compex. I’m looking for any advice on getting through this, it’s not that I don’t know the theory but I...
  18. M

    2 week old fryer fail

    Still on a learning curve and need a bit of advice. I had a chip fryer fail today passed the earth but then failed insulation on 500v setting class 1. It’s only 2 weeks old. Fryer next to it passed fine. Then a pizza oven had the same problem!! Any advice appreciated... well most of it ?
  19. BlueRaja

    How is it possible for a GFCI cord to fail in one outlet but not another?

    I have an outdoor electrical subpanel with a nearby outlet. We've plugged an extension cord with a built-in GFCI into it , but the GFCI trips every time, with any device plugged in. When we plug the same GFCI/device into a different outlet near the house, it works fine. We've replaced the...
  20. R

    Can a difference in phase voltages cause a motor to fail?

    Here is the background: A new Grundfos 3 phase sump pump was installed in a bore hole to pump groundwater to a holding tank. After 6 weeks the motor failed, the installer measured the voltage of the 3 phases which at the time were P1-237v P2-250v P3-233v and suggested this was the likely cause...

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