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Yes the book is 138 pages or the edition I have is , this must be a free watered down editionProbably why it was a free download, may be you had better shell out and buy a copy Ant, I had one and gave it away.
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Yes the book is 138 pages or the edition I have is , this must be a free watered down editionProbably why it was a free download, may be you had better shell out and buy a copy Ant, I had one and gave it away.
Sorry about that folks, wondered why it was freeYes the book is 138 pages or the edition I have is , this must be a free watered down edition
Got to agree the word PAT has confused the situation not just to us but the general public. Apart from any appliance with a plug on it ,please give me an idea how practically the testing is undertaken for example a wall mounted hand dryer ,heater and trouser press in hotel room.[
Please can someone answer my question regarding how is this practically done with the examples I have given.
Has this come back in? I thought this was removed from the 4th edition (which is what I have at the moment) because it was not part of the electrical safety of the appliance.Oh and apparently if your testing a microwave oven you are supposed to also have microwave leakage detector and test this too , something else we as a company overlooked
Ah not sure I’m on 3rd edition , hopefully removedHas this come back in? I thought this was removed from the 4th edition (which is what I have at the moment) because it was not part of the electrical safety of the appliance.
post 19 and post 40 you got a reply to this questionWere on post 66 now and I was hoping for someone to tell me how practically the testing whatever the term applied to doing it for testing items fed through a switched fused spur eg hand dryer ,wall heater trouser press in hotel etc.
The item needs to be disconnected from its fixed wiring point and connected to a suitable adaptor to enable the testing to be undertaken, the inspection is no different from any other item, except you do not need to inspect the plug, and only comment on the point of connection instead of the socket.Were on post 66 now and I was hoping for someone to tell me how practically the testing whatever the term applied to doing it for testing items fed through a switched fused spur eg hand dryer ,wall heater trouser press in hotel etc.
As for the trouser press I suggest you place a pair of trousers in it turn it on and see if you get a crease , this is for the function test , only joking mate LOLWere on post 66 now and I was hoping for someone to tell me how practically the testing whatever the term applied to doing it for testing items fed through a switched fused spur eg hand dryer ,wall heater trouser press in hotel etc.
Sorry had few beers it is FridayAs for the trouser press I suggest you place a pair of trousers in it turn it on and see if you get a crease , this is for the function test , only joking mate LOL
That was removed from the 4th Edition of the Code of Practice. Microwave leakage testing no longer forms part of PAT testing.Oh and apparently if your testing a microwave oven you are supposed to also have microwave leakage detector and test this too , something else we as a company overlooked
Good stuff , can’t say I ever did it , or many people did it , prob why it got took outThat was removed from the 4th Edition of the Code of Practice. Microwave leakage testing no longer forms part of PAT testing.
It’s a big job , to be honest we don’t do it at the minute but looks like we soon will be , the circuit / spur should be isolated at dB and locked off , rather than unscrew the spur live and disconnect the load sideThanks to the four members who actually (even the two who disagreed) passed on how this is practically done ,the reason I asked was all I've known is testing portable appliances. It must be a right faff disconnection these appliances and reconnecting .
Or end up having their eyebrows tattooed back onYou should definitely not disconnect it without making dead first. If you did do this and anything went wrong you would be in court. Or someone may be in hospital.
Yes sure not many companies do fixed equipment testing , when it should be , something to put to your company , but with the cost implications good luck with that oneNow I don't think this goes on with a majority of testing it is just only items with plug on done.
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