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This is my first post so go easy on me or will find you and hurt you.
I have recently bought a 1930's bungalow and on checking the wiring it is lashed right up. It looks like it's had years of DIYers or lazy electricians. I'm in the process of a complete rewire. I have installed a new split load consumer unit bristling with RCD's. On closer inspection there are two main earth's (16mm). One was connected the other was not. I traced the earth which was not connected and it goes back to the meter and is bonded to the neutral. The Live and Neutral then go up to the overhead line so it looks like it was a TN-C-S system. I have traced the earth that is connected and it runs down the outside wall and under the patio. What is the best way to check if this earth is a TT (spiked) earth or if the board have ran it back to the pole? I would ask Western Power but I know I would get more sense out of my dog! If it is a TT system then should I connect it at the consumer unit to make a true TN-C-S system or should I bond it at the meter?
Cheers
Richy
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No I haven't tested yet as I haven't finished wiring it. Getting the consumer unit up was just phase 1. I'm pretty sure I'll get a good reading off both earth's, I was just wondering if there was a quick way to check to see if the system is TT or TN-S to avoid having to hack out any walls when the plastering is done and the testing is done. It looks as though the earthing system was changed at some point but I can't be sure as the rest of the wiring was such a mess I don't want to mix up two earthing systems.
This is my first post so go easy on me or will find you and hurt you.
I have recently bought a 1930's bungalow and on checking the wiring it is lashed right up. It looks like it's had years of DIYers or lazy electricians. I'm in the process of a complete rewire. I have installed a new split load consumer unit bristling with RCD's. On closer inspection there are two main earth's (16mm). One was connected the other was not. I traced the earth which was not connected and it goes back to the meter and is bonded to the neutral. The Live and Neutral then go up to the overhead line so it looks like it was a TN-C-S system. I have traced the earth that is connected and it runs down the outside wall and under the patio. What is the best way to check if this earth is a TT (spiked) earth or if the board have ran it back to the pole? I would ask Western Power but I know I would get more sense out of my dog! If it is a TT system then should I connect it at the consumer unit to make a true TN-C-S system or should I bond it at the meter?
Cheers
Richy
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