Rented property, washing machine plug top. No PAT testing had been done!
Plug top wiring.
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SaladFingers
Nice job!
No surprise pat testing hasn't been done in a domestic property, I've never known it to be mandatory in domestic.
No surprise pat testing hasn't been done in a domestic property, I've never known it to be mandatory in domestic.
such a simple job and yet ....
If it had, what test would it have failed?
It isn't mandatory anywhere!
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SaladFingers
Isn't it?
It may not be law, but it's a good way of complying with h&s at work with regards to portable appliances.
No, there is no legal requirement to PAT anything, anywhere. It can be useful as part of a rigourous I & T routine to ensure electrical equipment is maintained in a safe condition, but on its own is of little value.
Unfortunately there are many companied who provide "PAT testing services" at ridiculously low rates (I've seen 25p per item!) who put 'pass' stickers on faulty equipment that could be identified by a decent inspection. I've also found safe new equipment being rejected because of ty=he leakage current in EMC filters.
Unfortunately there are many companied who provide "PAT testing services" at ridiculously low rates (I've seen 25p per item!) who put 'pass' stickers on faulty equipment that could be identified by a decent inspection. I've also found safe new equipment being rejected because of ty=he leakage current in EMC filters.
PAT is one of those things where its not a legal requirement and there is no requirement to label or keep any records of it, but if there was an accident with a piece of portable equipment, youd have a damned hard job of proving that you did infact maintain and inspect it if you dont do PAT or keep records!
Of course there's a need to keep records of inspection and test (at intervals depending on the likely risk) for both fixed wiring and portable appliances, but dependency on "PAT testing" is not likely to be an adequate defence in the event of an accident.
See http://www.hse.gov.uk/electricity/faq-portable-appliance-testing.htm
See http://www.hse.gov.uk/electricity/faq-portable-appliance-testing.htm
Do you mean a weekly inspection? Remember PAT will not pick up badly abraded/cut insulation, exposed live parts, and so on.
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SaladFingers
Well if Pat can't pick that up, then no wonder Frank left her.
The visual check !
One would hope so
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