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Earth Electrode Testing

Hi I have just joined this forum after discovering it through a search engine. I have a question as regards to testing an earth spike. I have completed a new installation but would like to test the earth electrode resistance before the supply authority comes to connect the power/metering etc...
- sparkiejohn
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- Dec 2, 2009
- earth electricians' talk electrode extension resistance spike supply testing
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Periodic Inspection Reporting & Certification
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Domestic Ze ?

Guys, just thinking, how sad on a sunday morning. If you had a consumer unit in a garage ran from the main board in the house would you do the Ze tests in the house ( i am thinking yes unless you had a earth spike near the garage is this right). Also if you did put in a earth spike at the...
- Peter Woodford
- Thread
- Nov 15, 2009
- domestic electricians' talk garage probably spike thinking
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Domestic Electrician Forum
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Power to an out building

Say you wanted to power a shed office, or somethign similar, and lets say it's up the end a garden. Would you split at the meter to an isolator switch or a breaker then swa all the way up to a new CU. Then for earth would you have to use an earth spike instead of the earth down the armoured...
- adam.h
- Thread
- Oct 21, 2009
- aus building calculations circuit earth electricians' talk out power power to spike
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Australia
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Earth spike for outbuiling

hi, I am helping second fixing an outbuilding and am having to order materials online. The building won't be pulling any more than 60Amps, ( since it is submained on a 63A breaker. We are also putting it on its own rod as the bonding conductors on the existing house aren't up to speck. What size...
- YTSOxford
- Thread
- Dec 15, 2008
- aus earth electricians' talk spike
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Australia
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Where do I put my Earth Spike

Hi Having just received my EAL domestic installer certificate and a couple of months into C&G 2330 Level 3 I decided to look into re wiring my house for experience. To my amazement I found I have no main earth connection - I'm confident I should have a TT system in place but presumably who wired...
- jarmana100
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- Nov 4, 2008
- earth electricians' talk spike where
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Talk Electrician Forum

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