All electrical installations deteriorate with age and use.
Frequency of electrical testing domestic.
Electrical installations open to the public may be subject to licensing conditions which dictate the frequency of inspection and testing.
They should therefore be inspected and tested at regular intervals to check whether they are in a satisfactory condition for continued use.
Change of occupancy 10 yrs.
For a cinema an interval of between one and three years would be typical whereas a petrol filling station or a caravan park will generally be required to be subjected to inspection and testing annually.
Change of occupancy 5 years.
Domestic installations every 10 years or at a change of occupancy commercial installations every 5 years or at change of occupancy industrial installations every 3 years.
Skilled operative or test qualified engineer frequency between inspections and testing as necessary see notes below domestic general.
They should therefore be inspected and tested at regular intervals to check whether they are in a safe and satisfactory condition for continued use.
Domestic electrical testing saves life and property.
Frequency of testing electrical safety testing.
From june 2020 private landlords in england are required to have a periodic inspection carried out on the installations in their rental properties every five years.
Please remember if you do not have the results of previous test and or wiring diagrams then a great deal of time is required to determine the detail of each circuit.
Periodic test and inspection suggested frequency general installation.
Such safety checks are commonly referred to as periodic inspection and testing.
Change of occupancy 5 years.
Fixed electrical installation inspection and testing.
Periodic test and inspection.
The management of houses in multiple occupation england regulations 2006 and the management of houses in multiple occupation wales regulations 2006 require that every electrical installation in an hmo is inspected and tested at least every five years by a suitably qualified person who should provide a certificate giving the results of the inspection.
Change of occupancy 10 years.
All electrical installations deteriorate with age and use.
Residential accommodation hmo halls of residence etc.