where should this wire go?

[wildwest]

Howdy all, got a question for yeh.
got this big green and yellah wire hanging out of my consoomer unit, shouldn't it be connected to somit? them other two big grey ones are.

 

[Bobster]

Same places as the grey one with the brown inner.

Do not connect with the other green and yellows, very dangerous.

 

[Deleted member 26818]

You appear to have missed the head of the nail and hit the nail of the thumb.

 

[buzzlightyear]

where should this wire go .if I tell you, I might get banned .

 

[Wilko]

Been finding a few of them coiled up under sinks lately - maybe they seek out the cooler spots in this warm weather?

 

[DPG]

It needs to be connected to earth (soil). A terracotta plant pot filled with compost will do - just poke it in that. Probably stick a label on saying 'Safety plant-pot - do not remove' to comply with regs.

 

[Spoon]

Been finding a few of them coiled up under sinks lately

Everything is wireless these days. No need for anything to be connected.
The coiled up bit is just the antenna.

 

[KEV 1 N]

Just cut it off.......serves no real purpose, the earth just causes RCDs to trip anyway!

 

[Cadgey123]

Holy smokes get that thing back on!!

 

[telectrix]

stick it in a bucket of water.

 

[DPG]

Keep it well watered in dry weather. And always use bentonite instead of plant food. It's in the 18th regs that.

 

[Squid]

Take it to the scrap yard its worth 0.0000000001 p

 

[123]

Another Metal Clad board and no protection against the metal of the board for the tails entering it

 

[magnoliafan89]

Like this one on a new build?

As for that green yellow wire i heard they're all just a myth so that electricians can make up more work and look smart...

 

[Toneyz]

Are you related to Midwest?

 

[wildwest]

The sticker on it says its been inspected, so it'll be alright till 2028. I seen some other big green and yellas wires come out the top with all them little grey wires. theyr clamped on to the oil and water pipes.

 

[Squid]

Another Metal Clad board and no protection against the metal of the board for the tails entering it

Thats why plastic is better isn't it?

 

[Wilko]

I feel connected with The Earth by just standing on it. No need for the green and yellow earth wires at all.

 

[Toneyz]

You'll be under it if you don't call an electrician in to sort it out.

 

[wildwest]

Ok I'll come clean sheriff, no one is at risk here,
I know where that wire goes.
Its a TT system, Ra=33ohm . The tail is there for the DNO to attach to the PEN PME or what ever you want to call it. When someone gets round to asking them to come and do it.
I'm just at the site to restore power to the poo pump that the electrician (who left his name and number on the label ) disconnected when he installed the shiney new box and found a bit of earth leakage.
The pump was supplied from a JB on a radial socket circuit hidden under the bedroom floor.
He wasn't to know, he thought rats had been under there so he dissconnected at the next to last socket where he cleared the fault and went home happy the little old lady was now protected by 2 lovely RCDs.
Trouble took a while to rear up its ugly smelly head.
The real question is where is the earthing electrode.
When I was at the site I couldn't see it so I texted the electrician.
The spark said it was buried under the extension.
All I could see was EQ bonding to the oil pipe with no plastic jacket dissapearing into the ground and the EQ to the water circulating pipes.
Do you think the hidden electrode and the EQ bonding will take the fault current should someone start yanking on the line tail so that it chaffs and contacts the box. I=V/R 240/33=7.2727A
I think them wires will carry that current for quite a long time.