Electric Car Charger Installation – Do Your Best for the Planet in 2023!
In this modern world, electric vehicles are becoming increasingly popular. Not only do they help to cut down on dangerous emissions, but their quiet operation means that our towns and cities are becoming a little bit more peaceful! Electric car charger installation is ramping up across the world! One of the main things that concern […]
New Year 2023: Are You PAT Tested?
Happy new year from all of us here at Sussex Facilities Management! Now that we are all beginning to return to work after a well-earned break, it’s a great time to think about when your business was last PAT tested. PAT testing is an efficient way to ensure that you’re meeting your legal obligations and […]
Cable Management and Testing
Have you ever looked at your office as a customer entering? did you think those cables on show don’t provide the professional look that represents your business? If this is something you have noticed in your office/workshop and you don’t know what to do, what options there are, don’t want the expense of all new […]
Keeping PAT Testing Costs Down
How can I ensure my PAT testing is not too expensive? There are a few ways that we will look at: Have a look at what items you keep for spares or for just in case… It is surprising how many IEC leads (Kettle leads) are kept for spares – Look at what you realistically […]
Are Your Cables Up To UK Standards?
Plugs/cables not to current (or UK) standards This is where the saying ‘you get what you pay for’ rings very true… We have seen a large number of IEC leads (kettle leads) that have the earth pin sheathed, which prevents the lead taking any fault from an item through to the socket earth, as the […]
Are you using the correct plug adapter?
Plug adapter to work with UK sockets With companies becoming ever more global with their products, services and employees, there is now more equipment in the workplace that needs to operate with differing countries socket types. To get around this you can buy a plug adapter to use in UK and/or for abroad, a quick […]
Overloaded sockets
Just think for a moment, have you ever seen anyone at work using a heater in the winter (everyone likes warmth)? Most of these heaters are near to, or at, 3kw output and a standard UK socket should not have anything plugged in that draws more than 13amp/3kw. So if these heaters are plugged directly […]
PAT Testing Fails – My Dog Ate My Cable!
Dog (or other animal) chewed the cable You have all heard (and some may even have used!! – not me of course!!) ‘The dog ate my homework… But dogs (and other animals) seem to like plastic coated cables especially when they are carrying 240v. Unfortunately this does happen and seems to be more common in […]
PAT fail – Split in cable
This is far more common that you might think as we see splits in cables very regularly. The most common industry types for this fault is the construction industry, as they are used near heavy, moving, spinning equipment and are much more susceptible to damage. However offices are more prone that you expect with cables […]
Daisy chained extension leads
Have you ever heard of daisy chained extension leads? Daisy chained extension leads (extension running from another extension) is something we see very frequently and can easily lead to overloaded circuits. Daisy chaining is normally found when a new desk is needed, the company is growing and needs to get as many people as possible […]