Closing this down because the answers are increasingly off topic and missing the point.
Apologies Chris, to clarify:
(1) "Simple test" should read "simply test" (damn you autocorrect) I'm talking about the 0.5x 1x and 5x + ramp test, that's what I'm asked to do anyway.
(2) I just think that regardless of what I'm asked or what is intended (and we get instructions to test Ze while people are still using the system (whole residential buildings for example) to run full electrical testing cycles on co-axial cables and all sorts) the point of testing is to ensure that the system is still safe and so why not throw in the whole circuit and be as thorough as you can be. Especially considering the circumstances.
I should probably mention that I am being expected to sign off the work so if anything is actually wrong it is on me.
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Refer you back to no initial verification paperwork and no periodic inspections ever.. and conductors popping out. Also 643.8 doesn't specify whether the test is the RCD or the RCD and Earth Fault Loop. The RCD in any case could pass but the circuit could fail and it's an existing system.
Testing the R.C.D is one thing, and testing the wiring is another thing. The R.C.D. can be tested at the R.C.D. or by plugging in a tester on the load side of the R.C.D. What actually are you required to test?
You can always qualify your testing by accurately specifying what you have actually tested and state any omissions.
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I'm only required to test the RCD itself but I think given the lack of periodic inspections and the fact that conductors needed to be tightened/re-terminated gives me little confidence that it is actually safe and will disconnect within the required time. Personally I think it is "jobsworth-y" to just follow the paperwork you're given when you suspect that it is dodgy. Hence the post.
Thanks for your replies though
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