Urgent! How to test an oven with a PAT tester

[gaz26]

hi guys, i queried this a week or so back but it seems to have gone away from the subject and i need to be sure what i'm going to do is going to be right as i guess you'll all understand that. Anyway tomorrrow i've a few pat tests to do for some landlords and they also want their ovens testing. I know this is going to be a FAT (Fixed Appliance/Equipment test) and Pat testing doesn't necessary cover it but i'm still going to need to do it.
All i have a available at the moment is a fluke 6500 PAT tester. What i'd like to know is , 1< can i test the ovens with this so that the results are stored on my tester to therefore give the results to the_landlords and 2> how to do it correctly as surely the oven needs to be plugged in to the PAT tester and the probe then on part of the oven. I also want to be carefull not to damage any elements of the oven so what would be the best way to do this?

Thanks in advance to anyone with any solutions.

 

[gaz26]

just an idea , could i make a lead up and put a 13 amp plug on the end to plug in to my tester and then connect the other end to the lead from the cooker via connector block at all?

 

[Adam W]

I use a plugtop with a bit of flex and some crocodile clips on the end, clip onto the end of the cable and test as normal.
I haven't personally used one of these fancy testers which records the results - I record the results using a pen and paper, like a caveman.

 

[gaz26]

Just as good i guess as long as you get the results. you mentioned in the other thread about testing the rings on the hob and the main casing of the oven seperatly as it would blow the fuse in the tester other wise. Is this still true and also why would it blow the fuse ?

 

[Adam W]

The fuse in the test instrument is 10A quick blow; if you turn on all the rings and the oven at the same time from cold to do the run leakage test they will take more than 10A. You can do all the rings and oven together for the earth continuity and IR because they're dead tests.

 

[Graeme Harrold]

The 6500 has built in 13A protection, if the test current during the load test exceeds 13A, then the tset will cease.

 

[gaz26]

ok so connect pat tester to lead via clips, and put prong on casing of the cooker and i can do earth bond 25A, Insulation resistance turn rings on leave oven off do leakage then turn rings of turn oven on and attach to some part inside of the oven and do leakage test again. Is this correct? also , do i need to do a earth bond 200mA test as this tester has it on here n not sure when i would need to do this test?

 

[Graeme Harrold]

ok so connect pat tester to lead via clips, and put prong on casing of the cooker and i can do earth bond 25A, Insulation resistance turn rings on leave oven off do leakage then turn rings of turn oven on and attach to some part inside of the oven and do leakage test again. Is this correct? also , do i need to do a earth bond 200mA test as this tester has it on here n not sure when i would need to do this test?

If the cooker has a digital timer/clock etc, do the bond test at 200mA. This setting is purely for sensitive items that can be affected by the 25A setting.