PAT MAN(person) - Extensions/plugs word of warning

[Crewey]

Teaching grandma to suck eggs with the brains in this place, but anyway just passing on the info. Please don't shoot....

PAT Man spent hours in the wife's studio yesterday, and condemned/decommissioned more items than we're accustomed.
Apparently amazon & ebay are riddled with items fitted with the below unsafe plug:



and, this brand of extension are very poor quality:

 

[Fantazia2]

That extension lead looks dodgy based purely on the name alone.

Which plug is the dodgy one (Assuming right with no fuse and smaller footprint) or did he say both are dodgy?

 

[Crewey]

That extension lead looks dodgy based purely on the name alone.

Which plug is the dodgy one (Assuming right with no fuse and smaller footprint) or did he say both are dodgy?

Yeah there's so many of that brand online too

I'm assuming the right plug, as the left looks so much like the one on my kettle, coffee machine, microwave etc. at home.

 

[DAFlippers]

Yeah there's so many of that brand online too

I'm assuming the right plug, as the left looks so much like the one on my kettle, coffee machine, microwave etc. at home.

I think that as both have earth pins with shielding they were failed.

David

 

[Fantazia2]

I think that as both have earth pins with shielding they were failed.

David

Good spot, I think youre correct there.

 

[Crewey]

I think that as both have earth pins with shielding they were failed.

David

Seee... I said there were brainiacs on here. Good spot

 

[Paul]

OMG i wouldnt have even noticed the earth plug shielding!!!

He's right though... so many dodgy plugs from the east... no fuses, shielding etc... I just dont trust them and always replace with UK sourced ones

 

[Paul R Owen]

I think that as both have earth pins with shielding they were failed.

David

Is that the black stuff on the top pin?

 

[Fantazia2]

Is that the black stuff on the top pin?

Yes, should only be on the Live/Neutral pins so you cant shock yourself if the plugs half way out, earth should be unshielded to provide an earth route if the plug is hanging half out.

 

[Triple H]

OMG i wouldnt have even noticed the earth plug shielding!!!

Plumbing it is then

 

[BigIan]

Plumbing it is then

That made me lol….

 

[Pick Holder]

@Paul - become a PAT tester.
Money for old rope.
But extremely boring!

I would say 30% of imported mains leads are not up to the job.

A lot have 0.5mm or 0.75m cable - and they still fuse it with a 13a.

 

[Paul]

@Paul - become a PAT tester.
Money for old rope.
But extremely boring!

I did my PAT testing course (internally so unfortunately no certification) a good few years ago...

 

[Pick Holder]

I did my PAT testing course (internally so unfortunately no certification) a good few years ago...

@Paul
Legally it just has to be done my competent person.
You actually do not need ANY QUALIFICATIONS.
Google it!

I did my training about 20 years ago.

Really common sense.

With moulded plugs now it is so much easier.

I have a £200 PAT tester that basically comes up with lights that say PASS or FAIL. You can get better ones that do bar codes etc.

Musicians need it doing every year now for corporate work.

It is money for old rope.