Electrician advice please

[mainline]

First thing I'd check is polarity. Has the meter installer reversed the polarity, either making it wrong now or making it right when it was wrong before? This is the only thing I can think of that could conceivably cause immediate RCD tripping after a meter change
Wouldn't cause tripping in itself, of course, but would, if there was a particular common, pre existing, serious fault..

Any idea what sort of fault would cause an RCD to trip with a polarity reversal ?

 

[davesparks]

Wow.
You really poured some sunshine on that.

It wasn't intended to be fun, it was intended to point out that tenants who annoy the landlord get evicted so people should think about the possible consequences before advising a tenant to start involving authorities.

 

[mainline]

It wasn't intended to be fun, it was intended to point out that tenants who annoy the landlord get evicted so people should think about the possible consequences before advising a tenant to start involving authorities.

Agreed, in fact in this part of the country rented properties are getting like gold dust and prospective tenants offering to pay 6 months rent in advance.

 

[Pretty Mouth]

Any idea what sort of fault would cause an RCD to trip with a polarity reversal ?

A N-E fault could cause intermittent tripping, but reversing the polarity would give you a L-E fault, which would trip immediately on energising

 

[brianmoooore]

Any idea what sort of fault would cause an RCD to trip with a polarity reversal ?

Earth to neutral one, of course. 2kohms neutral to earth may cause occasional nuisance tripping, but if that becomes live to earth, then the RCD is pretty much going to trip instantly.

Edit: I see Pretty Mouth has just beaten me to it, but I've typed it, so will post anyway.

 

[Aaron b]

There really should be something to protect people in these situations. But even social housing are known to do these sort of things. This one was near me. Slug-infested home leads to £5,500 compensation pay-out - https://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/news/housing/compensation-over-slug-infested-great-yarmouth-home-9215918
It sounds like environmental health could provide some protection against revenge evictions, if they would though is another matter.

 

[duffy87]

It wasn't intended to be fun, it was intended to point out that tenants who annoy the landlord get evicted so people should think about the possible consequences before advising a tenant to start involving authorities.

Already taken him to environmental health once and I'll do it again. He's not even put my bond if that deposit thing they legally have to do so wil cost him 2500 to kick me out anyways, and at this point I'll happily take the money lol. The first time I got environmental health involved this test u all keep mentioning was one of the mandatory things that needed doing. I've started a claim with Scottish power/Siemens over leaving me with no electric after smart meters where fitted. They are going to send out a technician to find out how this happend and to check over the electrics. Now the land lord is practically begging me to stop going forward with my claim with Scottish power, which makes me think he's hiding some thing, he was all up for it when he thought he would just get compensated, now all of a sudden he doesn't want them any where near.

 

[duffy87]

Just a quick update if any 1 gives 2 shits lol,
Turns out the smart meter "engineer" screwed through a wire that ran to the dining room plug socket, making a certain section of my smart meter "live". Thank god me or my wife didn't touch it.

 

[littlespark]

Thanks for the update....

Is it all sorted? LL happy? you happy?

As for giving shits.... We do give 2 from time to time.

 

[Aaron b]

Glad you got this sorted. Did an electrician fault find and do you feel any safer regarding the rest of the installation?

 

[7029 dave]

Just a quick update if any 1 gives 2 shits lol,
Turns out the smart meter "engineer" screwed through a wire that ran to the dining room plug socket, making a certain section of my smart meter "live". Thank god me or my wife didn't touch it.

But the meter is screwed to the back board and Henley blocks thats the only place he's been.
Did he hit a cable behind this looking at the picture it seems doubtful.

 

[loz2754]

More importantly, how did you get the word shits past the profanity filter!

 

[DPG]

More importantly, how did you get the word shits past the profanity filter!

Good point. I'm sure you can't say shits. Can we all say shits?

 

[loz2754]

Shits. ----. Shitter. rubbish. Shat.

 

[7029 dave]

Good point. I'm sure you can't say shits. Can we all say shits?

You can Daz lol