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Lower rates on every job, plus a free safety certificate each year.
- 5% off labour
- 5% off certificates
- Free safety certificate, once a year
Electrical testing and certificates in Colchester
Lighting Electrical provides electrical testing and certificates for homeowners, landlords and businesses around Colchester. PAT testing covers portable appliances. An EICR, the electrical installation condition report, is a different record for the property wiring.
“Ten years on Colchester housing stock and I have seen most of it: terraces where the lighting circuit has been extended once too often, boards fitted before RCDs were standard, new builds with sockets nowhere near the kitchen. I check the earthing, the bonding and whether the supply will carry another load before I price anything, because the age of a house settles nothing on its own.”
Valandi KotorriElectrician · NAPIT
Electrical testing for homes and businesses
- Portable appliances need PAT testing, and a wiring job needs a different certificate from that appliance record.
- Kettles, leads, tools and similar kit are checked and written onto a PAT record.
- Landlords and businesses book PAT testing for appliances that tenants or staff handle.
- An EICR is an electrical installation condition report on the wiring, not a PAT test of appliances.
What testing covers
A PAT testing visit from Lighting Electrical covers the portable appliances checked that day and the written record for them.
Included in the test
- PAT testing of portable appliances during the visit
- A written PAT certificate for the appliances tested
- Failed appliances listed separately from those that passed
- Confirmation of which appliances were included
- A starting price given in writing before testing begins
Not included automatically
- Repair or replacement of an appliance that failed
- An EICR of the house or workplace wiring
- Fuse board, rewire or installation work
What happens on the day
Portable appliances are tested on site, then you are left with the PAT certificate.
- 01
Arrival and which appliances are tested
We confirm the portable appliances on site and which ones are in the test.
- 02
Testing each appliance
Each appliance is tested in turn and the pass or fail is written down.
- 03
The PAT certificate
You receive the PAT testing certificate for the appliances covered on that visit.
What testing costs
PAT testing starts from £95. That starting price is for testing portable appliances on the visit and leaving the written PAT record.
- The £95 figure is a starting price, not a fixed fee for every PAT visit.
- How many appliances are tested is what moves the figure.
- EICR, minor works and emergency lighting certificates are priced on those services.
What you get after electrical testing
You keep the certificate that matches the test, with defects written apart from a pass.
- The right record for the task
- PAT testing leaves a PAT record, while an EICR or minor works certificate is issued only for that different job.
- Defects remain separate from testing
- A failed appliance is recorded as a defect and is not repaired as part of the test.
- A list of appliances on the certificate
- You keep the list of appliances covered, so you can see what the visit included.
Why customers choose Lighting Electrical for testing
Lighting Electrical is registered with NAPIT and gives written prices, with PAT testing from £95. The certificate you keep is the one that matches the test that was done.
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- Same day priority booking
- 2 emergency call-outs a year
Recent work from Lighting Electrical
These photographs show work completed across the wider service area covered by Lighting Electrical; they are not all presented as electrical testing and certificates work.
Testing questions
People booking PAT testing with Lighting Electrical ask about cost, Colchester cover, and what a fail means.
How much does PAT testing cost?+
PAT testing with Lighting Electrical starts from £95. That is a starting price for the visit and the written PAT record. More appliances take the figure up from there.
— Valandi Kotorri
Do you do PAT testing in Colchester?+
Yes, Lighting Electrical does PAT testing and electrical certificates in Colchester. Book Online to set the visit.
— Valandi Kotorri
What is PAT testing?+
PAT testing is portable appliance testing, a check of kit that plugs into a socket. Lighting Electrical writes a pass or fail for each appliance. The certificate is the record of that visit.
What happens if an appliance fails PAT testing?+
The fail is written on the certificate as a defect. PAT testing does not include the repair. Fault finding and repair is a separate Lighting Electrical service if you want it fixed.
Is PAT testing the same as an EICR?+
No. PAT testing is for portable appliances. An EICR is an electrical installation condition report on the wiring of the property. Lighting Electrical keeps those as separate services.
Book Online
PAT testing days are booked with Lighting Electrical through Book Online.