Naused it right up

[ga8ry]

Was putting a new concrete driveway in. And decided lights would be a good idea. So four driveway lights connected up. Quick continuity test and concrete poured. Connected up back in the house and it keeps throwing the trip. Another continuity test everything ok. Did an ir test 500v and got 0.01 across all 3 cables. Any ideas on how I went wrong and more importantly how to fix it lol

 

[Octopus]

Sounds like damp from the wet concrete to me!

 

[ga8ry]

It's only been down from Saturday, so it's still quite fresh. Think it cud dry out and be ok??

 

[Octopus]

what do you think......

 

[ga8ry]

Probably not :-(

 

[Octopus]

Why did you not do an IR test before you poured the concrete?

 

[dazza1981]

What cable did you use????

 

[ga8ry]

Concrete was arriving as I did final connections. Used hi tuff 1.5 in conduit

 

[GMES]

Agree with Murdoch ,an IR test is essential before powering up regardless of of it going in concrete or not.

 

[ga8ry]

Yea would tend to agree now lol

 

[Octopus]

Concrete was arriving as I did final connections. Used hi tuff 1.5 in conduit

And what were the connections contained in?

 

[dazza1981]

And what were the connections contained in?

Cement pmsl

 

[ga8ry]

The waterproof boxs supplies with the lights then wrapped in polythene

 

[Octopus]

The waterproof boxs supplies with the lights then wrapped in polythene

yeah right. What waterproof boxes specifically??

 

[ga8ry]

Pmsl dazza. The waterproof boxes black plastic. 3 trs glands and gusset around the lid

 

[Silly Sausage]

.......... more importantly how to fix it lol

 

[ga8ry]

****!!

 

[davesparks]

Are the connection boxes accessible?

 

[ga8ry]

With a big hammer maybe!

 

[Pete999]

Concrete was arriving as I did final connections. Used hi tuff 1.5 in conduit

Plastic conduit???