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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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
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...
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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