ELECTRİCAL SERVICE
Services – Test and tagging of electrical appliances
Inspecting and testing electrical appliances
Firstly
Our technician will perform a visual inspection of the appliance/s to be tested during this inspection. They will be looking for:
- A) Cracked casings
- B) Exposed Wires
- C) Controls are in good working condition
- D) Flexible cords are properly anchored.
Secondly
Electrical testing of the equipment with the appropriate testing machine complying with AS/NZS 3760:2003. This test includes:
- A) Class 1 Earthed
- B) Class 2 Insulated
- C) Leakage test
- D) Extension Lead Test
- E) Mains supply Test
- F) RCD Testing
- G) Three Phase Testing (If required)
- H) Microwave Leakage Testing (If required)
Thirdly
Tagging and Logging of Equipment.
All Equipment is Tagged after inspection with one of the following (PASS, FAIL, OUT OF SERVICE, or NEW TO SERVICE) The appliance is then fitted with a serial number and logged into a database showing test conducted and the result all of which are emailed to you. These results are kept on record for you to access at any time.
Safety Switch (RCD)
Safety switches or RCD’S (Residual Current Devices) are designed to save lives.
It is however imperative that they are checked on a regular basis to ensure they are in proper working order as prescribed in AS/NZS 3760:2010.
Microwave Testing
What is Microwave Oven Radiation?
Whenever a microwave oven is turned on, a High Frequency Radio wave emission is produced which causes the water molecules in the food to vibrate rapidly.
This rapid vibration produces heat within the food, which in turn, cooks the food.
The energy produced by a microwave oven can also penetrate through living tissue which is why exposure is harmful to our health.
Once you turn off the oven, the microwaves disappear but until then, you may be exposing yourself to dangerous levels of radiation leakage.
What causes microwave ovens to leak?
Slamming the oven door, dirt or food particles caught in the door seals and hinges, or basic wear and tear all cause the oven door to slightly separate from the oven enclosure. Once this happens, invisible microwaves leak through the small space.
Microwave Oven Radiation Testing
Lakkey Test It Tag It provide a Microwave Oven Radiation Leakage Service to test your microwave oven for leakage under the Australian Standard AS3350.2.25.
The ETS Microwave Oven Test includes:
- An Electrical Safety Test to ensures microwave ovens are compliant.
- A Physical Damage Inspection to ensure correct functioning and safety compliance to the Standards.
- A Power Output Inspection which measures the wattage of the oven to ensure that the electrical flow and magnetron of the unit are operating at respectable levels as per Standard requirements.
- A Radiation Leakage Inspection involving the measurement of radiation levels around the oven with a microwave specific meter.
- Upon completion of testing, a certification label (indicating radiation and power levels) will be place on the front of the oven.
- A certification tag and barcode tag will be placed on the power lead and a detailed inspection report will be provided.
Plug replacement service
Lakkey Test It Tag It offer this additional service. Our technicians are able to fix your damaged Electrical Leads & Plugs, that fail to pass under the current Australian Test & Tag Standard.
We are able to fix the failed item and re-test and tag the same day for a small fee, reducing costs and inconvenience to the customer.
