testing circuits before doing work on them
- Thread starter Jim2287
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afaict the BS7671 requires all work to be tested.
if you don't test before you start work you can put yourself in the difficult position of having a known unsafe (from the tests you do after installing) circuit that you have worked on and the customer doesn't wan't to pay to fix.
if you don't test before you start work you can put yourself in the difficult position of having a known unsafe (from the tests you do after installing) circuit that you have worked on and the customer doesn't wan't to pay to fix.
Correct.
Always test first before altering/adding then test when complete.
It`s the only way
Always test first before altering/adding then test when complete.
It`s the only way
Jim2287 said:
Read this guide for isolation procedures: -
http://www.niceic.org.uk/downloads/Pocket Guide 5.pdf
You would be breaking the EAWR 89 regulations, if you are a contractor.
Jaymack
My previous post refers: - Sorry, I misread your question.
It is preferable to test for insulation values and Zs at least, on the circuit that you are proposing to work on. You then have a record of before and after your work.
If there is a problem with the results, and you have no record of the before, how can you say it was your work that caused any subsequent problem?
Jaymack
It is preferable to test for insulation values and Zs at least, on the circuit that you are proposing to work on. You then have a record of before and after your work.
If there is a problem with the results, and you have no record of the before, how can you say it was your work that caused any subsequent problem?
Jaymack
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