In article ,
Andy Dingley writes:
On 24 Nov 2004 15:39:29 GMT, (Andrew
Gabriel) wrote:
Friend of mine has a market stall. Market rules now require all
electricals to be tested by their visiting PAT testing chap. Prices
are per-item tested, and seem excessive IMHO. What would the team
think was reasonable ?
It's a long time since I looked at this, but the figure I
have at the back of my mind was £6/item,
So £20 / item would be excessive ?
Possibly not for a one-off, but I'm out of date on such pricing.
One Art Deco shop I know sells all its original electrical items
as non-working and needing rewiring. I guess that's their way
around this.
If he is a charity, he might find an electrician who will PAT
test the appliances for free. I used to know one who did this
for a charity shop.
If your friend sells many electrical goods,
No. 8-) They do have a fair few extension leads and lights though,
all of which needed testing.
he should do the course and exam
himself (takes 2 days and evenings), and then buy a suitable
PAT tester.
I'm thinking of doing this myself. A S/H PAT tester would seem to pay
for itself pretty quickly, just from cost-savings.
You'll also need to get it calibrated, and to have appropriate
professional insurance cover, depending on what you're using it
for.
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Andrew Gabriel