application for pme

[Robertbaker63]

Hi

one of my customers have contacted western power distribution about getting pme installed as there is no reading when an earth stake is installed

they have done a site visit and have asked their electrican (me) to do send of a request form

i have trawlled the website and cannot find the right form, can anyone help me?

 

[Plonker 3]

Ring western power and request they send one out to the customer.

 

[Engineer54]

Hi

one of my customers have contacted western power distribution about getting pme installed as there is no reading when an earth stake is installed

they have done a site visit and have asked their electrican (me) to do send of a request form

i have trawlled the website and cannot find the right form, can anyone help me?

What do you mean ''there is NO reading when an earth stake is installed?? Your ''Always'' going to obtain a reading/value, no matter how bad/high it may be!!

 

[Robertbaker63]

on my tester it shows greater than the maximum parimeters for a ze test using the existing earth stake

british gas did a routine visit and flagged it up

 

[Engineer54]

What's the maximum Ze value your MFT, or separate ELI tester measures then?? The only other thing i can say, is that there must be a break in the earth rod conductor, if your not getting any reading at all!! So what are you going to do, if the supply to your customers house, doesn't have a PME connection available??

 

[Plonker 3]

on my tester it shows greater than the maximum parimeters for a ze test using the existing earth stake

british gas did a routine visit and flagged it up

would this have been one of BGs famous socket testers?

 

[Geordie Spark]

on my tester it shows greater than the maximum parimeters for a ze test using the existing earth stake

british gas did a routine visit and flagged it up

I do hope you haven't left it like that while you wait for the bits of paper to arrive, be filled-in, returned, actioned or not ..... etc etc.

 

[woko]

I had one a few weeks ago. 1960's build. Unsheathed earth to gas and water no main earth. Earth readings were good though. I got wpd to install a pme.
Should be a problem if you ring them. The local team came out to pme it. Then I went back connected up new earth and commissioned new work.
Checking earth and bonding should come before any work is carried out.

 

[trev]

What's the maximum Ze value your MFT, or separate ELI tester measures then?? The only other thing i can say, is that there must be a break in the earth rod conductor, if your not getting any reading at all!! So what are you going to do, if the supply to your customers house, doesn't have a PME connection available??

Also, have you left it like that? An earth connection tends to be quite important you know.

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Oops Geordie beat me to it

 

[Geordie Spark]

Also, have you left it like that? An earth connection tends to be quite important you know.

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Oops Geordie beat me to it

Well that's because me wheelchair's just been in for a service and had its wheels oiled ..... :wheelchair:

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Hi

one of my customers have contacted western power distribution about getting pme installed as there is no reading when an earth stake is installed

they have done a site visit and have asked their electrican (me) to do send of a request form

i have trawlled the website and cannot find the right form, can anyone help me?

ring the DNO....they will send out a form for the client to complete....and send back to them...oh, and when you ring the DNO do ask to be put straight on to the duty engineer wont you....otherwise you will be there for ages trying to get through to some mad cow on the other end of the phone...

 

[Knobhead]

Also, have you left it like that? An earth connection tends to be quite important you know.

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Oops Geordie beat me to it

I do hope you haven't left it like that while you wait for the bits of paper to arrive, be filled-in, returned, actioned or not ..... etc etc.

As soon as I started reading this I though we’re going to get to the “I’m going back next week” syndrome.
It’ll be OK for now??????

 

[Knobhead]

ring the DNO....they will send out a form for the client to complete....and send back to them...oh, and when you ring the DNO do ask to be put straight on to the duty engineer wont you....otherwise you will be there for ages trying to get through to some mad cow on the other end of the phone...[/QUOTE]

I thought it was an obligation to shoot and burn all mad cows?

Sorry I’m not in the farming section!

 

[ferg]

I'll be honest as soon as I saw this post I assumed it was another wind up.

 

[GLENNSPARK]

As soon as I started reading this I though we’re going to get to the “I’m going back next week” syndrome.
It’ll be OK for now??????

I`v witnessed this one in person.....a temporary rod was put in....i asked if the `installer` was going to provide a temporary upfront RCD to go with his rod...
`eh?` was the reply..