Pat Testing Whirlpool Freezer.

[tdunbar]

Well lo and behold Whirlpool has come back and advised me it has referred my query to its factory. What was the problem with doing that earlier?

 

[tdunbar]

Well lo and behold Whirlpool has come back and advised me it has referred my query to its factory. What was the problem with doing that earlier?

And that is where it has remained unanswered to date.
So as Whirlpool don't forget me I referred the matter to the Environmental Health Dept of the Council for the area and it has taken an interest in the matter. It does have to refer the matter to the Council for where Whirlpool is based in UK but I have done my bit and, in the worst case scenario, it is unlikely I will be subjected to a verbal thrashing in a witness box.

 

[i=p/u]

It's class 11

 

[tdunbar]

It's class 11

Some reasons why I don't think so.

A, It does not have the Class 2 symbol anywhere so technically, according to the COP, it is a Class 1 appliance.

B, The Council recently sent me Whirlpool's guidance on the appliance which states that the appliance must be earthed.

C, Why would you have earth continuity to a part that is not readily accessible to the user and not to parts which the user is exposed to?

 

[jimd]

Hi was there a conclusion to this with whirlpool, I ask because I pat test for a charity and I have a Smeg fridge with the same result, it is not marked as class 2 and has earth continuity only to the compressor.

 

[Pete999]

Whirlpool chest freezer. Earth bond to compressor. No earth bond to casing.
Contacted Whirlpool for clarification and got reply as follows:-

"Dear Mr Dunbar

Thank you for contacting Whirlpool UK

Regrettably I am unable to offer you any technical resolution and would only recommend for a Whirlpool
engineer to attend and diagnose.

I am sorry we were unable to be of any more help at this time.
Regards"

Wouldn't you have thought that the Whirlpol itself would be able to advise on this. I think even the COP 4th Ed, also recommends contacting manufacturers on issues.

Anyone help with matter of no earth bond detected with casing please?

Thabnks

Does the freezer pass the PA Test?

 

[SparkyChick]

The advice I received in a similar situation was to do an IR test from the earth to the exposed metal. I can't remember the limits, but if the value is sufficiently high I don't believe it needs to be earthed.

I asked because I was doing an EICR and could find no earth continuity between the RFC CPC and the exposed metalwork of the fridge/freezer, but there was continuity to the compressor cradle at the rear of the unit.

 

[jimd]

The advice I received in a similar situation was to do an IR test from the earth to the exposed metal. I can't remember the limits, but if the value is sufficiently high I don't believe it needs to be earthed.

I asked because I was doing an EICR and could find no earth continuity between the RFC CPC and the exposed metalwork of the fridge/freezer, but there was continuity to the compressor cradle at the rear of the unit.

Is this somewhere I can reference to as there is no class 2 symbol and a metal case and COP regs would mean a class 1 earth. I'm sure the IR would show it to be safe enough but I need to make sure I'm covered by regs I can show.

 

[SparkyChick]

I don't know, I thought someone had mentioned a figure in my thread on the subject, but I checked it and there wasn't, sorry.