PAT Testing and Electrical Safety

This blog is dedicated to useful information on electrical safety.

Monday, 7 May 2012

What's the point of 110V?

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110V appliances are often used on construction sites. 110V transformers are used to produce 110V from the UK mains voltage of 230V. What...
Friday, 30 March 2012

Nightmare plugs found in student accomodation

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All of these plugs have been found in various student accomodation where PAT testing has been carried out. This highlights the importance of...
Sunday, 18 March 2012

5 faults that a PAT tester will NOT find

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Some users of PAT testers assume that ALL faults on an appliance can be found by plugging it into a PAT tester and carrying out the tests. T...

Why does the Insulation Resistance test PASS with nothing plugged into the PAT tester?

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This is a question we often get asked during the PAT testing courses. On any PAT tester, just press the Class II button. The tester will car...
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Sunday, 29 January 2012

City & Guilds 2377 qualification

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Overview There are no qualifications required prior to undertaking PAT testing. There are many training courses designed to bring delegat...
Sunday, 4 December 2011

Class I and Class II appliances

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All electrical appliances using mains voltage have to provide at least 2 levels of protection to the user. This is to ensure that if one o...
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Sunday, 13 November 2011

Checking fuses in Plugs

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This subject seems to always causes much confusion during our PAT Training courses - so thought about covering this in our first post. Du...
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