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Portable appliance testing Manchester

We test what the plug hides.

Portable appliance testing for homes and businesses across Manchester, Bolton, Ashton-under-Lyne and Tameside — with a signed certificate and a full asset list after every visit.

Book a test 0161 850 4664
20 years
in-service inspection & testing
Signed off
certificate + asset list, emailed
Local
Manchester · Bolton · Ashton · Tameside

Free quote · 9am–5pm, Monday–Friday

Fig. 01 13 A plug top — exploded BS 1363
Exploded drawing of a 13 amp BS 1363 plug top The plug parts separated along a vertical axis — cord grip, back shell, fuse, and pin carrier with live, neutral and earth pins — above a dashed socket face shown for orientation. Brass marks the conductors; red marks the live path. 13 A N E L SOCKET FACE
illustration — not a certificate socket face shown for orientation

01 — What we test

The appliance,
not the paperwork.

A PAT test is a sequence of checks, not a sticker. The same order every time, in front of you, with a record of what each appliance did.

01 / inspect

The appliance and its lead

Casing, flex, plug and socket. A cracked moulding or a taped join is a fail before the instrument is even connected.

  • Casing & strain relief
  • Plug, fuse & lead along its length
  • Socket & any extension lead

02 / test

The electrical tests

Earth continuity, insulation resistance and polarity. The meter proves the path to earth is intact and that live and neutral are where they should be.

  • Earth continuity
  • Insulation resistance
  • Polarity & wiring

03 / record

The sticker and the register

Every appliance that passes gets a dated label. Pass or fail, it goes on the asset list with its result — so next year starts with a record, not a guess.

  • Dated pass label
  • Asset ID & result recorded
  • Signed certificate by email
Test sequence BS 1363 / 13 A
The test: current through the live path, and a pass tag A cutaway 13 amp plug shows the live conductor running from the live pin, through the fuse, into the cable and on to a tester. Three test rows tick over and a pass tag lands on the lead. This is an illustration, not a certificate. CUTAWAY FUSE 13 A N E L 13 A EARTH INSUL POLARITY PAT TESTER PASS 13 A · PAT TEST TESTED _______
Illustration — not a certificate. live path: pin → fuse → lead

02 — What fails

Three ways a plug
lets you down.

Most failures are not dramatic. A lead trapped in a drawer, a fuse swapped for the wrong rating, insulation that has quietly given up.

  1. 01visual
    A cable with a cut sheath exposing the live conductor SHEATH CUT

    Damaged lead or plug

    A cut sheath, a bent pin, a plug that has been stood on. The copper is still doing its job — until it isn’t.

  2. 02plug check
    A fuse holder marked for a 3 amp fuse with a 13 amp fuse beside it RATED 3 A 13 A

    Wrong fuse

    A 13 A fuse in a 3 A appliance. The plug still works, so nobody notices — the fuse no longer protects the flex.

  3. 03instrument
    A cable cross-section with a broken insulation ring and a path to earth MΩ TO EARTH INSULATION

    Failed insulation

    No scorch mark, no crack, no clue. Insulation resistance has dropped below the pass level and only the test finds it.

03 — Services & areas

One visit
covers the lot.

Portable appliance testing for homes and businesses, with the certificate and asset list handled on completion. These are the areas we cover.

01

Portable appliance testing

Every portable appliance on site — kettles, chargers, monitors, power tools, extension leads — inspected and tested where it stands.

02

Homes & businesses

All portable appliances, in all types of business — and in the home. One appliance or a whole building, tested in place.

03

Certificate & asset list

A signed electrical appliance testing certificate and a full, detailed asset list, emailed to you when the work is complete.

Based in Manchester · 5 Piccadilly, M1 4BT · 9am–5pm, Monday–Friday

Manchester All Manchester areas
  • Didsbury
  • Eccles
  • Fallowfield
  • Flixton
  • Heywood
  • Hulme
  • Irlam
  • Little Hulton
  • Manchester
  • Media City
  • Middleton
  • Moss Side
  • Newton Heath
  • Northern Quarter
  • Oldham
  • Partington
  • Prestwich
  • Radcliffe
  • Rochdale
  • Salford
  • Salford Quays
  • Stretford
  • Swinton
  • Urmston
  • Walkden
  • Worsley
  • Wythenshawe
Bolton Pat testing · Bolton Ashton-under-Lyne & Tameside · pat testing

04 — How a visit works

Booked, tested,
certificated.

No need to move everything into one room. Appliances are tested where they are, tagged as we go, and everything is on the certificate at the end.

A hand holding a portable appliance tester, with a 13 amp plug held in its test socket
Fig. 02 — in-service inspection tester · lead · record
  1. 01

    Tell us what you’ve got

    Call 0161 850 4664, 9am–5pm Monday–Friday, or send the form. Tell us roughly what needs testing and where you are.

  2. 02

    Get a free quote

    We quote before the visit, so you know where you stand before anything is booked.

  3. 03

    We test on site

    Every appliance is inspected and tested in place. A pass gets a dated label; a fail is flagged and explained.

  4. 04

    Certificate & asset list

    A signed certificate and the full asset list are emailed when the testing is complete — not left in a van.

05 — What it costs

A free quote.
Then a price for the visit.

No two jobs have the same number of appliances. Call with an idea of what needs testing and ask for a free quote — before anything is booked.

0161 850 4664

9am–5pm, Monday–Friday

06 — Contact

Tell us what
needs testing.

Call, email, or send the form. We’ll come back with a free quote and a time that works.

0161 850 4664

9am–5pm, Monday–Friday

Address

5 Piccadilly
Manchester M1 4BT

Testing Manchester, Bolton, Ashton-under-Lyne and Tameside.

Request a quote

Or call — 9am–5pm, Monday–Friday.