Pat quick question on a microwave

[JABB]

I am doing the pat in a office kitchen and I have a microwave with a touch pad control. Plugged into my seaward 100, I get a low load as I can't turn it on with it unplugged. I tried with the door open.
Is this one for visual only, or is there something else to try?

[thinfourth2]

JABB said:

I am doing pat in a office kitchen is there something else to try?

Kinky sod

[sgrimshaw]

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Oh Pat, what've you done to me Pat ....

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[anonymous-user]

sgrimshaw][FrankButcherMode On said:

Oh Pat, what've you done to me Pat ....

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[Mazdarese]

JABB said:

I am doing the pat in a office kitchen

Yuck. No bathrooms?

[JABB]

Lol guys. If I'd have said pat testing, someone would have complained!
Anyone in the know?

[TonyRPH]

Not helpful I know - but I ran into this same problem when testing monitors.

When I watched the "pros' do monitors, they simply did a visual check...

Have you tried a simple earth leakage test on the microwave?

There will still be a transformer in circuit.

Of course if it's one of the new Panasonics (and others??) that use "inverter technology" there won't be any HV transformer to test anyway.

[agent006]

As far as I'm concerned a microwave isn't portable so doesn't need a PAT test. There's no reason to routinely move one, by all means do a visual check for your own peace of mind though.

[barky]

agent006 said:

As far as I'm concerned a microwave isn't portable so doesn't need a PAT test. There's no reason to routinely move one, by all means do a visual check for your own peace of mind though.

you can move it so its portable --- think there's some kind of leak test required for microwaves

[mrsxllifts]

Does it have a 'double insulated' symbol on it? If i remember correctly, its just a visual if it has one.

[agent006]

barky said:

you can move it so its portable --- think there's some kind of leak test required for microwaves

You can move most things if you put your mind to it. If there's a reasonable expectation that it may be moved then it needs a test. We don't test our microwaves as we don't expect them to be moved.

There is a leakage test. Tester is about £30 from memory.

[JABB]

I thought if it is less that 18kg and has a plug on it, it needs testing, or inspection.
I gave it a visual but wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something.

[Cheese Mechanic]

Yes, what symbol is it?

Class 3 is rattling around my head...but not done the job for some while.

[dickymint]

With my Seaward Europa tester I can test the appliance through an adjacent power socket. Can't you do this with yours?