Hi all I'm going through my training and am confusing myself in regard to mains bonding. Is it there to protect the instalation from a fault withing the building or a fault outside the building making the incoming water or gas supply pipes live. Sorry to sound stupid but I need to get this...
I have a ( brief over view) 5 Db's served from main board by C50 OPD,s inadequate main earth 6mm self tappered to metal of CU's I can get a decent ZS/PFC/ DB if I clamp onto brass nut of SWA (and set my tester to a B50) but not on disconnected main earth, would this poor earth cause a potenial...
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GN3 states that it acceptable to connect L and N together and IR to earth in a situation where all wires cannot be disconnected from accessories i.e a row of fluo's
But what is the advantage of doing this rather than just individually IR testing between first L and earth then between N and earth?
Just out of interest if a TT system is installed with a decent earth rod what sort of voltages exist between the Neutral in respect to real earth potential of 0 Volts?
What's the average Neutral to Earth voltage, does it fluctuate from time to time?
Does it get dangerous???
Thanks.
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