Fixed Wire Test brain teaser.

[buccaneer]

Here's a brain teaser...

A Fixed Wire Electrical Test needs to be undertaken in accordance with the requirements of BS7671 and Guidance Note 3. The test is based on a square meterage floor area e.g. a High School of 12,000m2 requires a Periodic Test and Inspection. This work will need to be done during term time and between normal working hours 7.30am to 5.00pm.
What square meterage floor area would you expect a team of two test engineers to satisfactorily complete in 1 day on this site.
(Please provide calculations and rationale)


Marks out of 10 and NO copying.

 

[ian.settle1]

Here's a brain teaser...

A Fixed Wire Electrical Test needs to be undertaken in accordance with the requirements of BS7671 and Guidance Note 3. The test is based on a square meterage floor area e.g. a High School of 12,000m2 requires a Periodic Test and Inspection. This work will need to be done during term time and between normal working hours 7.30am to 5.00pm.
What square meterage floor area would you expect a team of two test engineers to satisfactorily complete in 1 day on this site.
(Please provide calculations and rationale)


Marks out of 10 and NO copying.

And we're not here to do your homework

 

[Silly Sausage]

Easy!

Zero hours.

The school hasn't got electricity.

 

[Plonker 3]

Heres the next question.

How long is a piece of string?

 

[Plonker 3]

What??

 

[shagbite]

having a little trouble working out your quote?

 

[Guest55]

since when are periodics evaluted on floor area ?
number of circuits is how i assess testing for any size.

 

[buccaneer]

since when are periodics evaluted on floor area ?
number of circuits is how i assess testing for any size.

Right answer, exactly my point. 10 out of 10.

 

[Guest55]

(Please provide calculations and rationale)

be glad to if you want to pay my £25 per hour consultancy fee.

 

[ian.settle1]

What??

Don't think he liked being told we're not here to do his homwork.

 

[Silly Sausage]

Is this a 'real!' question you've lifted from somewhere?
If so, it deserves my initial response!

 

[ian.settle1]

be glad to if you want to pay my £25 per hour consultancy fee.

£25 your selling yourself cheap, I told someone mine where £150 for the first hour then £100 per hour after that.

 

[Plonker 3]

Well done biff

But I struggle to see the point of this thread.

 

[shagbite]

Here's a brain teaser...

A Fixed Wire Electrical Test needs to be undertaken in accordance with the requirements of BS7671 and Guidance Note 3. The test is based on a square meterage floor area e.g. a High School of 12,000m2 requires a Periodic Test and Inspection. This work will need to be done during term time and between normal working hours 7.30am to 5.00pm.

What square meterage floor area would you expect a team of two test engineers to satisfactorily complete in 1 day

on this site.
(Please provide calculations and rationale)


Marks out of 10 and NO copying.

what's the gradient of the floor? obviously they'll get more done if they're going down hill, rather than up hill.

 

[happyhippy68]

So here is one back to follow GN3 correctly how are you going to do the dead testing of the installation during normal working hours without closing sections of the school as there is no power in the class rooms. Also how are you going to test the lighting/fixed wiring in occupied rooms or are you going to fill your test with limitations? To follow BS7671 and GN3 is ok but in this situation I would be concentrating more on what the electricity at work act 1989 says about restricting access whilst panels and equipment are tested and the requirements for live testing as a last resort. In a building that size there will be several sub distribution boards if you follow GN3 they will all have to be dead tested for insulation resistance at some point. You do the Risk assessment for that and see what you get!! The only option is out of hours if you want to test safely and properly.