what in your opinion do these items fall under, pat (itisee) or eicr.?? Intresting to see peoples views.
1- extractor fan in bathroom/toilet with no flex
2- extractor fan in bathroom/toilet with flex to an outlet adjacent.
3- wall mount heater into fcu
4-electric shower
5- immersion heater...
hi today for the first time ever whilst pat testing a factory I have come across a piece of equipment with a 415v 3 phase 125 amp socket on it. Can anyone advise on the procedure for testing this type of socket and equipment as I have only ever seen 63amp test adaptors and thought this should be...
Hi.....first of all I'd like to say thank you for allowing me to join the forum.....I'm a third year student and have giving a task of drawing a EARTH FAULTLOOP PATH FOR A COOKER CIRCUIT in a house. I'm stuck on the cooker circuit part....please please help. Cheers Mike
So my friend is finishing his level 2 soon and was wondering what he should do after the course, people are saying he should of went on an apprenteship but he couldn't afford the wage drop, so basically what does he need to do now to become a fully qualified electrican going through the path of...
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Have just completed our office PAT tests and has thankfully been a while since I have used my Megger PAT4 DVF. The meter seems to communicate OK with download manager (latest version from Megger) as you can see the info coming through. Once finished, the meter hangs up the communication...
Hi all, I'm new to both this forum and PAT testing. I've been given a Megger PAT2 to use but it's missing its flash testing probe, so I can't use the tester for Class 2 insulation tests. I'm not hopeful of getting a spare from Megger themselves so can anyone advise on a replacement? I'm afraid I...
Been trying to get on for 6 ish days know but tapatalk will only let me do it as a Guest put in user name password but no good, lap top getting fixed so only have iPhone and main site is hard to use on it, please help l'm missing you lot
any advice on pat testing music equipment like keyboards and amps etc, think may have to do soft test?
thanks for any help here, am not used to testing this type of equipment
Hi everyone I hope that you are all well and enjoying your weekend. I have a Megger Pat3 tester which I inherited from my dad. I now want to get it calibrated and start using it! The problem is, I don't have the user manual for it. The basic instructions are printed under the lid but I would...
Just wondering how many of you out there are actually suffering from the daily physical activities associated with our industry, I'm sure most of us have suffered from bad backs, knees and diminishing eyesight etc, I for one can tick a couple of those boxes. I am currently suffering from RSI in...
I have a Megger PAT 420 and need a software package to download the results to so I can produce certificates etc. However I'm struggling to find a software package to run on my Mac. Any suggestions...
Hi all,
First off I do not believe I am wrong, however it has been known once before ;)
My tumble drier is insured at home however the button broke and we called an engineer and when I unplugged it I found this ( see pics )
Now I PAT test as part of my job, and would like to hope I know what...
Morning all.
I have a battery charger for a 9V drill.
It's double insulated and i'm treating it as IT because of the electronics inside.
I believe the only test I can carry out is the Leakage test (which is satisfactory at <0.1mA)
I'm new to pat testing but thought I'd got it sussed!
I've...
Trawling eBay earlier I have come across these delightful pieces of essential PAT equipment, i don't know how anyone can survive without them!
PAT Earth bond TIP (Test In Place) Adapter | eBay
PAT Tester Instrument Calibration Check Unit BN | eBay
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