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    Going beyond PAT testing

    Here's the NIC website where I've found it and yes, it is referring to the 314.1, sorry I can't remember all the regulations numbers. I took a better look at the 7671 amendment 3 and yes you're right, technically a shed or an outdoor is not a special location so that's my mistake. I was misled...
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    Going beyond PAT testing

    Yes, the shower was being used, yes, the house was big enough to have it somewhere else (being more than 150 square meters) and no, it was not suitable for a wet environment, not being IP rated. But again, there's nothing I can do besides telling them it might be dangerous and to use it...
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    Going beyond PAT testing

    You got exactly my question. And as you said, I'm talking about potential hazards I stumble across, I'm not looking for them actively.
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    Going beyond PAT testing

    Let me clear this out. I was talking about two problems in two different locations. One was a battery charger being used INSIDE a shower (so clearly zone 0), another problem was a lawn mower used on a RFC. Two different issues in two different places. Sorry about the confusion. I know I'm there...
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    Going beyond PAT testing

    I'm not, I just take a note of it and report it to both the client and the company, that's it. Well, my common sense tells me that is bad practice. I don't care how many houses use this solution. How many times I've seen people proving a circuit isolated with a neon screwdriver... Does it...
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    Going beyond PAT testing

    Yes you're right, my mistake as I was writing in a rush. That power supply was actually inside the zone 0, as it was inside a large shower for wheelchairs.
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    Going beyond PAT testing

    I'm not saying that, I'm saying it should be used on its own socket with its own RCD, not part of the RFC (sorry, I'm not hooked up on the new nomenclature). The bad part, in my opinion, is that that particular socket was part of the house's RFC, and not under its own RCD. If something goes...
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    Going beyond PAT testing

    Yes indeed, it's the actual bath tub and the zone underneath it. Above it is zone 1.
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    Going beyond PAT testing

    That I would never use a socket from the main ring to power a lawn mower. From the NIC website: Sufficient circuits are provided to avoid danger and minimise inconvenience in the event of a fault. Also, it might be considered part of a special location of sheds, garages and greenhouses. I can't...
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    Going beyond PAT testing

    I'm an employee of an electrical firm whose only service is PAT testing. Of course I have my 17th edition, Part P, both PAT test certificates and some other papers, you name it. And no, it's not one of those "pay-to-slap" companies, on a good day I can test up to 150 items (in 9 to 10 hours) if...
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    How do I get an ECS card?

    I see you point about my experience in Italy. I can't really prove it, first, and second, domestic electric installations work way different from how they work here (our maximum energetic demand for a domestic installation is 3.0 kW, or 4.5 kW if you're rich enough to afford such a contract; you...
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    How do I get an ECS card?

    Ok ok, thanks a lot everyone for your answers. Don't ask me about the costs of the certifications I've done, I don't wanna talk about it. So, the best option for me is to request an Apprentice ECS card, go to work in some ways, get some experience and then get at least on of the qualifications...
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    How do I get an ECS card?

    Allright, thank you for you answers. BTW, I've already read the ECS requirements many times, but I find the explanations given confusing and not clear at all. Mh, seriously? What would I need to be considered an electrician?
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    How do I get an ECS card?

    Hello everyone, this is my first post on this forum, so please beg my pardon if I posted this message in the wrong thread or if I violate some forum rules (which I've read). So, here's my question: I've recently (and I mean very recently) got a few City and Guilds certifications: C&G 2393 C&G...

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