PAT Testing

Portable Appliance Testing (PAT)

Call Safe Electrical

1 Craigievar Wynd

Craigs Road

Edinburgh EH12 8UE

To contact us:

Phone: 0131 339 1083

Mobile: 07738 359 636

Fax: 0131 339 1083

E-mail: enquiries@callsafe-electrical.co.uk

Portable Appliance Testing (PAT)

We offer a PAT testing service to all businesses and public places, including: offices, schools, factories, retail premises, care homes, pubs, hotels, hair salons and local authority premises - to name but a few. Whether you are having your electrical appliances PAT tested for the first time, or already have a portable appliance testing regime in place, we can help you to comply with current Health and Safety legislation and public/employee liability insurance requirements.

Whether you have 100 or several thousand electrical appliances that require PAT Testing, you can rest assured that we will provide a professional, punctual and cost effective PAT Testing service, with unrivalled customer care. In short, we bend over backwards to accommodate the most demanding customer requirements.

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Portable Appliance Testing (Pat) which items require this test ?

The term 'portable appliance testing' is somewhat misleading because this category of electrical equipment testing includes large stationary items such as freezers, washing machines etc. and includes any electrical equipment that is not permanently connected/fixed to the electrical supply, i.e. it is connected to the mains via a plug. There are 4 main categories of equipment identified (under the IET Code of Practice for in service inspection and testing of electrical equipment) that should be routinely PAT tested:

· Hand held appliances - include items such as hair dryers, electric drills.

· Portable appliances - electrical equipment weighing less than 18kg that can be moved whilst being used or can be easily moved, e.g. vacuum cleaners, food mixers, toasters.

· Moveable equipment - this equipment is transportable rather than portable and includes items such as electric fires, air conditioning units.

· Stationary equipment -items that weigh more than 18kg, but are not hard wired into the mains, e.g. chest freezers, washing machines.

There are also other types of equipment (such as extension leads, I.T. equipment etc.) that do not readily fall into the above categories, but which still require routine inspection and testing. Our PAT Testing equipment is capable of testing 110v, 230v and three phase equipment

Our procedures for Portable Appliance Testing

Carried out by City and Guilds qualified PAT testing engineers in accordance with IET Codes of Practice for in service inspection and testing of portable electrical appliances, our PAT testing service is of an excellent standard and our prices are extremely competitive. The following inspection and testing methods are used by our engineers when PAT testing electrical appliances:

· Full Visual Inspection - The appliance is checked to ensure that it is not damaged, the flex is also examined for signs of damage, the mains plug is also examined to ensure that the flex is properly secured, the fuse rating is correct, the wiring is correct, that there are no signs of overheating and no cracks to the plug's casing.

· Earth Continuity (earth bond) Test - this test is applied to Class I appliances to ensure that the appliance is adequately earthed. Special soft tests are used on I.T equipment.

· Insulation Resistance Test - Used to test both Class I and Class II electrical appliances, a current of 500v DC is applied to measure resistance which should be greater than 1.0Mohm for Class I appliances or greater than 2.0Mohm for Class II appliances.

· Substitute Leakage Test - A gentler version of insulation resistance testing, used on appliances with voltage limiting devices.

· Touch Leakage Test - Used to measure protective conductor current between earth and live parts in class I appliances or from live parts to the appliance enclosure for Class II appliances.

· Polarity Test - This test checks that there are no crossed wires.

· Load Test or Functional Test - To confirm that the appliance operates.

Each appliance tested is labelled for easy identification, showing when it was tested and when re-testing is required. Every electrical appliance tested is fully recorded on the most up to date test equipment, for later transfer to fully documented test reports, which include: a unique appliance I.D number (that corresponds with the appliance label I.D number), appliance description, date of test, fully itemised test results. Your test results and PAT Testing certification are neatly presented in a folder for easy reference and safe keeping.

We are fully insured to the value of £2m (copies of our insurance details are available to new clients).

Portable Appliance Repair Prices

Free minor repairs such as fuse and plug top replacement are included in our standard portable appliance testing prices. We also offer full cable replacement for items with damaged cables that cannot be repaired, prices vary for this service depending on the length and type of cable needed.

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