Is PAT Testing A Legal Requirement

PAT testing is required by law and that the client is breaking the law by not having it done this not true
The law does require that employers including self-employed  ensure that all electrical equipment that they provide in their business is safe and properly maintained

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Croydon Private Rented Property Licence scheme

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Arrange to get your items PAT tested 

ANY ITEM YOU LEAVE FOR YOUR tenants should be pat tested to make sure they are safe to use this is normally a 1 year test period 

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Examples for PAT Test Class 1 Equipment

PAT Test Class 1 Equipment

Theses items will need to be Earth for protection and will receive an Earth Continuity test and Insulation test. 

Examples for Class 1 equipment are the following 

Kettles 
Toasters
Irons
Microwaves
Electric Heaters 
Fridges, Freezers 
Washing Machines
Tumble Dryers 

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How Do I Test Clover Leaf IEC Leads

PAT Testers have an IEC socket for testing leads and not a cloverleaf socket, you will need an IEC to cloverleaf convertor.

You simply plug the cloverleaf cable into  the tester. Then you plug the cloverleaf plug of the lead into the female socket on the adapter, finally plugging the IEC plug of the adaptor into the IEC socket on the tester.  

HOW TO PAT TEST A COMPUTER

PAT tester that has the ability to perform an earth continuity test with a test current of no more than 200mA. If you use a higher current, there is a serious danger that the motherboard of the computer could be damagedThe computer must also be subjected to a visual inspection. Check the tower and associated equipment for obvious problems, and if there's any doubt about safety, fail it immediately and recommend repairs to the correct person.If the computer passes the visual test, use the IEC lead you tested earlier to plug the computer directly into your PAT tester. You should then use the earth bond lead to touch the bare metal (usually on the back of the computer) before performing the following test procedures:

• Earth continuity test at 100 or 200mA - Remember not to use a current more than 200mA as this can damage your computer internally!
• Insulation test at 500V DC or (for older computers) a leakage test to ensure safety

HOW TO TEST IEC LEAD

When testing the IEC lead , perform the following

Visual Inspection - examine the cable yourself, looking for problems such as breaks in the wiring, exposed internals or a broken flex on the plug after confirming that the cable is suitable for use and doesn't have any obvious problems, use your tester to perform the following tests.

Earth Continuity

Insulation test at 500V DC

Polarity

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CLASS 1

CLASS 1

In the open plug the three wires connecting to the LIVE, NEUTRAL and EARTH pins. Inside the fire, the brown LIVE wire and the blue NEUTRAL wire connect to a plastic connector. The green/yellow Earth wire connects to the metal case of the fire.

The user is protected from electric shock by the plastic insulation of the connector. This holds the LIVE and NEUTRAL wires in place and prevents them from touching the metal case of this electric fire. This plastic insulation of the connector is known as basic insulation.

If this basic insulation were to fail, say due to excessive movement of the cable where it touches the metal case then the user of the fire can receive an electric shock if not for the fact that the EARTH wire is present.

By connecting to the metal case of the electric fire, the EARTH wire keeps all this metal at EARTH potential. What this means is that it is impossible to get an electric shock even when the metal case of the fire is connected directly to the LIVE voltage. In practice a fuse would blow either in the plug or the main fuse box to protect the user.

In summary, in Class 1 appliances the user is protected by a combination of basic insulation and the provision of an EARTH connection, thus providing two levels of protection. When PAT Testing Class 1 appliances, the Earth Continuity and Insulation Resistance tests are carried out.