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View Poll Results: PAT Testing
Yes 33 82.50%
No 4 10.00%
Can't see the point it's a waste of money 3 7.50%
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13-10-08, 06:14 PM
I run my biz from my home salon (in my conservatory).
I have had everything electrical I use PAT tested. As far as I was concerned, it's just the one charge regardless of how many things are tested - well that was the case for md anyway.
I had my UV lamp, wax pot, electric heater, desk lamp, portable lamp done at the time.
It's worth it to have them done, no worrying I'm about to electrocute my clients!
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13-10-08, 06:16 PM
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Yes I've had all my electrical equipment PAT tested and had some items condemed. I replaced the cheaper items with new equipment as it was not worth the risk of a fire or my staff getting a shock off anything. One of my more expensive pieces of equipment was condemed and will cost me £300 to get it serviced!!! Ah well thats life and one of the many things sent to test us salon owners.

My son is an electrical engineer so he and his mate did the whole salon when it was closed, because he was starting from scratch it took most of the day but next time when the testing is carried out it will be a lot quicker as all the information is stored on the PAT machine. I hadn't realised how many electrical 'things' were in the salon!
It's quite surprising how many items the PAT testers seek out in the salon.....anything with a plug on lol, it soon adds up.

It is a bit like a car MOT IMO as all is well on the day but who knows what could go wrong until the next test.
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14-10-08, 08:18 PM
I have everything PAT tested...annually. Wouldn't be happy to do otherwise.

Hubby and I both run businesses that have enogh cause for PAT testing that we made the sensible decision to send him off to do the PAT testing course (although it has more official name than that - he reliably infomrs me!)

So now he is certified to do our testing. He does it for a few feriends businesses too. The course has paid for itself, and the bi-annual renewal is less than it would cost for us to get the PAT testers in!
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14-10-08, 09:32 PM
I don't get any choice as my landlord owns and runs his electrical business right above my shop! He charges £3 per item too which sounds a lot to me but I can't get anyone else in to do it as he's right upstairs.

My sister recently gave me a mobile she no longer wanted and the charger had a PAT test sticker on it because she'd left it in her office over the weekend when the testers had been in! Bit thorough....
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14-10-08, 10:55 PM
I had mine done in January of this year. I had several quotes in ranging from around £200 and just under. I found a local company and they did it for me for £70 so I was pleased with that. I have my certificate and penciled in for them to do the repeat test in Jan next year. I read an article in health and safety that if you have an incident and its caused by a faulty piece of equipment that you can't show that you have had pat tested then the insurance wont pay out so well worth the money I would say. Even less than an entertainments licence, which I hate paying for
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