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<blockquote data-quote="milovisk" data-source="post: 163536"><p>Yes we do calibrations as do other people on this forum , we have not hidden that fact and need to make a living just like everyone else here needs to make a living.</p><p></p><p>The above is rather like me saying "I don't care about qualified electricians coming to do a professional and certified installation in my house, to hell with the regs I'll do it myself"</p><p></p><p>You are quite correct that calibration is not a legal requirement but it is a requirement to comply to regulations, it quite clearly states in the regs what the minimum performance that is expected from your testers so as such it implies that you need to prove this on an ongoing basis. Self checking does not do this, it provides spot checks of base accuracy.</p><p></p><p>It has also long been a requirement that instruments are traceable to national standards, this cannot be achieved in any industry if calibration is only performed outside the manufacturer recommended limits. For the type of testers you use and for checkboxes this is 12 months.</p><p></p><p>Has anyone dared to ask their NICEIC inspector why they say otherwise on their website and why their checkboxes state quite clearly that calibration is required every 12 months? Seems like some contradictions going on to me.</p><p></p><p>Not good - not good at all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milovisk, post: 163536"] Yes we do calibrations as do other people on this forum , we have not hidden that fact and need to make a living just like everyone else here needs to make a living. The above is rather like me saying "I don't care about qualified electricians coming to do a professional and certified installation in my house, to hell with the regs I'll do it myself" You are quite correct that calibration is not a legal requirement but it is a requirement to comply to regulations, it quite clearly states in the regs what the minimum performance that is expected from your testers so as such it implies that you need to prove this on an ongoing basis. Self checking does not do this, it provides spot checks of base accuracy. It has also long been a requirement that instruments are traceable to national standards, this cannot be achieved in any industry if calibration is only performed outside the manufacturer recommended limits. For the type of testers you use and for checkboxes this is 12 months. Has anyone dared to ask their NICEIC inspector why they say otherwise on their website and why their checkboxes state quite clearly that calibration is required every 12 months? Seems like some contradictions going on to me. Not good - not good at all. [/QUOTE]
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