hi guys , just testing a kitchen ring circuit.
r1 1.6 ohms
rn 1.6 ohms
r2 2.1 ohms
the kitchen is a 2.5mm ring but has spurs in 4mm cable and one small leg in 4mm (must be what was left on the van )
upon checking a figure of 8 test , im getting 1.6ohms when i was expecting 0.8ohms
have i...
Hello, I have a concern about the reading I'm getting from every outlet in my house. Its an older...circa 1890's...but from what I understand, has added wiring in 2 major renovations. The first time to add ceiling lights with wall switches; and the second time (1987ish) to install baseboard...
Doing an EICR today and had an odd, lower than expected, resistance reading on a ring final CPC.
r1 = 0.21Ω
rn = 0.21Ω
r2 = 0.18Ω
R1+R2 = 0.09Ω
I was expecting around the 0.35Ω for the CPC but was quite surprised to see the reading I got.
As this was the supply to a kitchen ring I could see...
I have a question for you all, We recently moved, and the old house had the analog meter on it, the new place has 3 structures on the property.. a barn, a defunct kennel which im going to turn into a workshop and the house itself.
All 3 buildings have these smart meters on them.. Our first...
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I created this account as I have ran into a huge issue with my electric bill. I have been living at my house for 1 year right now. Every 2 months I have been paying anywhere between $60-$80 for my bill. I opened my bill today and it has jumped for $650 for this cycle. After calling...
Hi looking for a bit of advice about an issue I have with some work arranged by a social landlord. The landlord had to fit a new consumer unit but sent out a contractor to fit an isolator switch the week before. He also renewed all the wiring from the mains fuse and the meter tails. When the new...
Hi guys looking for some guidance ,i am assisting with the renovation of an old building that contains a commercial kitchen and restaurant the building is in no way wired to commercial spec but has been passed electrically in the past. Very little information was present at all 4 fuse boards and...
Hi, Nooby here - enough experience to know to respect electrical stuff :)
Family member has recently moved into a flat. He submitted the meter readings last week, then a few days later the energy company asked for them again.
Concerned about that, he compared pictures taken when he moved in a...
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I bought a holiday lodge last month and decided to test the circuits to see how they measured. The lodge itself is fed from a central point in the holiday village by a 16mm PVCSWA. The main earth wire terminates into a MET it looks to be a 10mm earth that is crimped onto the incoming earth, I...
Hi,
The details on the meter are. Telemeter Series K , Tariff Domestic E7
When I press the blue button it displays 5 screens : date ,time rate1,rate2 and another screen which you can see in the attached photo.
Wanted to ask how I can get actual reading from this meter.
Many thanks in advance
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Fitted 2 new external lights onto existing cabling, their on a remote wall quite a distance from house.
My mistake was not doing a Zs before I started the works.
Finished & tested Zs reading 14 ohms.
Its a Tncs supply quite a big install…the lights are supplied by a 6 amp C type MCB.
Reported...
Typically the EICR I fitted in this afternoon because I'd hoped it would be fairly simple (new build home, 2007), turned out to be the only recent one that's thrown up a major FI.
Downstairs lighting circuit, 1mm T&E, currently on a 6A MCB
R1+R2 fine, insulation test L&N -> E an immediate...
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I've just been testing a ring final before installing an outdoor socket and I got an R1 and rn of 0.6, but instead of 1.01 for R2 I got a range of readings from 0.1 to 0.51 and it wouldn't settle down, so I couldn't continue the tests.
I know parallel paths could cause a low reading, but...
Hey people,
I did some testing for a sporadic RCD trip this week.
The customer did some playing about and narrowed it down to the garage.
Tested the garage circuits and all were good. Tested the feed and found with the CPC still in the bar I got 0.076 meg but when I pulled it out the fault...
Had a weird one tonight, with a new tenant who had a higher than expected first monthly bill.
Studio flat with one storage heater and off peak immersion, standard white Economy 7 meter with teleswitch.
Bulb had set the tenant up on their single rate tariff and happily accepted the two readings...
Hello,
looking for some advice on 2 things please.
Ive tested a ring main in a house with RCD protection, the results ive had are
L-L .43
N-N . 41
E-E 1.17
I had a look for a loose connection but can’t find anything, how high does the CPC reading need to be before you would consider it ‘to...
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