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    Out Building Has No Earth

    Hi guys, working on a pir yesterday, 2 buildings, readings in main building fine. 10m away there is an out building getting feed from an isolator "in main building" earth reading 50ohms. Can i supply a new earth via a earth rod for the out building and put a rcd on the main switch at the...
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    property with no earth help please

    Hi, I have been asked to price for cu change.I went around to carry pre inspection only to find that there is no earthing conductor connected to supplier side at all. am i right assuming that there is no earth or am i missing something. I couldnt carry ze as they both work from home and can not...
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    No earth - is it a TT looks like PME to me

    Just want to bounch this off others, 1980's house built in rural village, other houses in the village have PME supplies and test out with Ze of around 3.5. Did a quick test when I got there on a ring and getting Zs of 10.45 on further investigation theres no main earth so thought well is this...
  4. Amp David

    No earth to smoke detectors.

    Been at a house today doing a pert rewire and new kitchen circuits. Noticed whilst under the floor boards that the smokes have been wired in 3 core flex, using the earth as the interconnect. Is this an acceptable way of doing things? Only reason I can think is that on the back of the detectors...
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    No earth to light cct

    Just had a look a a fuseboard change. bit akward, however the current owners are still occupying the house, potential new customer wanted me to look at property before he moves in???!!! anyway, only time i could get access was last night in dark. Quick visual of fuseboard, old wylex 3036 fuses...
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    replaceing consumer unit in shed (with no earth)

    hi i am looking to take my napit exam. i want to replace a garage consumer unit, i have looked and found that it is using the swa as the earth (2 core swa) what can i do? can i use the swa as the earth for the new consumer unit? i don't want to have to use a TT system. thanks for any input avidude
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    3 phase service head and no earth

    Evening chaps, I've been out to a property to do some work (CU and shower circuits) and there's a 3 phase supply but no earth or main bonding. (only one phase in use, single phase meter) The perplexing thing is that I got a Ze of 1.17 Ohms at the board, as I removed every means of earthing...
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    No earth for Fan

    I am going to fit an extractor fan in the separate toilet. There is no earth to the light fitting in there. (may be an available earted lighting supply inthe loft - not yet checked). I know that their is a ring main cable for the plug circuit within a few foot of the fan location. The fan is 35...
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    No earth at lights in bathroom pristine decorating?

    hello chaps looked at a bathroom today there wanting down lights, fan, problem is theres no earth at the lights in the house and the house is mint you know the type stinks of pledge..and they dont want any mess which rewiring the lights would definitley cause .what do you think about putting a...
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    No earth core ..but sheath?

    Hi there Just a quick question please. I am busy doing an inspection and test report for an old commercial building. Think its old NHS sugery. Now: There are two 32A socket rings that have used what looks like old fire alarm cable. Its two core (both cores black) cable and I am assuming that...
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    no earth !!!

    Hi guys Just thought Id share with you what happened today. In middle of re-wire, came to the board change, had checked on first inspection and discovered that instead of BS1361 there was a metal clad contraption painted red, so told the owners to contact scot power manweb asap and get it...
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    Bathroom extract fan, no earth

    Have just installed a bathroom exract fan ,which is to come on when the light is operated i have installed a tp isolator .Both fan and isolator have no provision for an earth back in the old days i would have put a block connector on the earth at the fan and jointed at the isolator, but i was...
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    New light fitting no earth

    Hi Good People advice please. Fitted a new light fitting for a customer that requires an earth removed old ceiling rose conected up new fitting when tested the fitting had no earth informed the customer of the problem that the light fitting requires an earth he told me that not to worry about...
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    Sorry your customers got no earth, Call back later

    Had a customer today with no earth, TNS The part of the clamp which the cable connects to had come away. Phoned EDF finally got to speak to someone who then transferred me to a recorded message that said... "I'm sorry we are unable to help you at this time please phone back at a later date"...
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    no earth on hall lights

    I have just changed my CU and while testing found that the hall lights (2 down stairs and 1 upstairs) dont have an earth connection at the ceiling pendant. The rest of the downstairs lights and switches do have earth connections. the pendants are class 2. What should I do ? put a sticker on...
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    No Earth Lighting options?

    Hi all, What options do I have with no earth in the house for lighting? All the lighting is done in single red and black switch wire and the worst thing is there are solid oak floors down on both levels. I can get into the loft for the top floor and probably pull in new T&E to the switches but...
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    No earth supply to property

    iv been to price a job this morning and come accross this minor problem the house built 1883 needs rewiring but first needs an earth there is no over head lines, the main fuse is a large rewireable fuse no signs of earth connection, havent come accross this situation before im gonna give tech...
  18. J

    No earth loop

    hi guys i went to a customers today to do a mains change, it was a tn-s supply, the earth was to a block but there was none to the db:mad:. so while i was changing the db i rectified this with a 16mm. on doing the earth loop test with my megger it was showing voltage between L/E but wouldnt...
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    lighting with no earth?

    just a quicky if installing class 1 lights on a circuit with no earth (single strand) can i run a earth from a shower etc ?
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    No earth in the lighting

    Old rewireable fuses in CU, but no earth in lighting - all fittings are class2 - cables all still in very good condition. Can the CU can be upgraded in anyway without rewiring the lighting? edit : can you get rcbo's that will fit rewireables in the same way that you can get retro fit mcbs?

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