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My client don't believe the usage on their electric bill the house is automated everything sits on standby and comes on though IR probes when needed. The client wants me to check why it's using so much energy the bill is £500 a month for a fair sized house all I can think of doing is putting a...

Because the company who first installed it put it on the main house ring with a bank of sockets and if it has socket outlets it needs to have a rcbo or rcd to comply with 17edition and the sockets on the upstairs ring and they are unskilled person and all that the problem is I would of done a...

Hi Being totaly honest I don't know much about IT server racks I know it's should be bonded to the main earth terminal in 6mm cable I fitted a 32A rcbo to comply with 17th edition and it trips when I start powering up the rack one device at atime then it trips, I know that IT equipment has alot...

I would like to thank all you guys for your help I'm truely great full I'm new to testing so I need to start somewhere to the people that are get sarcastic at least I do testing I've been on sites where foreign people are working On electrical and connecting a 32 amp ring in 3A connector block...

I've checked polarity at each socket mate and at every fcu and jb! Also I know how many squared meters it can cover. What's with the nasty comments did you get bullied at school? All I carnt understand is if the continuity is going between live and neutrel why don't the mcb trip.

People like you get to me if u read above I said its a building the size of buckingham palace I went to a. Job after this Job a smaill bungalow and sorted a broken ring in seconds. For your information I done a full 3 years bulding regs 2392 2391 and 17th edition update so don't get smart I'm...

Yeh it on ohms and I had it on the bell setting low ohms 20 ohms. I have got a plug top tester with the 3 lights . The thing is I've put so much right on this job the bloke who done the install didn't have a clue I've found connector block plastered in the wall 1.5mm cable joining the ring in...

Thanks fella for your help it's a megger 1552 I'm new to testing but I know something ain't right

I've done the long lead method and found where there is a loft someone hasent joined the ring through but I've checked in each socket all the ones I've looked at so far are all correct polarity. But on the long lead method I touched line and sure enough I have one side of the ring but when I...

Cheers guys for your help I was going to try the long leAd method it's just a huge house as big as Buckingham palace lol cheers

Hi I'm just wondering if anyone could help me I just done the 2391 and passed I'm currently been working in a large house when carrying out end to end resistance on the ring circuit I have an open circuit on the line and neutrel conductors but if I connect the neutrels together and do end to end...

Yeh from the help on here I got the answer thanks

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Hi guys I'm studying for 2391/new 2395 I would really be great full for help I've been studying the gn3 I have an exam simulator by electa courses and this question really gets me I prolly bang my head when u tell me how it's done but I carnt think here goes Given that the resistance per meter...

Yeh after meggering It narrowed down what circuit then I found a light fitting outside with water inside it the seal was perished :^O thanks for asking. Cheers

Well when I work with my mate he's an approve contractor I use his megger and do 250vdc test but mine only does 500vdc it's a KT61 I want to upgrade it as I'm used to using a megger. Thanks again that's right what I'm saying though test L-N and to E that shouldn't take anything out on 500v dc...

Thanks for that. Yeh I unplugged everything disconnected timers and the spurs I found didn't have neons disconnected the loads it was only on the final ring circuit so no lights dimmers or nothing but I only tested between L-E where I know where I went wrong I should of linked L+N and tested to...

Thanks for being rude most of you! Thanks to the people that wasn't secondly I wasent charging him I was doing a favour for him. ---------- Post Auto-Merged at 16:45 ---------- Previous post was made at 16:38 ---------- Yeh I disconnected it from the neutral bar I haven't been doing testing...

I went to a smart home today; the client said the main rcd keeps tripping, so I opened the CU and done a IR. Switched mcbs off and located the earths for the kitchen ring and got 0.00meg ohm between L-E. As I know; new regs, it's 1meg min for 230v, so I located the neutral and the same reading...