Using earth as neutral wire?

[linuxthefish]

If I wired a socket with live to live, earth to neutral, and earth to earth, would this be dangerous and why? I only have a live and earth wire going to a new socket.

400w max would be drawn from the socket.

 

[Paul.M]

So this would only be a problem if the earth was disconnected from the CU?

Q. What size CSA is the neutral and the CPC conductors? Are they the same? Does one have insulation and the other one doesn't? What are the colour identifications on both conductors? Where are they terminated in the CU? Could that cause any form of confusion?

 

[Octopus]

So this would only be a problem if the earth was disconnected from the CU?

If you connect earth to neutral at the switch and disconnect the earth at the cu it wouldn't work.

 

[markc123]

If I wired a socket with live to live, earth to neutral, and earth to earth, would this be dangerous and why? I only have a live and earth wire going to a new socket.

400w max would be drawn from the socket.

If you wired the socket, then why an earth didn't you put a neutral in ? confused.

Who wires a socket without a neutral :s

 

[linuxthefish]

I've connected it up, and it's all working fine now. I don't have an RCD on the lighting circuit, so it did not trip

 

[markc123]

I've connected it up, and it's all working fine now. I don't have an RCD on the lighting circuit, so it did not trip

Oh-oh. How have you connected it?

Just because it works doesn't mean its fine lol. Have you slung a neutral in?

 

[72-van]

Who wires a socket without a neutral :s

one of our Electrical Trainee's ?

 

[trev]

So you've ignored all our questions, comments and advice and because it's working everything is fine? Linux, either you are a massive wind up merchant or, having looked at some of the other nonsense you have posted, you're a danger to yourself and everyone you come into contact with. Stop what you're doing before someone gets hurt or dies.

 

[Knobhead]

Why do you ask?

 

[Paul.M]

I've connected it up, and it's all working fine now.

Well done, you now have a neutral current going through every earth point on that circuit.

 

[itselectric]

I reckon this op maybe should have been called linuxthered herring.

 

[Elmer BeFuddled]

Or Linux, son of Lofty.

 

[trev]

It has to be a wind up. Has to be! If not Elmer your signature has never been more true.

 

[telectrix]

or linux cockburn. my god the prat's had spawn

 

[markc123]

I agree trev, nobody can be that stupid.

Even Electrical Trainee, 5dw, kids at school know that you need a live, neutral and earth.

 

[Octopus]

I agree trev, nobody can be that stupid.

Even Electrical Trainee, 5dw, kids at school know that you need a live, neutral and earth.

But you have to remember that about 10% of the population can't or won't be told!