flood damage electrics

[davek]

Hi all
Any suggestions, for dealing with flood damage circuits the property had a leak on the bath now one of the circuits is tripping randomly I have IR the circuit and it is giving a 000 reading tried splitting the ring but with little success on establishing exact location its a very old house lost of added spur sockets two adjacent to the bathroom where the leak was. The boiler is also on this circuit but on a plug top so I have ran an Extension to it, and have put heating on full.
IR L-N 88.8
L-E 000
N-E 89.2
on The other side of ring
L-N 000
L-E>500
N-E>500

 

[telectrix]

dry it out for a week, then see what the readings are. don't forget neons and aerial amps etc., and test with all legs out of CU terminals,

 

[Rockingit]

Yep, you could rather say I've got the t-shirt when it comes to floods. Time and gentle heat is your saviour, once its dried then change any affected accessories as you can be left with internal corrosion on the switch contacts.

What you have to ask yourself is this: what condition was it probably in already, BEFORE the water?!

 

[telectrix]

Yep, you could rather say I've got the t-shirt when it comes to floods. Time and gentle heat is your saviour, once its dried then change any affected accessories as you can be left with internal corrosion on the switch contacts.

What you have to ask yourself is this: what condition was it probably in already, BEFORE the water?!

hang on, i;ll ask Noah.

 

[Rockingit]

Tel, down here where I've been doing all the uninsured flood repairs (costs being picked up by the Govt) in three old places I've had to rewire top to toe even though there was only 4-5" of water in the place originally, simply as they've been in such a bad state to start with my hands were tied.

 

[shanky887614]

it could always be a hidden jb under the floor full of water

 

[andyelectric]

it could always be a hidden jb under the floor full of water

If that's the case it would be fun to find.

Have a think of where the water is likely to have run down walls and pull all socket covers and look for water would be my suggestion. And leave them all out of the wall a while to dry.

 

[davek]

cheers Guys strangely I missed the call on this one but rang the letting agent back but had given the job away. feed back off tenant was he said he cant do much as its working now de to them resetting breaker lol. My thoughts is a jb as I took bath panel off to see if any leaks still present and its one of those old terraced that have multi levels upstairs, and could see socket spur cable dropping down under bath floor, so more than likely a jb under there. Also bet there are interconnecting ring but not check yet more concern with the IR

 

[davek]

Have had all sockets off, no majors problems. The trouble is bathroom is a tiled floor, bedrooms all laminate

 

[Octopus]

Turn heating up, retire for 48 hours

 

[davek]

just pour the first beer, lol and made the bill out