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What Qualifications do you Need to be an Electrical Tester?

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  The aim of this blog post is to provide information on obtaining the relevant qualifications to be an electrical tester in the UK. These qualifications will also allow you to work in other countries provided that country recognises the below electrical certificates as a legitimate form of documentation. The best way to find out is to check with your countries regulatory body.  Becoming an electrical tester involves knowledge of electrical installations as well as additional certification in electrical inspection and testing. Most organisations would also require experience within a similar sector be it domestic, commercial or industrial. City and Guilds 2391-52 This 2391-52 course is aimed at practicing electricians who wish to gain qualifications in periodic inspection and testing as well as initial verification of new systems. For some time now the industry has been crying out for a simpler more effective qualification to cover inspection and testing and this qualification shows yo
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What is Electrical Inspection & Testing?

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What is Electrical Inspection & Testing? You may hear it called it test and inspect by many people in the industry, however the correct terminology you should be using is inspection and testing. This is because it makes sense to inspect first and then test. It's quite simple really, how can you test something that you haven't inspected? In layman’s terms Inspection and Testing is the testing procedures that electricians use to ensure that a circuit is working correctly and safe for use before being energised. It is a set of processes and procedures which must be followed and involves the use of test equipment to measure that the installation is functioning as expected in accordance with the wiring regulations. It is a vital part of every electrical job and is completely separate to Part P. An inspection and test is carried out to verify, so far as is reasonably practicable, that the requirements of BS 7671 (Wiring Regulations) and other relevant regulations have been met, d
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Rewiring your House – Rewiring Information

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Why do I need to rewire my house? Rewiring your house is a costly maintenance job and many people say to themselves upon hearing the price “well I’ll just leave it then and risk it” but what are they risking? Having faulty or outdated wiring in your house can cause massive problems including loss of life and loss of property. But why does this happen? Well faulty or outdated wiring cause sparks when high voltage is run through the wires which can cause fire or electrocution. The reason the wiring can’t cope with this high voltage is due to the fact they where not designed to keep up with today’s electricity use. Wires from the 60s aren’t designed to power computers and massive TVs and all the gadgets we have today. Everyone says they cannot give me a price without visiting the site how do I know if they’re being honest? The best way to make sure the tradesmen and electricians who come out are honest is to check they have an electrical certificate and public liability insurance as this
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