Always always test to make sure circuit is dead

[Guest 004]

Even worse you could have borrowed neutrals, so when you isolate, and test the circuit is indeed dead, but when you come to split the neutrals, you get 230V.

Whenever I have isolated a circuit, and it is tested to be 'dead', if I have to split any cables that are in blocks, or terminated, I will always test again after I have split the cables!! Its your life, never make assumptions when sparking!

 

[alarm man]

glad your ok, get yourself checked out.

phils right,symptoms of electric shock can appear more than 24hrs later..

 

[Doomed]

Still alive and feeling embarresed, thanks for all your concern

 

[High Tower]

Glad your with us still mate,

What interests me is all the do no wrong brigade that are quick to condem things like this, we have all done something similar to variying degrees of severity!! and i Defiy ANYONE to tell me they havent.

Mine was pulling a cut out on a rewire and wading into the house wiring with a pair or croppers during the strip out, only problem is that next door was stealing electricity and there was a cross connection.

brown pants and £40 worth of crops destroyed later and i learnt my lesson.

I dont think anyone can critisise Doomed as its a east mistake to make, and a hard lesson to learn.

 

[i=p/u]

does the stolen neutrals scinario only show up if the other circuit is switched on????? does a neutral to earth prove this aswell???id say i wade in . i was working in a house on friday and my multimeter was showing voltage on a cable but when i isolated still showing 12v or so and couldnt see where the cable was going too and couldnt check as would of ment busting holes in ceiling of an attic, was a nightmare to explain as i bought a light before but then it couldnt go up... i live and learn
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ps you know anywhere with good offers on approved voltage indicators as i might make purchase today.. then i wouldnt of had my problem

 

[High Tower]

does the stolen neutrals scinario only show up if the other circuit is switched on????? does a neutral to earth prove this aswell???id say i wade in . i was working in a house on friday and my multimeter was showing voltage on a cable but when i isolated still showing 12v or so and couldnt see where the cable was going too and couldnt check as would of ment busting holes in ceiling of an attic, was a nightmare to explain as i bought a light before but then it couldnt go up... i live and learn
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ps you know anywhere with good offers on approved voltage indicators as i might make purchase today.. then i wouldnt of had my problem

Fluke T-5 best voltage tester money can buy!!

Drop Test meter a line see if he can get you one, if not

Fluke T5-600 Voltage, Continuity and Current Testers

 

[Jimmy Boy]

Lads tell me..You come across a wire a single/pair lighting or power.
How do you prove it dead ? No E to the light circuit ? Maybe the E and Neutral are cut off, so you have a Line Live. and nothing to test it against, I know how I do it, I take a proven E from say a proven circuit say a ring and test to that.Don't get fried guys