PAT testing, fixed, portable. The definitive answer!

[Top Cat]

I think to stop all confusion between fixed and non fixed appliance testing we need to re name the procedure. My suggestion is:-

Frequent Allencompassing Rigorous Testing

F.A.R.T

We could all then get a C& G in FARTING!
:angel_smile:

 

[Guitarist]

How about "Continuous Repetitive Appliance Procedure"

Not sure what we could shorten that to....

 

[oldtimer]

Now where have I heard this before mmmmmmmmmmmmm Anyway just call it ??? testing because nobody will give you a definitive answer

 

[GLENNSPARK]

fixed equipment:...equipment such as cookers and built in appliances

portable equipment:...equipment that can be moved freely around

handheld equipment:....as the name says....drills and angle grinders for instance

 

[Guitarist]

fixed equipment:...equipment such as cookers and built in appliances

portable equipment:...equipment that can be moved freely around

handheld equipment:....as the name says....drills and angle grinders for instance

You forgot the category for outbuildings on a plug & socket

 

[Top Cat]

handheld equipment:....as the name says....drills and angle grinders for instance

What about vibrators!

 

[GLENNSPARK]

its good to see that someone has decided to inject a bit of life and jest into what is possibly the dullest job in electrical history.....

 

[telectrix]

think they're elv

 

[GLENNSPARK]

What about vibrators!

nope....vibrators are SELV.....

 

[telectrix]

what about Scheduled Happliance Inspection& Testing?

 

[Brightspark2]

Hate portable appliance testing, so boring and repeatative, luckly dont do it very often but definately one of the worst parts of my job...

 

[GLENNSPARK]

what about Scheduled Happliance Inspection& Testing?

well i`m sure you`d find vibrators and other lady pleasure artefacts listed under happliances Tel....

 

[GLENNSPARK]

and as far as `inspection and testing` is concerned on such artefacts tel....

 

[oldtimer]

Hate portable appliance testing, so boring and repeatative, luckly dont do it very often but definately one of the worst parts of my job...

Totally agree I have just bought one and all I want it to do is pay for itself then I am quite happy to do 2 or 3 on a wet rainy day in the middle of winter to get me out the house

 

[Brightspark2]

Totally agree I have just bought one and all I want it to do is pay for itself then I am quite happy to do 2 or 3 on a wet rainy day in the middle of winter to get me out the house

We used to test quite a few of the sites we provide maintenace for, sites with 800+ appliances taking days upon days, so boring. Luckily mostly a thing of the past as the sites now use a national company who do the PAT testing on all there sites.

 

[telectrix]

nope....vibrators are SELV.....

or felv. functional, not separated.

 

[trev]

Frequently Underestimated Current Knowledge, European Regulation Scheme

 

[telectrix]

Totally agree I have just bought one and all I want it to do is pay for itself then I am quite happy to do 2 or 3 on a wet rainy day in the middle of winter to get me out the house

what? you bought a vibrator???

 

[Top Cat]

How anyone can do PAT testing day in, day out is beyond me.

I go on automatic pilot, then suddenly think, have i gone from cooking appliance to computer without resetting the tester!

Never done it yet, but it could happen.

By then though i would probably be brain dead anyway so it would'nt mater!

 

[GLENNSPARK]

or felv. functional, not separated.

or even PELV.....as it is after all just a toy....