OP
oldtimer
Re: PAT Testing ? it looks like they are sending out messages that things are to chan
Yep as the college lecturer said to me EICR covers the fixed wiring PAT as it was known appeared to say and cover portable equipment only and people were asking what about the Hob,oven,storage heater,wall mounted convector heater and even the humble all plastic kitchen/bathroom extract fan. Hence why they have changed the name and as I said in a previous post I could not find a PAT testing course on the college website because it was under II&TEE and I only found it because it said (formaly PAT) plus this was a 6 week night school course insted of a half day NICEIC/Select course that were £20-£30 dearer. So basically the lecturer was giving us a heads up as they are in on the big conversation and they way he put it was PAT needs to be relaunched as II&TEE hilighting the need to test fixed appliances and as for the sole trained PAT tester who is not an electrician there is no discussion they cannot sanction training these guys to upen FCUs or Cooker switches as he said you are either an electrician or you are not this is why they have been kicking the can so to speak down the road but we will wait to see what the outcome is me thinks the big PAT testing companies will have to hire an electrician where the small independants well thats their headache but look like I could be doing more of it as I do work for a couple of letting agents (although not PAT testing)
Yep as the college lecturer said to me EICR covers the fixed wiring PAT as it was known appeared to say and cover portable equipment only and people were asking what about the Hob,oven,storage heater,wall mounted convector heater and even the humble all plastic kitchen/bathroom extract fan. Hence why they have changed the name and as I said in a previous post I could not find a PAT testing course on the college website because it was under II&TEE and I only found it because it said (formaly PAT) plus this was a 6 week night school course insted of a half day NICEIC/Select course that were £20-£30 dearer. So basically the lecturer was giving us a heads up as they are in on the big conversation and they way he put it was PAT needs to be relaunched as II&TEE hilighting the need to test fixed appliances and as for the sole trained PAT tester who is not an electrician there is no discussion they cannot sanction training these guys to upen FCUs or Cooker switches as he said you are either an electrician or you are not this is why they have been kicking the can so to speak down the road but we will wait to see what the outcome is me thinks the big PAT testing companies will have to hire an electrician where the small independants well thats their headache but look like I could be doing more of it as I do work for a couple of letting agents (although not PAT testing)
