Test and inspection how long?

[liddley]

Hi guys,
Just wondering the amount of time you would expect an inspection and test to take. I've just started at another firm and I'm wanting to gauge whether I'm the slowest tester in the land or if they at taking the Mick with the time allowed.
For instance how long would you all set aside for this test. Three story terrace house brand new install full rewire. 14 circuits in split load board,property is empty no furniture. Good access to consumer unit. Just after a rough idea how long others would allow.

 

[Octopus]

All day including writing up the report...... but that's me being thorough.

Out of interest, why are you testing a property you haven't rewired?

 

[Rpa07]

All day including writing up the report...... but that's me being thorough.

Out of interest, why are you testing a property you haven't rewired?

QS?

 

[Pete999]

What time scales have they given you?

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

For that many circuits you are looking at a days work (8 hours) to do the testing and record results properly. admittedly you can do some bits quicker by running around like a speed freak. but if you miss something its your name on the certificate!

 

[123]

The trouble with this is you are signing for Testing & Inspection. Have you been able to see the routing of the cables etc during installation?
It's not an EICR and LIM shouldn't be used on the certificate.

 

[Octopus]

I suspect the OP has been given a couple of hours ................

 

[Pete999]

I suspect the OP has been given a couple of hours ................

My thoughts as well

 

[123]

2-3 hours would be reasonable - if he had done the installation. I'm not a fan of signing an EIC for Testing & Inspection on others work, although in the bigger firms it's pretty normal. Who knows what abortions of work could be hidden out of sight.

 

[Dave OCD]

It seems a bit daft not to test at the time when the CU is being installed , now all the circuits have to be disconnected and put back again.

 

[Rpa07]

We may never know! Most OPs don’t spend as much time on here as us! They may get back to us tomorrow in their spare time, so how are you all?

 

[Octopus]

The op has just been viewing this very thread ....

 

[Rpa07]

He’s been busy filling out the cert! Probably hasn’t seen the family all evening! 14 circuits.

 

[liddley]

Hi guys,
Thanks for your replys. Yes an hour was allocated for this test. I was thinking more along the lines of a full day
So this is what got me thinking how could you possibly test that amount of circuits in that 60 minutes. I can see that a few of you guys came to the same time scale.

 

[Octopus]

One hour is completely unacceptable imho

 

[westward10]

I assume this is an initial verification not a Periodic. Not something I have done for a while but there are two ways of doing this, one correctly by doing the essential dead tests then live tests or by doing a global IR then liven it up for Zs tests and rcd tests which is not the correct way but it happens. The latter could be done by the skin of ones teeth in an hour. You have two choices in this.

 

[liddley]

I'm glad it's not just me then that thinks it's a bit of an unrealistic ask. I agree with Dave OCD that doing the dead testing while installing the consumer unit is best. Otherwise you end up undoing every circuit again to test.

 

[liddley]

I'm glad it's not just me then that thinks it's a bit of an unrealistic ask. I agree with Dave OCD that doing the dead testing while installing the consumer unit is best. Otherwise you end up undoing every circuit again to test.

 

[Baker1988]

At my previous job i had about 4 hours for the test and inspect, and that was including paperwork (which was actually on a tablet) and i think that was a push you basically had to run every where none stop that is one of the main reasons i left.

1 hour is a stupid time scale to me how is it possible to do the tests correctly with only an hour, telk your boss to do one.

 

[Risteard]

I assume this is an initial verification not a Periodic. Not something I have done for a while but there are two ways of doing this, one correctly by doing the essential dead tests then live tests or by doing a global IR then liven it up for Zs tests and rcd tests which is not the correct way but it happens. The latter could be done by the skin of ones teeth in an hour. You have two choices in this.

Nothing wrong with global insulation testing. In fact if it isn't done this way then a mathematical formula will be required to verify compliance.