P.A.T. Portable Appliance Testing

We offer PAT testing.

PAT testing is an Electrical Test that is carried out on all your electrical appliances.
Plugged appliances must be checked for safety when connected to the mains supply.

Robbie Ormond Electrical use the latest testing equipment.

Tested equipment certified, labelled and records kept for 5 years.

Portable appliance testing (commonly known as "PAT", "PAT Inspection" or (redundantly) as "PAT Testing") is the name of a process  by which electrical appliances are routinely checked for safety. The formal term for the process is "in-service inspection & testing of electrical equipment".

Note that in general it is the test equipment that is portable - the item being tested may or may not be, but the equipment is tested in situ.

Testing involves a visual inspection of the equipment and any flexible cables for good condition, and also where required, verification of grounding (earthing)continuity, and a test of the soundness of insulation between the current carrying parts, and any exposed metal that may be touched. The formal limits for pass/fail of these electrical tests vary somewhat depending on the category of equipment being tested.