PAT testing in Paddl
Portable appliance testing (PAT) checks that your electrical equipment is safe. A PAT certificate is evidence, so it lives under Documents in the PAT Testing category. The separate PAT Testing page under Equipment was retired in October 2026, and its old link opens Documents on that category.
Filing a certificate
Go to Documents and upload the certificate, or drop it on the Paddy uploader, which recognises a PAT certificate and files it for you
Check the category is PAT Testing and set the expiry, which is the retest date
Select the equipment the test covers, so each item's testing history travels with it
Every venue is expected to hold a current PAT certificate, so the category shows a dot until you have one, and Paddl warns you before the retest date so you can book it in good time.
Booking the test
Schedule PAT testing from the planned maintenance library, where it is an annual contractor appointment, or book it as an appointment under Maintenance & Appointments. When a visit booked from the library is completed with the certificate attached, Paddl files it under PAT Testing with an expiry a year on. See PPM Certificates under Documents.
If you cannot see the PAT Testing category's dot or reminders, the PAT testing module is switched off under Settings > Modules.