Apparently the guy did half the house then pulled out the washing machine and saw this.
Told the carers not to operate and said he could not continue until the installation had been "made safe"
The customer only wanted to know is it unsafe and was the PAT tester right to walk off site part way...
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my seaward PAT tester has given up the ghost, i have some small PAT jobs coming up and was thinking short term of being able to just use my multi function meter.
R2 test on class 1 equipment using low voltage ohm meter
Insulation resistance testing with leads
Trying to think what...
I was trained as a PAT tester for a charity shop - for testing donated items. They use an external contractor for testing items used on the premises - till, PC, steamer, vacuum cleaner etc.
Said contractor came on a day when I wasn’t there. According to my colleague, they didn’t unplug any...
I’m going on a one day pat testing course soon and I can’t seem to find any revision online.
Can anyone help point me to the right direction or put up any of there own material which can help?
Thanks
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I currently work for a company but looking to go self employed in a couple years (When ive got a mortgage!) and someone has just asked me if i do pat testing, i said no as i dont have the pat tester but it got me thinking.
How lucrative is it?
Is it worth the investment in the pat...
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Just been asked to do some PAT for a music festival in June. So, my question is (as only ever done shop things etc), what would band equipment fall under with regards to code of practice for in-service inspection and testing of electrical equipment table 7.1? I’m inclined to be...
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Hi all - I've been given the task of PAT testing a new office that our company is setting up, and they have a number of Intel NUC's that use a 19v psu. Looking at what I'm going to be in for - I'm unsure as to how these items should be tested. They're a mix of a desktop and a laptop I guess -...
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Passed my PAT test and have a new customer with 550 items to test. How do you guys go about testing everything? thinking back to my training they tell you you must test every socket on an extension lead and you must unscrew any plug that can be taken apart to check the fuse and the...
In respect to the risk assement, and testing frequency of IEC leads. If the lead is permanently allocated to an IT appliance then should the frequency of testing be set as an IT appliance, or as it is a separate item, should it have its own frequency?
Self employed individuals. No staff. Are they expected to have PAT Testing? Have seen online that they are expected to have it to be compliant. Would like to find were it officially states this if the case.
Asked 4 companies if they had a PAT Tester, or if they needed one.
1st company didn’t really know what a PAT Tester was, but is considering starting using one.
2nd company said I don’t have any employees so I don’t need to PAT Test.
3rd company said we are covered, we take the tools for...
Just started PAT Testing and have been out to my first pitch. I was able to see what items had been tested and whether it was a visual or combined inspection and test.
The following question has arisen. Due to new items being bought since the last scheduled visit.
Who is responsible for Putting...
Hi. I have just become a PAT tester. I'm new to the business and also using forums. Wanted to just see if there is an advise or wisdom that could be passed on. I have my potential first customer with 300+ items and would like to do my do diligence.
Took the course to as to my CV, but the current...
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I have a megger pat tester and want to print barcodes but the printer for the above is both rare and expensive.
I have tried a couple of thermal printers one is a serial by epson TM-T88111 and does print but just prints a block of question Mark's ?
The would seem to be caused...
I've have a small sole trader business which is mainly buying and selling electronic items on a popular online market place. The items I deal with are almost exclusively second hand laptops and PC parts. Do I need to be PAT (or any other kind of) testing these things before selling them? The PC...
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My company are looking to have some PAT training delivered to some of our facilities staff and before I look to sign off on this I was wondering if there is any qualifications I would need to deliver the course (the one I have been forwarded is not accrediated but the learner would get a...
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I was volunteered to go on a PAT testing course, which I have completed. Pretty sure i'll need some advice as I start testing. I have received my tester which is a Gamma PAT MI 3311
Thanks in advance for any help!
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