what are your thoughts guys

[chrish_1977]

Done an eicr on a 2 bed flat, all good apart from the sockets, it's a radial, wired in 2.5 t+e (25 sockets in total), on a 20 mcb, zs was 2.72 ohms, I've checked against bgb and its over the maximum permitted zs, customer now wants it sorted, but I'm wondering what you guys would think is the best way to go about sorting this out. Choices I can see are, splitting the radial into two, or splitting into two and making the longest leg a radial.
The whole flat has just finished being decorated and all carpets down etc

 

[shagbite]

i'd go with C3 as well - if there's a RCD already fitted. but if you recommend improvements, how do you achieve them? you need to bring that Zs down.

 

[chrish_1977]

Is it just me, or have we not been informed what the Ze is?

Not what's being questioned, the Ze is all ok, don't have the paperwork to hand right now, but it was very good, my question is about the very high zs, but It has been answered now, so will change the cert accordingly,and just put a note on the certificate

 

[7029 dave]

25 s/o on a bloody radial, ridiculous!!.Very poor circuit design.I would insist on making into ring final circuits.

 

[chrish_1977]

I agree it is poor. But this isn't the first property I have found this on, not the high zs but all wired to cock, and funnily London properties too

 

[telectrix]

it's always the southern tight arses won't pay to have the job done right.

 

[Risteard]

Not what's being questioned, the Ze is all ok, don't have the paperwork to hand right now, but it was very good, my question is about the very high zs, but It has been answered now, so will change the cert accordingly,and just put a note on the certificate

It was just to establish whether the high Zs was due to a problem inside or outside the property!