5 year testing 20%

[David Cowie]

Just a general question on testing

when carrying out a fixed wire test of 20% would you fill in all circuits identified on the circuit chart and test the required 20% filling in the results as tested

or

would you only fill out the circuits that you have tested and fill in N/A for every blank on the page you have not tested

I've had a bit of a debate and I'm trying to get to the bottom of it so see if their is an official answer.

 

[Deleted member 26818]

There is no official answer.
If you list all the circuits, it might be easier to determine the 20% for next year?
Also, it may help to identify any alterations made between tests?

 

[Flanders]

I don't normally write up the circuits until I have traced them to check they do what they say they do so if I was doing a 20 % I would only write up the circuits I was testing and then write Not tested in the other discriptions

 

[Deleted member 26818]

Would you write down the circuit description (assuming there is one), or just the circuit number?

 

[Flanders]

I would just write the circuit number and then circuit not tested. It is then much clearer on the report to the customer what has been tested and what is not if you write out the circuit description , cable size etc it may confuse the customer into thinking the circuit as been tested , saying all this though normally you should only do a 20% inspection if the installation has already been fully inspected a year ago otherwise the last 20% of the installation will not be inspected for 10 years if the previous report was 5 years old when you started.

 

[i=p/u]

Identify circuits is a must and test test 10% of each circuit as a minimum and test a little more if you feel u need todo.

You nearly going to have to write " only had 2 hours and done my best? Visual will tell u alot too

it is such a grey area for £100

 

[i=p/u]

Beer and make an electrical rap now

 

[David Cowie]

If I ever do any testing the least I would do is fill out the Mcb to identify a circuit is their I had a look over a test cert and it was just N/A across all the pages except for a couple results it looks like their is only 6 circuits on the db it is very confusing to look over the 20% is to be carried out every year so it will be added to next year I just think it's lazy agree/ disagree?

 

[i=p/u]

I tested for local housing association not o long ago and too keep them sweet , your recording all circuit details , Ze, IR test , Zs rcd test , and was tight going in some houses

 

[i=p/u]

Your doing your best and assuming in time provides