Now i am pulling my hair out

[buzzlightyear]

Just put a new cu in started testing .so here it goes start doing rfc line 0.33 nn 0.32 cpc 0.55
Ins all good now this a split load
Dis the cpc what i was working on and now showing earths in and are out so theor is no parallall paths has far that i can see the main earth is out but showing earths all water and gas have been disconnected

 

[The Ghost]

Does any of the pipework go undergound like in the kitchen bathroom copper pipes into cement floor? Or shower???

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

They havent had RSJ's put in if knocking through walls or extensions etc? wouldnt be first property where somebody decides to bond the RSJ or a cable gets caught on it during its run.

 

[westward10]

They havent had RSJ's put in if knocking through walls or extensions etc? wouldnt be first property where somebody decides to bond the RSJ or a cable gets caught on it during its run.

An isolated RSJ should not affect the reading.

 

[SJD]

Something earthed elsewhere sharing a double back box, e.g. cable TV outlet?

 

[buzzlightyear]

will be back in morning with wandering walter lead .

 

[buzzlightyear]

All sockets have been disconneted except for the skts up stairs had every skt off dis the met earth still showing earths thier. no cable touching any pipe work up stairs had most of the floors up .

 

[Flanders]

Check voltage from line ,to earth you socket tester may be giving you a false indication of a earth , by the way is it a good idea to remove the cpc then make the circuit live ? , and what is the issue here , you have a parallel earth path? Ps now i know my spelling is bad but maybe you should take off your space gloves so you may have a better chance of hitting the correct letters ☺

 

[sparkdog]

I wouldn't rely on a plug tester for anything.
Perhaps there is supplementary bonding somewhere, it used to be taken off the nearest cpc.

 

[Dave OCD]

Seen plenty of old installs with water bond straight off cooker circuit cpc in the switch.

 

[123]

I'm confused here as well. All cpc's and earthing has been disconnected from the Consumer Unit, and you have now energised the circuits?

Surely not?

 

[buzzlightyear]

, and what is the issue here , you have a parallel earth path

the only circuit which was live was up stairs ring no earths connected but showing earths ,considering it a empty house .

All cpc's and earthing has been disconnected from the Consumer Unit, and you have now energised the circuits?

 

[123]

Why have you energised a circuit with no cpc's connected?

 

[buzzlightyear]

Why have you energised a circuit with no cpc's connected?

how discovered
the earth was not in play when doing a r1+r2 to see if I had the wright circuit by leaving off the earths when putting the socket and see tester in to indicate that a had that circuit .and then it showed me earths present when the cpc earths not connected .

 

[123]

If the IR test's are ok why are you bothered? Parallel paths aren't considered a bad thing.

 

[buzzlightyear]

If the IR test's are ok why are you bothered? Parallel paths aren't considered a bad thing.

the trouble is am over thinking on this .or just F88k it .
if the earths are not their before putting the cpc in .I would like to know how the hell is the earths coming from .