Help On Pat

thanks everone

just a little back ground to the story i've just stated to work in a company who allow there fire extighers staff to p.a.t

they have been on a course . so i'm told anyway last friday a site where we p.a.t had a spark in to replace a damaged socket and guess what, a failed applance was plug in (i dont think it had the words do not use) (by the way it was a fridge) visual inspection to the spark it looked fine so he said to make it safe he cut off the plug!

i'm quite happy he cut off the plug i'm unhappy our guys didn't

i am a time served spark but have never done p.a.t so i persume our chaps would not be able to repair!!!

The tester is liable for repair of damage by cutting off the plug. Because it failed the test, the appliance requires further examination/repair. By your own admittance, the testers are not necessarily qualified so it is possible they got the test wrong. A simple matter of a poor connection to earth is all it needs - very possible on a fully painted appliance such as a fridge.

As i mentioned in an earlier post, chopping plugs off can be damned expensive.