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All business owners and managers should be fully aware thatthey need to have electrical testing undertaken within their premises on aregular basis. As well as having all their portable appliances tested, theyalso need to ensure that fixed wire testing is undertaken no less frequentlythan every five years. Fixed wire testing involves testing all the wiring whichis hidden behind walls and ceilings, as well as those beneath the floors toensure they are in good working order and therefore pose no threat to anybodywho either works within, or enters your premises. Although the legislation says that testing the fixedcircuits should be undertaken every 5 years, it is also suggested that thetesting of electrical circuits should be done more frequently than this. Asportable appliance testing is usually carried out on an annual basis, manytesting companies also carry out additional electrical testing on the fixedcircuits whilst they are on your premises, usually by testing approximately 20%of the fixed lighting and mains circuits on each annual visit. This methodmeans that the entire fixed electrical system will have been subject to thenecessary testing over a five year period and is often more cost effective thanhaving 5 annual visits for the PAT testing, plus an additional visit for thefixed wire testing. If you're having your fixed circuits tested for the firsttime, you may well be anticipating maximum upheaval as all the electricalwiring which is hidden behind walls, floors and ceilings is revealed forinspection. You may have a vision of the plasterboard walls being removed,floorboards being lifted and false ceilings being taken down, however thiscould not be further from the truth. Although some disruption to your normalworking practices is to be expected, it's not anything like having the buildinggutted. Powering down the circuitsbeing tested for a short period of time is necessary as the test electricianneeds to send test currents through the system to check for any current orpotential faults. This means that every inch of the fixed wiring does not needto be visually inspected and hence, the process is as quick and hassle free aspossible. With proper planning and preparation, the electrical testing of yourfixed circuits can be undertaken whilst certain departments are on their lunchbreak, on training courses or if possible, whilst the office or business isclosed, over the weekend for example. However some testing electricians maycharge more for testing your systems on the weekend than they would during theweek. Proper planning and preparation will however minimise disruption to yournormal working practises whilst this essential safety testing is carried out.
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