Who Are We?
We are portable appliance testing engineers, and serve clients from small businesses to large corporate companies.
Trading from 2005.
Fully insured
Fully qualified
Why Us?
We can offer a full portable appliance testing procedure.
We offer a FREE no obligation quote service,with no job too big or too small.
A local family run business with family values. So why not give us a call and let us take care of all your pat testing requirements? Currently serving over 300
local businesses, and growing.
What Do We Do?
We can help you with your portable appliance testing requirements.
From full testing to full documentation.
What is a Portable Appliance?
An appliance of less than 18kg in mass that is intended to be moved while in operation or an appliance that can easily be moved from one place to another, eg, kettle, toaster, food mixer, vacuum cleaner, iron, PC, Monitor, Fax, Laminator etc.
PAT Testing
Portable Appliance Testing
The Inspection and tests that are to be carried out are described below, with tests varying dependant upon the class of appliance. However, the testing of all appliances is essential as part of a regular maintenance regime to ensure conformity to Electricity at Work Regulations 1989.
Inspection
Without passing the initial visual inspection, no appliance can be passed as safe. The inspection involves examination of the plug top, casing and lead of the equipment. The plug top is checked for the correct fuse size, adequate cord grip, correct polarity and tightness of terminals, cracking, heat damage and a plug with insulating pins conforming to current BS standards. The outer casing of the equipment is checked for any damage or cracks and any holes or vents that are apparent must not have a radius greater than 6mm. Also there must not be any live parts within 80mm of the aperture.
Class of Equipment
Class 1 This is any equipment that has an earth connection from the mains supply. In most cases this equipment will have exposed earthed metal work and live parts will have basic insulation, e.g., fan heater, computer etc.
Class 2a This equipment has no exposed metalwork and has two layers of insulation, e.g., desk calculator, dictation machine, etc.
Class 2b This equipment may have exposed unearthed metalwork, which will be separated from live parts by two layers of insulation, e.g., power drill, etc.
Class 3 This equipment operates from a power supply less than 50v AC and has basic insulation with no earthed metalwork, e.g., lap top computer, mobile phone, etc.
RedRat PAT Testing.
1-20 items just £50.00.
Example or one of our tests:WE ALWAYS
Ask user to shut down PC
Remove plug from socket
Remove plug top (if not moulded) and check terminals are tight, terminated correctly and fuse has correct safety standards
Remove fuse for moulded plugs and check safety standards
Check entire length of cable to ensure integrity, this often means crawling under desks through everything thats down there
Visualy inspect appliance
Plug appliance into tester and run tests (tests take 20-30 seconds)
Replace everything and power up to ensure all is working
Enter detail of description etc into software
Apply labels to equipment and remove old labels
RedRat
Portable Appliance Testing
07747694554
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