No L-L end to end on ring main

[Mspark2987]

Hi everyone hopefully someone can shed some light.

I'm doing an inspection and test and upon testing my end to end for the live on a ring main I've found there is no end to end on the live. I've tested at sample socket and at the board. I got an r1 + r2 when interconnecting my lives and cpcs and a Zs. Just want to make I'm not missing something obvious. It's not my test kit as I've already tested two other ring mains

Thanks in advance

 

[sparksburnout]

He says what we think! It’s quite freeing and he gets the bans!
Still joking sparksbo, good to hear you again.

Thanks, iv'e not been well lately.

 

[DPG]

Thanks, iv'e not been well lately.

Hope you feel better soon.

 

[sparksburnout]

Hope you feel better soon.

Cheers Daz yes much better now Ta!

 

[buzzlightyear]

Hope you feel better soon

with all my
love buzz.

 

[Rpa07]

Now THATs how to Hijack a Thread!
Boom!

 

[ipf]

I've only been banned twice actually. nowt much changes though! I thought people doing I&T were supposed to be of a certain sort of experience level? Just saying.

I think that were sums it up pretty well. The trade these days, eh!
I don't know about maintenance free joint boxes..... we've got as far as maintenance free sparks.

 

[Phillip]

How can someone who is doing an inspection and test not have much of an idea of how to fathom out why it has failed?? Answers on a postcard.

Totally agree, that is a simple fault to diagnose.

 

[Markyd]

Hi everyone hopefully someone can shed some light.

I'm doing an inspection and test and upon testing my end to end for the live on a ring main I've found there is no end to end on the live. I've tested at sample socket and at the board. I got an r1 + r2 when interconnecting my lives and cpcs and a Zs. Just want to make I'm not missing something obvious. It's not my test kit as I've already tested two other ring mains

Thanks in advance

Are you a sparky?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[chrisdungan]

there's an air gap somewhere in
that circuit !!!!!!!!

 

[Harry_P]

How can someone who is doing an inspection and test not have much of an idea of how to fathom out why it has failed?? Answers on a postcard.

Every one has got to start somewhere that's how. Did you know everything you know now when you just started working 60 years ago???

 

[freddo]

there's an air gap somewhere in
that circuit !!!!!!!!

That's a thought, you could apply a few KV to the 2 Ls at the CU and you can then listen for the arcing to locate the break...

 

[Toneyz]

How can someone who is doing an inspection and test not have much of an idea of how to fathom out why it has failed?? Answers on a postcard.

Maybe started training and trying to get practical experience.

 

[Toneyz]

I've only been banned twice actually. nowt much changes though! I thought people doing I&T were supposed to be of a certain sort of experience level? Just saying.

But you can only get to that level by experience.

 

[sparksburnout]

Every one has got to start somewhere that's how. Did you know everything you know now when you just started working 60 years ago???

No, I didn't, obviously, but you are missing the point. Undertaking EICR's is something that should be done once the person doing it has attained a sufficient level of expertise and experience, by working generally in the trade. EICR's are not something that you should use to "practice" on or learn from your mistakes.

 

[FatAlan]

there's an air gap somewhere in
that circuit !!!!!!!!

Smear some washing up liquid on the cable and look for the bubbles