Tips, guides and updates on PAT testing and electrical safety for businesses, landlords and holiday lets.
How school business managers and academy trusts around York, Ryedale and the Wolds can set risk-based PAT testing intervals, build a room-by-room asset register and schedule testing around the school year.
Read more →How care homes in York and North Yorkshire can turn appliance testing into records that stand up under a CQC assessment, including what sits outside PAT testing.
Read more →How electrical appliance testing works for self-catering properties in York, Harrogate and the Selby area, including changeover-day timing, what a PAT test covers and what it doesn't.
Read more →York and North Yorkshire landlords need two different electrical records: a five-yearly EICR on the installation and evidence that supplied appliances are safe. Here is where each one ends.
Read more →What gets PAT tested in a pub or restaurant, what belongs on an EICR instead, how often kitchen and bar equipment needs checking, and how to fit a visit around service.
Read more →A practical electrical safety checklist for Peak District glamping sites and shepherd's huts, covering pitch hook-ups, 12V off-grid kit, hot tubs and appliance testing.
Read more →How electrical safety testing works on a gym floor, why cardio equipment fails differently from office kit, and how to set sensible retest intervals without closing the gym.
Read more →A failed appliance is only a problem if nothing happens next. Here is how Peak Edge PAT handles fails on the day, who can legally repair an item, when replacing is cheaper, and how to retire and dispose of equipment properly.
Read more →What the law asks of salon owners in Derbyshire and South Yorkshire, how often to test dryers and heat tools, and who covers equipment brought in by chair renters.
Read more →Nurseries and pre-schools carry the same electrical safety duties as schools, but with different equipment, no summer shutdown and the provider holding the duty directly.
Read more →Private landlord PAT testing is not statutory in England, but Schedule 4 of the Housing Act 2004 makes appliance safety and a signed declaration a licence condition in every Derbyshire HMO.
Read more →A PAT test on an e-bike or e-scooter charger checks the mains side and almost nothing else. Here is what standard procedure misses about lithium-ion batteries, and what a charging-area survey adds.
Read more →A plain map of a Chesterfield landlord's safety duties: which are written into law with deadlines and fines, where plug-in appliances sit, and what a council officer can ask to see.
Read more →A practical order of work for new short-term let hosts in York: fire risk assessment, gas and electrical checks, appliance testing, planning and the registration scheme.
Read more →The industry renamed PAT testing to EET, but the real problem was never the vocabulary. It's the fixed and stationary equipment that still gets walked past every year.
Read more →How our new York branch tested over 80 student rooms at Waterloo House in a single visit, with the certificate issued the same day, and what the job shows about testing student accommodation well.
Read more →How social landlords in Derbyshire can scope the electrical equipment testing programme required before 1 November 2026: what counts, realistic per-door time, and how to phase a portfolio.
Read more →Several sites claim a new IET Code of Practice edition or a 2026 PAT testing rule change. The 5th edition (2020) is still the current one. Here is what actually changed and what did not.
Read more →Holiday lets are businesses, not tenancies, so different electrical safety rules apply. Here is what the law requires for Peak District cottages and Airbnbs, and how often to test.
Read more →CQC does not mandate annual PAT testing. Here is what inspectors really look for on electrical appliance safety in care homes, and the records that hold up under scrutiny.
Read more →How letting agents in Chesterfield and across Derbyshire can track landlord-supplied appliances across hundreds of tenancies, batch visits sensibly and keep records that stand up to scrutiny.
Read more →How 110V tools, site transformers and cable assemblies fit into a PAT regime on South Yorkshire construction sites, including realistic intervals, what gets tested and the records auditors ask for.
Read more →Peak Edge completed a 46-item PAT testing visit at an accountancy practice in Clay Cross, covering office computers, monitors, kitchen appliances, heaters and extension leads across the working premises.
Read more →No law fixes a 12-month PAT testing interval, but the Electricity at Work Regulations do require every appliance to be kept safe. Here's what the law actually says.
Read more →A sector-by-sector breakdown of PAT testing frequency for York student HMOs, Derbyshire wedding venues, holiday lets, offices and workshops.
Read more →A complete, category-by-category checklist of what counts as a portable appliance and needs PAT testing, from kettles to power tools to extension leads.
Read more →What furnished and unfurnished landlords, York student HMOs and Peak District holiday cottage owners each need to know about PAT testing obligations.
Read more →What actually drives the cost of PAT testing, what a proper quote should include, and why the cheapest quote isn't always the safest one.
Read more →The 10 most common reasons appliances fail a PAT test, from incorrect fuse ratings to crushed cables, based on real examples from our inspections.
Read more →B&Bs and small guest houses aren't self-catering cottages or standard rentals, they're occupied every night, often with a working kitchen and breakfast service. Here's what SPGA PAT testing actually covers.
Read more →EICR and PAT testing are often confused but cover different things. Here's what each one checks, which one you legally need, and where PAT testing fits in.
Read more →What café and coffee shop owners in Chesterfield need to know about PAT testing: what gets tested, how often, and how to get it done without closing for the day.
Read more →What HMO landlords across Sheffield and Chesterfield need to understand about electrical safety duties, appliance testing and what local councils expect to see.
Read more →A practical overview of what holiday let owners across the Peak District, Bakewell, Matlock and Buxton need to keep on top of for electrical and appliance safety in 2026.
Read more →Peak Edge completed a single-day PAT testing visit covering two separate holiday cottages, one in Crich with 29 appliances and one in Matlock with 23, bringing both properties up to date with a combined 52-item inventory.
Read more →There is no single legal frequency for PAT testing, but the IET Code of Practice gives clear guidance based on your equipment and environment.
Read more →A straightforward guide to PAT testing responsibilities for landlords in Derbyshire, including what needs testing and how often.
Read more →A two-day PAT testing visit to an agricultural technology company in Brampton, Chesterfield, covering 130 electrical assets across offices, hallways, a kitchen and leadership rooms.
Read more →Peak Edge completed a 149-asset PAT testing visit at a transport technology manufacturer in Tansley, covering offices, a workshop, research and development, and the entrance and kitchen areas.
Read more →A Derbyshire primary school brought in Peak Edge to PAT test 160 items across reception, the headteacher's office, the staff room, the medical room, a uniform shop and a computing suite. Because of the number of spaces involved, the work ran across two visits in December 2025 and January 2026.
Read more →Peak Edge carried out PAT testing at a waste-management technology company in Great Shelford, covering three portable power-tool items including a DeWalt battery charger, DeWalt drill and extension lead.
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