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    changing a bathroom extract easy???? NOT

    everyone has to start somewhere .....;-) (I hope your not saying you walked into your first job knowing it all)
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    changing a bathroom extract easy???? NOT

    HELLO ALL, i attended a customer with a reported faulty bathroom fan. It was the timer variety with a three pin connection. I checked the pins and found there to be 240v present so i determined that the fan must be shot. 30mins later i get back with the new fan and connect up but it did not...
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    not aborrowed earth - but a fault to earth!!!!

    ezzzekiel, fancy popping round tomorrow then for a cuppa and a chin wag ;-) north london area N11?
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    not aborrowed earth - but a fault to earth!!!!

    Hello All, After posting about a CU change and the one light circuit that kept on tripping the RCD on the new CU i had a lot of great advice. Armed with my Megger 1553 i approached the CU and condcuted some IR and continuity tests. At first a borrowed earth was suspected but from the following...
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    testing for a borrow neutral

    hello guys, guy who started thread here. this has all been very educational and this thread has helped me to appreciate testing and how to translate results into a practical sense of how circuits could be interconnected. thanks to all your suggestions and helpful tips. seems the megger 1553...
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    testing for a borrow neutral

    yes but how would the readings differentiate between IR problem or borrowed neutral scenario?
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    testing for a borrow neutral

    hello all, i just installed a new cu, which some of you may have read in another one fo my threads. everything was fine until i tried to connect one of the ligthing circuits to the board but it made the RCD trip every time. i did some reading and suspected the ole borrowed neutral dilema...
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    hello any oe recognise this cu?

    yeap, there is one @spare@ so it is possible. just not sure i can get a 6mm T&E to fit
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    hello any oe recognise this cu?

    Well, i know that the installers were german. they used german engineering and stuck two fingers up to the BS for electrics and plumbing!!!!! I am thinking now it would be better to change the whole thing for a BS CU seeing as i am going to run a new wire for the hob and oven. thanks guys...
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    hello any oe recognise this cu?

    hello, does any one recognise this CU. I never seen one and maybe there is a reason why they have an elec hob and elec oven (8kw combined) on a 20 meter run of 2.5 T&E. CUstomer called me said the fuse kept on tripping! Well i understood why when i inpected the wire size and the fuse size but am...
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    continuity of final ring circuit conductors

    ok i got you both but the Spur is coming from the cu directly, what tests should i do to ensure it is safe and installed correctly?
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    continuity of final ring circuit conductors

    Hello, I am about to conduct my first initial verification and i have spent all weekend reviewing how to do the recommended tests. However I have a question regarding final ring circuit test. 1- is this only for a ring main circuit with outgoing line and incoming line? 2- if the answer is...
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    Domestic Electrical Installation Certificates or Periodic Inspection Report

    Thanks very much
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    Domestic Electrical Installation Certificates or Periodic Inspection Report

    Ok great but i thought th EIC should cover the existing circuits also because i am touching an exsting installation and i must make sure it is safe to reinstate.You know tests like continuity of CPC, bonding, ring, insulation res, polarity, earth resistance, earth falut loos and functional? if...
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    Domestic Electrical Installation Certificates or Periodic Inspection Report

    Hello, Just changed my first consumer unit without a hitch. Now time for inspection and testing :( I dont have any previous Domestic Electrical Installation Certificates or any plans or schedule of test results (STR) or schedule of inspection (SI). So that means i cant use Periodic Inspection...
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    what earthing system is this?

    oh one more thing. will this through out my schedule of test results??? anyting i need to be aware of. cheers
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    what earthing system is this?

    Ok, that helps my confidence greatly as I thought i was seeing something new. However who do i report this too. Building Control of the council that also runs the estate, lol. many thanks guys. DD368
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    what earthing system is this?

    thanks, i tried to call the DNO but tey were not much help. they said their responsibility ended at the boundary of the estate and that each connection inthe flat was the responsiblity of the estate management who in this case are Homes for Haringay. Thanks DurhamSparky
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    what earthing system is this?

    Hello guys, Today I did my first consumer unit change over for a single occupancy flat in a block of flats. I had everything ready but when i tried to identify the earthing system all i saw was the main earth wire terminating into a small black box. This small box housed a metal block into...
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    RCD trip

    Hello All, New the game and this forum so please bear with me. I have just changed a customers old consumer units for one compliant with 17th edition. The circuits were all muddled up and it took a while to figure out all 18 wires and what they did. However the last "circuit" which due to the...

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