Earth Spike Test Kit

uksparks · May 1, 2015

Hi,

I ordered a Fluke ES165X Earth Spike Test Kit yesterday, arrived this morning, has a go with it in the garden, popped a single 5/8 rod in and got 57 Ohms, im going to stack another two on top of it and see what I get after the weekend when the shop opens again as have no more rods!

The kit is quite good.

I thought I would get one as have a job in a week or so where I am going to be putting a few rods in to get a good reading and would like to put them in before I run the SWA down to it, so will be able to get my earth ready!

I am going to aim for sub 1 Ohm! Ill keep you posted on what happens with that. I won't give in until I get under an Ohm.

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uksparks · May 2, 2015

Richard Burns said:
If the CU is at the front of the house on the road then yes, the DNO will take the shortest route into the house (in most cases, old properties and extensions excepted).

It would make sense to go from the road, that would be the logical thing to do. Strangely though when digging holes for bamboo plants last week in the garden I noticed a duct down the edge of the garden only 6" under, so am going to bang a hole in it to see what's in it.

uksparks · May 2, 2015

This is the garden where I am doing the work, the houses on the south side are all about 10 years old, and was just fields before.

The cross is where the cabin is.

This is the cabin, you can see how close it is to the houses behind.

Leesparkykent · May 2, 2015

uksparks said:
This is the garden where I am doing the work, the houses on the south side are all about 10 years old, and was just fields before.

The cross is where the cabin is.
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This is the cabin, you can see how close it is to the houses behind.

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Lovely summer house that, must be a few quids worth! How comes you are putting a TT system in for the summer house? just out of interest.

HandySparks · May 2, 2015

uksparks said:
...I noticed a duct down the edge of the garden only 6" under, so am going to bang a hole in it to see what's in it.

Not blue or yellow is it?

Richard Burns · May 2, 2015

With that layout of houses and the houses behind being part of a "new" estate the supply would almost certainly be along the road in front of the houses, to put it at the back of the new houses would have been too near to the existing houses, which would also be supplied from their own main road.

uksparks · May 2, 2015

It's a PME supply and as I understand it there's a limit in distance as to how far you should take it down the garden, it's going to have water down there too. Ok there's no extraneous metal etc, but 79m from the house just feels too far to extend the equipotential zone of the house.

plus 2 core cable is significantly cheaper when you need 70m of 16mm.

uksparks · May 2, 2015

HandySparks said:
Not blue or yellow is it?

A yellow ish colour, not bright, a pastel colour, probably 5" diameter.

uksparks · May 2, 2015

I doubt it's gas, it's got me thinking now, I don't know how I can check really, drill a hole and light a match...

Leesparkykent · May 2, 2015

uksparks said:
It's a PME supply and as I understand it there's a limit in distance as to how far you should take it down the garden, it's going to have water down there too. Ok there's no extraneous metal etc, but 79m from the house just feels too far to extend the equipotential zone of the house.

plus 2 core cable is significantly cheaper when you need 70m of 16mm.

I'm not aware of this, I'd be interested if you have any info on it? Looks like a nice little job, are you doing the internal wiring of the summer house?

uksparks · May 2, 2015

It did have a lot of pea gravel round it, all the way round, it was less than a spades depth...

would that hat becright that I have a gas pipe going through my flower bed?

Richard Burns · May 2, 2015

If it looks like this then I am sure it is fine!!

Ahh perhaps not!

uksparks · May 2, 2015

Leesparkykent said:
I'm not aware of this, I'd be interested if you have any info on it? Looks like a nice little job, are you doing the internal wiring of the summer house?

Well it doesn't hurt to TT it, it gives me a challenge, I may well be wrong but was under that impression, I did have a read of the iet documents on outbuildings etc, but it brings up extraneous metal more so.

the wiring, the customer is wanting it very tidy in the inside and doesn't particularly want to see conduit, so will be putting conduit on the outside where it's not going to be seen as he will be planting trees all round it.

so doing it in the outside, you will then just have the sockets. Should look good.

Marvo · May 2, 2015

uksparks said:
.....Ok there's no extraneous metal etc, but 79m from the house just feels too far to extend the equipotential zone of the house.

I would revisit your feelings about not exporting the earth TBH.

If you're worried about hitting other services when you're knocking rods in then carefully dig a hole by hand (read spade) for the first 0.8 - 1 meter. It's pretty rare you'll find services deeper than that unless the surface levels have changed radically for some reason.

uksparks · May 2, 2015

No not rigid, it's corrugated and packed with gravel, I'm sure it was yellow. When BGT finishes, I'll go out in the garden with a spade and take a pic!

HandySparks · May 2, 2015

uksparks said:
A yellow ish colour, not bright, a pastel colour, probably 5" diameter.

Hmm. Any chance of a photo?

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