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The Ghost
So asked to attend tripping RCD whenever cooker is plugged in. That bit was very simple, gas cooker with igniter plugged into extension. Soaked extension lead (fridge defrosted all over it and condensation from pots and pans etc.) removed it and plugged direct in to socket problem solved.
I was also there to advise on the safety of their current electrics and suggest improvements. Now what I am interested in, apart from the obvious items is in the pictures you will see there are two supplies taken from the cut-out. The coloured tails are the supply for the house, the shadowy grey tails are the ones that go through the wall into next doors house and that is their supply. This is a TN-S system and the earth is taken of the usual three strands from the supply cable and attached with a terminal block, then off to the MET you see with earths attached. With me so far?
The earth (light green) as in the one that goes through the wall is next doors' earth(4mm² I guess), and attached to the MET of the house I am in. In my view any earth fault next door will therefore find a path through or on to this house's earth, and vice versa, which is not satisfactory. Next door should have their own earth imo.
So...What would you say to the DNO to convince them to change this situation? I am trying to form some invincible reasoning which will force them to either remove that earth or make it good to their own supply earth. There is more to this but that is the potted version so as not to make it too wordy.
I was also there to advise on the safety of their current electrics and suggest improvements. Now what I am interested in, apart from the obvious items is in the pictures you will see there are two supplies taken from the cut-out. The coloured tails are the supply for the house, the shadowy grey tails are the ones that go through the wall into next doors house and that is their supply. This is a TN-S system and the earth is taken of the usual three strands from the supply cable and attached with a terminal block, then off to the MET you see with earths attached. With me so far?
The earth (light green) as in the one that goes through the wall is next doors' earth(4mm² I guess), and attached to the MET of the house I am in. In my view any earth fault next door will therefore find a path through or on to this house's earth, and vice versa, which is not satisfactory. Next door should have their own earth imo.
So...What would you say to the DNO to convince them to change this situation? I am trying to form some invincible reasoning which will force them to either remove that earth or make it good to their own supply earth. There is more to this but that is the potted version so as not to make it too wordy.