the circuit breaker was on unprotected side of rcd some cow boy was in before me i really do appreciate all the comments just not opening a can of worms and would rather find the joint box and just re wire the kitchen light
yeah it was dead first thing i done when opened the switch up was test for any voltage which there wasent i don’t a voltage test between the earth wire and the metal conduit i got 168 volts then done it again nothing done it again voltage present then was none voltage it was fluctuating just...
there was 100% not any voltage at that common side of the switch i jiggled the wires about inside the conduit to see if i was getting anything and still not anything just incase there was a slack connection but it banged when touched earth but honest not any voltage present it’s confused me for days
Hi there i went to a job guys kitchen light was not working no voltage at switch what so ever the circuit breaker was on the unprotected side of the distribution board i accidentally touched the com wire to the earth and a big spark happened and tripped the breaker never had that before in my...
checked continuity on ring L to L N to N cpc to cpc had a full ring on both legs so put them into separate b 32 mcb mm consumer unit was dual split rcd job was complete how ever i had crossed neutural which tripped was a nightmare jobs completed and sorted now
how would you justify doing that ? is the RCD protection ok unless a risk assessment stating otherwise ? and would you consider it an extraneous conductive part
Hi there iam currently wiring a commercial pub kitchen was just wondering the degree of protection for enclosure like 3 phase isolators etc just for my own peice of mind thankyou
Hi there just a quick question we have wired a commercial kitchen and work tops, extract canopy, are all metal etc the whole installation will be RCD protected but will we install supplementary bonding shall it be required ? or is it OK with the use of RCD protection thanks in advance really...
Hi there iam an apprentice and learning bare with me i was just having a look there about the FICA test which is the test i take at the end of my apprenticeship iam just midway through my second year just nosing at the FICA what they require you to do so i seen on the FICA list and this is what...
hi guys panel lighting which has a driver in them above a foam tiled office my question is that the twin and earth feeding the driver is not earthed my some people are saying well a pendant dosent have an earth what do you guys think
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