New Consumer Unit Continuity Test For Ceiling Fans

[cyberjunction]

HI

I am having my first assesment on Friday and am changing a consumer unit. I am very new to electrics and have a question about the continuity test.

The house has celing fans in every room and are very heavy, is there a way to test the lightning circuit for continuity without taking down each and every fan?

I am sure there is no other way but being my first job I wanted to check as I cannot see any other way to check for r1+r2 readings

many thanks

 

[malcolmsanford]

Can you not get to the connections without taking the fan down? If no then to be honest I would not bother, where is the light or switch point?

 

[ezzzekiel]

only from the switch if he would accept that

 

[cyberjunction]

thanks for the prompt repy
the fans need to be taken down to get to the electrics, everything seems to be encased. the lights are built in to the unit and only bulbs are exposed, the switch goes into the housing of the fan. I will need to put something down for the result so I guess they will have to come down?

 

[cyberjunction]

only from the switch if he would accept that

was jus thinking that, measure line to earth through the switch

I may take one of the fans down and look to see if it is possible to get to the electrics another way, its just not obvious, again I am new and its probably simple !!!

 

[malcolmsanford]

If you have a CPC at the wall switch, I assume you have a wall switch or perhaps a pull switch do it from there, and tell the assessor that is what you did.

You could also if you wished just do the R2 method and complete that part of the EIC schedule of results, by a wander lead.

 

[cyberjunction]

never thought of that, thanks

 

[telectrix]

can you not get a lightmate into a lampholder at each fan/light and clip to the metalwork with your earth lead?

 

[cyberjunction]

sorry, had to google it !!!!! never heard of a lightmate,
looks like an excellent product, will look into it, many thanks

 

[telectrix]

you can buy them on ebay, either singly ( for the fittings you have ) or a pack of 5 for different bases.

 

[cyberjunction]

thanks will get one, seems to save a hell of a lot of trouble

 

[cyberjunction]

sorry to sound stupid be there are also 230v gu10 downlights in 2 rooms, I would just take the reading from the one fitting ? theres no point in going to all 8 in one room, think I answered my own question there !

 

[telectrix]

best to find the end of line and read from there if possible. ( you can get GU10 lightmates as well as " normal" BC and ES .

 

[Sintra]

Alternatively if it is a class 1 fitting then use a wander lead and measure R2. Nothing to disconnect simple.

Edit already mentioned by Malcolm sorry.

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk.

 

[Octopus]

you can buy them on ebay, either singly ( for the fittings you have ) or a pack of 5 for different bases.

Buy the pack of 5 off flea bay then you've got most bases (lights) covered.